By Liz Stahl, Extension Educator – Crops, Phyllis Bongard, Educational Content Development & Communications Specialist, and Anna Cates, Extension Specialist in Soil Health Register now to reserve your spot with the University of Minnesota Cover Crop Academy!  This new, innovative program is a hybrid, year-long, statewide course designed for those who work with farmers including crop… Read More

The Glacial Ridge Chapter of Pheasants Forever has a great opportunity for two youth in our community. The chapter is offering two full scholarships to attend this year’s T.U.N.E. camp in Lanesboro, MN. Eligible ages for the camp are 11-16 years old. Since T.U.N.E. Camp MN offers the opportunity to experience shooting sports, they must operate… Read More

Submitted by Glacial Ridge Health System  Glacial Ridge Health System invites area residents to start taking steps for advance care planning.  National Healthcare Decisions Day happens in April each year, the day after tax day. As Benjamin Franklin stated, “In this world, nothing is certain except death and taxes.” This is a great time to start thinking… Read More

By Melanie Stegner Reporter Minnewaska Area High School students in seventh and ninth grade were given a career day recently and Tiffany Kobbermann and Hannah Meagher were recognized at last week’s school board meeting for their work in putting the day together. 300 students visited three destinations and heard from 14 speakers about the job opportunities… Read More

Students of differing grade levels will be working on May 1 and May 2. “We are excited to extend to you an invitation to participate in the upcoming 6th Annual Day of Caring hosted by Minnewaska Area Schools (MAS), it announced in a letter from Supt. Chip Rankin to area residents.  “This event, a cherished tradition… Read More

As spring arrives in Minnesota, it’s time for the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) to kick off its popular program that relies on Minnesotans to monitor our 12,000+ lakes and 92,000+ miles of streams: the Volunteer Water Monitoring Program.    The MPCA is currently recruiting volunteers to measure water clarity in numerous lakes and streams –… Read More

The Lakers Speech Team had their final large-group tournament of the season on Friday, April 12. Thirteen Minnewaska students headed to Melrose High School to compete in the MSHSL Class 5A Section Tournament. Of those 13, four advanced to the championship round in hopes of qualifying for State (Jacob Woo, Ally Hall, Alyssa Pederson and… Read More

The Pope Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD), in partnership with the National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD), is celebrating Stewardship Week from April 28 – May 5, 2024, focusing on the theme “May the Forest be with You Always”.   Pope SWCD is a member of NACD, which oversees the annual Stewardship Week program, now in… Read More

The Pope County Corn & Soybean Growers drew a large crowd for its annual meeting on Friday, April 5 at the Minnewaska House Brewing Co + Grill in Glenwood. A total of 75 people attended the meeting that featured a recap of their events from the past year, updates from Minnesota Corn and Minnesota Soybean… Read More

110 YEARS AGO From April 24, 1914 Please read this! Notice to all good substantial Norwegian and Swede farmers including Dutch and Irish, if any not barring the widows: The Rogers Livestock Co. will take hogs and cattle every Monday until further notice. Anton Aaberg, Manager.  The stork visited the cozy home of Mr and Mrs. Victor Larson… Read More