The Outdoors By Scott Rall, Outdoors Columnist I have been writing outdoor columns since March 2003. Some of them are ideas that come from readers like yourselves. I was asked a while back about what goes into the decisions made when land is purchased for habitat restoration. This is a topic many folks are curious about… Read More

View From The Cab By David Tollefson, Columnist An article by Chris Bennett in the May/June issue of Farm Journal tells an interesting story. Two farmers in southeast Michigan’s Washtenaw County came up with quite a find as they dug into a field of soybeans to improve the drainage on a new 40-acre purchase. Here is the… Read More

View From a Prairie Home by Hege Hernfindahl, Columnist To me, and probably to most of you, a welcoming place is where you want to sit down and just be yourself. To me, it wouldn’t be super elegant or expensively decorated. It might sound odd, but I believe houses and places have souls that comfort and welcome… Read More

From Where I Sit By Pat Spilseth, Columnist Sultry days and cooler nights are forecast. Beaches are closing with “swimmers’ itch,” that pesky poison that invades itching bodies hoping to cool off in the lake. Families are rushing to get a last minute vacation before school starts for the kids. Maple trees are turning red and orange… Read More

Publisher’s Perspective By Tim Douglass, Publisher of the Pope County Tribune The “Movie in the Park” featuring Sandlot brought back some memories of my childhood. I guess I’m labeled as a baby boomer, but we didn’t pay much attention to generational labels when I was growing up.  We were too busy standing in line for milk,… Read More

Hope for new Tennis Courts! From Cody Bosek Glenwood I’m sure some people from the community may have some questions as to where everything is at with the future of Tennis Courts since I last wrote an article in the Pope County Tribune. I am so happy to inform the community that I have founded… Read More

Stoneage Ramblings By John R. Stone Shootings of motorists by law enforcement have been getting headlines for years and people seem to think that there is one solution, police shouldn’t draw arms or maybe even be armed when they approach a vehicle on a traffic stop. I don’t fear being stopped but I am white and… Read More

The Outdoors By Scott Rall, Outdoors Columnist As a guy who spends almost all of his free time when not working my day in the propagation of wildlife and habitat improvement for their benefit I ask the question, why are our natural resources valued so low when it comes to punishing violators? I just read an… Read More

Growing Green By Robin Trott, Extension Educator It seems strange to talk about planting this time of year, but now is the time to plant spring bulbs and garlic. When it comes to producing color early in the season, you can’t beat spring-flowering perennial bulbs. If cared for properly, they’ll come back year after year from… Read More

View From The Cab By David Tollefson, Columnist The week of Aug-21-25 I had the rare privilege of hosting my son, wife and two kids at the farm. They presently live in Frankfurt, Germany, and as of last Monday they are back home. At this time of the year, I go into my corn fields and take… Read More