A Starbuck woman was hurt in a crash Saturday in Glenwood. According to the Minnesota State Patrol an SUV driven by Crystal Rosario, 45, of Starbuck was eastbound on Highway 28 when a westbound car driven by Romulo Fuentes, 42, of Waite Park collided. Rosario was taken to the Glacial Ridge Hospital in Glenwood with non-life-threatening injuries,… Read More

•A line-up of great speakers has committed to participating in the event Pope Soil and Water Conservation District is co-hosting the Irrigators Clinic on Thursday, March 28 in Alexandria. This event will be of interest to anyone who is actively engaged in irrigation on agricultural lands and interested in soil health, irrigation technology advances, cover crops, water appropriation permitting… Read More

Someplace Safe was recently awarded a grant from Otto Bremer Trust. The funds will be used to maintain crime victim advocacy services provided to crime survivors throughout the agency’s 9-county service area. These services include crisis intervention, legal advocacy, emergency housing and resources, safety planning and referrals. Services are provided to nearly 4,000 area individuals… Read More

By Wayne Zimmerman, Barsness Buckthorn Brigade The Barsness Buckthorn Brigade has been taking advantage of our mild winter and absence of snow. We have spent much of our time near various springs and creek areas. Boots and waterproof shoes were part of the needed equipment. These areas prohibited the use of heavy equipment  and use of chemicals… Read More

Welcome to Cumberland, Minnesota! 1972 invites you for a visit with the locals while they produce their local cable access show, ‘The Greater Cumberland County Cooking Show’.  The film’s characters include lifelong friends who must learn to navigate newfound jealousies, competing desires, and not-so-friendly competition. Moorhead, MN filmmaker Janet Brandau wrote, produced, and directed this… Read More

By Melanie Stegner Reporter The Pope County Board of Commissioners approved grants for four projects toward the eradication of aquatic invasive species at this week’s meeting. The funds were approved for the Grove Lake Association and the Minnewaska Lake Association.  The Grove Lake Association requested funds to aid in the control of curly-leaf pondweed and to assist… Read More

The winners of the Minnewaska Rotary Cash Bash raffle were announced afrer the event was completed Saturday evening. The main raffle for the event featured 200 tickets and all of them were sold about a week before the drawing.  Of the 200 there were 10 who finished in the money. Clayton Rasmusson, of  Hancock was the grand… Read More

Alice Wallace kicks off Central Square 2024 Concert Series Celebrating its 20th year, Central Square’s annual music series opening night on April 20th, will feature award winning Americana singer/songwriter Alice Wallace.  Wallace has gathered an impressive list of accolades throughout her career. In 2019, Rolling Stone magazine named her song “Blue” as one of the 10 best… Read More

Students to attend school in June due to snow days March 26, 1964 – Workmen for Ogdahl Construction began work tearing down the old county jail and sheriff’s residence. The jail had been condemned by the state of Minnesota the previous year, having housed county prisoners for over 65 years. The county’s prisoners were currently housed… Read More

Minnewaska Hotel open for business From the Pope County Tribune, Thursday, March 27, 1924 The Congregational church was packed to the doors last Sunday evening, when the large crowd gathered there to witness one of Glenwood’s talented young men, Celius Dougherty, render his musical program, which was very ably done. Even to one whose musical ear could… Read More