Stoneage Ramblings By John R. Stone Recently I mentioned that the late Gordon Amble, who died at age 88, was one of the first organizational heads I got to know when I started at the Pope County Tribune in 1973. He was the administrator of what was then Glenwood Retirement Home. We covered the construction of… Read More

Minnewaska Musings By Paul Gremmels    I once gave a friend of mine, who happens to be a physicist, a ride to the airport. It was a brutally cold, subzero day with wind gusts in the twenty to thirty mile per hour range. As we began our trip, the conversation was of course about the current… Read More

View From the Cab By David Tollefson, Columnist The day after the big inauguration festivities in cold Washington, TikTok is really in the news. I know nothing about the popular app, but what I am learning is that 170 MILLION Americans use it, and we’d better pay attention to what’s going on with it, and what has… Read More

Growing Green By Robin Trott, Extension Educator Each year, the National Garden Bureau highlights standout crops, and for 2025, Calendula—also known as pot marigold—takes the spotlight as the “Annual of the Year.” Loved for its vibrant blooms and versatility, this resilient flower is perfect for seasoned and new gardeners alike. A Bloom with History Calendula’s story… Read More

The Outdoors By Scott Rall, Outdoors Columnist So, what does a lawsuit in Utah have to do with the citizens of Minnesota?  The answer is “plenty.” The state of Utah recently took its case to the United States Supreme Court to force the 18.5 million acres of Federal Land in Utah to be turned over to… Read More

Ask a Trooper By Sgt. Jesse Grabow, State Trooper  Question: I have some new drivers in our house. We got talking the other day and they didn’t know what “hand signals” were. Can you write about that to help inform others that might not be aware? Answer: Congratulations on the new drivers. That is an exciting and concerning… Read More

Long Beach News By Mayor, Mike Pfeiffer The City of Long Beach, in partnership with the City of Glenwood, TEAM LAB, PeopleService, and the MPCA, has launched an innovative program to reduce sewer gas odor in our cities’ sewer systems.  We are welcoming all sewer accounts in Long Beach to add an Odor Busters™ pouch at least… Read More

View From a Prairie Home by Hege Hernfindahl, Columnist I love music. I can’t remember a single day of my life that wasn’t filled with music. My earliest memory is of my mother sitting by my bed singing “Byssan Lull.” It is a dreamlike song about the outside world being far away and filled with uncertainties and… Read More

From Where I Sit By Pat Spilseth, Columnist Bears do it. So can human beings! It’s winter…what are we supposed to do with long, dark nights and short cold days? It’s called hibernation. When winter rolls in, temperatures drop. Food becomes scarce for animals. Many birds migrate to warmer climates. Thank goodness my favorites, those brilliant red… Read More

Time to put down our weapons… From Phil Stumpf Glenwood By the time many of us read this letter, the 47th president will have been sworn in. All the major media outlets will have covered the ceremony. Another topic the networks have been covering for the past couple of years are the ongoing wars, country… Read More