The Music in the Park series of free music concerts continued Thursday night at Glenwood City Park.  Blonde and the Bohunk, which was sponsored by the Glacial Ridge Veterinary Clinic and Marthaler of Glenwood, performed for a large crowd in the fourth of the five-part Music in the Park series.   Sara Severson and Brian Chlian,… Read More

The annual Dragon Boat Festival took place on the Starbuck shore of Lake Minnewaska on Saturday with teams competing for the first place trophy. The Pirates of Lake Minnewaska (Northwestern Mutual-Ben Dahl) was the winning team.  The weather was perfect for the annual Dragon Boat races and other activities at the Starbuck Park. Each boat… Read More

The “Ride to Remember” made a stop in Glenwood on Saturday, August 10, to honor fallen Officer Josh Owen. The trailer accompanying the ride displays pictures of all fallen officers in the United States over the past two years, paying tribute to the 380 officers who lost their lives in 2022 and 2023. The Ride to… Read More

County seeks information from cities, townships  By Tim Douglass tdouglass@pctribune.com Pope County Commissioners reviewed a letter last Tuesday that will be sent on their behalf to all the cities and townships regarding cannabis business regulation. Statutes enacted in a past state legislative session legalized cannabis use and put in place a regulatory scheme to govern cannabis-related businesses. … Read More

By Tim Douglass tdouglass@pctribune.com The Pope County Board of Commissioners with a quorum, but missing two board members at their regular meeting last Tuesday, approved four different Conditional Use Permits (CUP) for shoreline alterations on county lakes. The first was an application from Lloyd and Rwanda Campbell to alter the topography in a shore impact zone on… Read More

The Minnewaska Rotary Club last week donated $3,300 to the City of Lowry to help with a city park project.  Accepting the check on behalf of the city of Lowry was Carla Lundblad (center holding check).  The donation was the last of five $3,300 checks ($17,000 total) given to Pope County cities for specific projects. … Read More

Although Glacial Hills Elementary’s classrooms emptied in May, learning opportunities did not stop for area children. The school offered its first summer camp this July, with 16 children participating in this year’s theme of engineering to improve people’s experience in nature. “We had 16 students from Pope County, going into grades 3 to 7, sign up… Read More

• Special event to feature Kid’s Fun fest from 1-4 and an evening banquet The primary fundraiser for Wood-n-Hearts is their annual raffle. It wouldn’t be possible without the generous businesses and individuals donating to the fundraiser. Many may be familiar with this raffle. In the past, the grand prize was a big-ticket item such as… Read More

The winner of the 2024 Kraft Shack Waterama/Pope County Fair Quilt Drawing was Lily Blok of Glenwood.  She spent some of her Fair money to buy seven tickets to win this year’s quilt.  This year’s quilt was made by Susan Gunderson, a Kraft Shack Crafter.  Funds raised from the raffle go toward the Pope County… Read More

Pope Soil and Water began nearly 75 years ago on October 31 of 1949. This year, 2024, marks the 75th year of Pope SWCD (Soil and Water Conservation District) being recognized as an organization within the state. We’ve had the privilege of working with and assisting generations of Pope County citizens. As a district, we are… Read More