110 YEARS AGO From Jan. 9, 1914 Miss Ida Hegg, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Hegg of Minnewaska and G.C. Gilbert of Duluth were married Friday at the home of the bride’s parents. The happy couple will make their home in Duluth. Ole Tharaldson and Johnny Evjen were busy sawing ice on the lake Saturday.  Dr. C.M. Campbell… Read More

The Glenwood Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce and Welcome Center provided area residents a chance to view the true meaning of Christmas with a Live Nativity scene on Thursday before Christmas.  Although there was no snow, the scene attracted a good crowd with comfortable temperatures for the volunteers and spectators.  Many of the  “actors” in… Read More

Glacial Hills Elementary School (GHES) in Starbuck hosted a family-style meal just before the holidays for preschool through 6th grade students served by teachers and made by the kitchen staff.  The holiday’s menu included farm-to-school ham, strawberries, vegetables and onions!  GHES preschool kids got to measure, mix and make their own homemade playdough! It was… Read More

1. The Pope County community was reeling and in shock on April 16  as news quickly circulated of three local law enforcement officers shot in the line of duty the night before.   Two Pope County Sheriff’s deputies and one officer from Starbuck Police Department were struck by gunfire while in a Cyrus apartment building on… Read More

Most area lakes were ice-covered by the end of November this year.  Following a cold snap after the Thanksgiving holiday weekend and once the winds died down on Monday night, Lake Minnewaska was completely ice covered by Tuesday, Nov. 28.  Pelican Lake was also completely ice-covered on Nov. 28, according to a lakeshore resident there.  That’s… Read More

Emergency Management Directors across the west and central part of Minnesota have a powerful new tool at their disposal to track severe weather and winter storms in the Land of 10,000 Lakes.  Thanks to a newly announced pilot project with Climavision, a Kentucky-based climate-tech data pioneer, almost a third of Minnesota’s counties which fall in a… Read More

A 57-year-old Glenwood woman died last Sunday night (Dec.24) in a two-vehicle, head-on crash on Minnesota State Highway 55.   Michelle Lee Kliber, of Glenwood,  died from injuries sustained in the crash, according to the Minnesota State Patrol. According to a report from the State Patrol, a 2003 Honda Pilot driven by Preston Koscheyev Linder, 18, of… Read More

Last updated: 2023-12-26 CO Daniel Baumbarger (Glenwood) reports enforcement efforts for the week were concentrated on checking anglers and pheasant and deer hunters. Additional time was spent conducting follow-up investigations from the deer season. He also attended a fur-registration day in Glenwood. Baumbarger took part in a shop with a cop event with students from the… Read More

Widespread rain, wind and unseasonably warm weather during recent days have degraded ice conditions throughout the state, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.   While the week between the Christmas and New Year’s holidays has become popular among the owners of deluxe fish houses (known also as wheelhouses), conditions so far this winter mean… Read More

By Brian Depew Executive Director, Center for Rural Affairs For the past decade, the media has been obsessed with the idea of a growing divide between rural and urban areas, often portraying it as a deep chasm separating the nation’s citizens. A recent example of this coverage took it a step further. Not only are we portrayed as… Read More