The University of Minnesota Extension Master Gardeners of Douglas County will take applications through April 25, 2025, for a 2025 post-secondary scholarship. The scholarship is $1,000 and will be awarded this spring. Applications are open to students who are or will be attending a college or university as a full-time student pursuing or planning to pursue… Read More

Minnesota families who have owned their farms for 100 years or more are invited to apply for the 2025 Century Farm Program. Produced by the Minnesota State Fair in conjunction with the Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation, the Century Farm Program was created to promote agriculture and honor historic family farms in the state. More than… Read More

As part of Farm Rescue’s 20th Anniversary Celebration, the nonprofit is pleased to introduce a brand refresh and redesign of its website, farmrescue.org. As the only nonprofit organization of its kind that deploys volunteers, equipment, and compassion to farm and ranch families facing crises that threaten their operations and legacies, Farm Rescue is dependent on donations… Read More

Though most hunting seasons are more than seven months away, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources encourages anyone who plans to take a firearms safety class to sign up now. Firearms safety certification is required of anyone born after Dec. 31, 1979, to purchase a hunting license in Minnesota. It’s recommended for anyone who hunts, even… Read More

The new telephone book has been mailed out The Pope County Historical Society will hold its annual meeting on Saturday, March 8, 2025 at 10 a.m.  From the Pope County Tribune, Thursday, Feb. 19, 1925 On Sunday, Feb. 15, 1925, the annual feast known as the “Corn Fed Jack Rabbit Feed” was served at the Rogers Hotel at… Read More

Pope County to have a public transit system Feb. 17, 1955 – Two state legislators, Sen. Cliff Lofvegren and Rep. Delbert Anderson, were in Glenwood to discuss issues before the legislature with the public. Among those were the grading and labeling of butter, repeal of the Union Suability Law, coloring of farm tractor gasoline and other… Read More

110 YEARS AGO From Feb. 19, 1915 The heavy snow and sleet storm on Saturday and Sunday put the rural telephone service out of commission. Large numbers of poles were snapped off and wires blown down and buried under snowdrifts in some cases as much as four feet. On the line going south as far as Simon… Read More

Rolling Forks Vineyards, a rising star in Minnesota’s wine making scene, has once again proven its prowess by capturing top honors at the prestigious San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition, the largest competition of North American wines. This achievement marks the third consecutive year the winery has received a Double Gold medal, solidifying its position as… Read More

Almost 30 brave souls (pictured above) took the Polar Plunge during a Waterama fundraiser on Lake Minnewaska near the Lakeside Ballroom, Saturday afternoon.  It was a sunny, cold and windy day for the “plungers,” who had a lot of fun while raising money for a great cause.   Some of the jumpers had crazy outfits and… Read More

The Pope County Tribune and Times received multiple awards at the 158th Annual Minnesota Newspaper Association (MNA) Convention & Trade Show, held at the Minneapolis Marriott Northwest in Brooklyn Park. Contest winners are chosen by working newspaper professionals, journalists and journalism instructors.  This year, expert judges from Illinois reviewed nearly 4,000 entries from Minnesota newspapers that… Read More