The Outdoors By Scott Rall, Outdoors Columnist This is the final installment of a public land acquisition process. We have covered a lot in the last three columns and this will get us to the end zone. Last week we left off at the appraisal review process. I have never had an appraisal review that ended… Read More

View From The Cab By David Tollefson, Columnist This is a news release put out from the Minnesota Department of Agriculture after a trade trip to Japan. Delegation sought new opportunities for Minnesota ag products Sept. 19, 2023 The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) has recently returned from a business development mission to Japan, joined by a… Read More

View From a Prairie Home by Hege Hernfindahl, Columnist “Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness” is how John Keats described it, and it is finally here! Gone are the hot, sticky days of summer, where weeds grow like trees and the mosquitos feast on my sweaty skin as I struggle to keep up with the swiftly growing… Read More

From Where I Sit By Pat Spilseth, Columnist September 22 is the  official  beginning of fall. We’re enjoying maple trees dressed up in glorious reds, golds and oranges; the air is crisp, and our walks on leaf strewn trails are invigorating. Dave and I have been taking drives to view and savor one of the loveliest falls… Read More

Publisher’s Perspective By Tim Douglass, Publisher of the Pope County Tribune Get ready for another weird ride in America. Thanks to the partisan divide and even a divided party, citizens will likely see a government shutdown next week.  We remain hopeful that much of the impact could still be avoided, but we certainly aren’t betting on it…. Read More

Local Chapter of America’s Child, MTA say thank you From Mary Walsh, America’s Child board member and MAS School Social Worker Chris Bennes, MTA President & MAHS Science Teacher On behalf of the Minnewaska Chapter of America’s Child and the Minnewaska Teachers Association, we would like to thank everyone who donated to America’s Child at… Read More

Minnewaska Musings By Paul Gremmels Having spent most of my life in a small town next to a lake, I cannot walk or drive any distance around it without recalling a memory. It seems that on every corner and down every street is a past experience that spans my entire lifetime. The small town, and surrounding… Read More

Stoneage Ramblings By John R. Stone There are a couple of major labor strikes going on and while they are from some very different fields, acting, screenplay writing and auto assemblers, they are tied to one trend, changes in technology. Writers and actors are in a difficult position. Artificial intelligence (AI) is probably a tool that… Read More

Growing Green By Robin Trott, Extension Educator Fall is definitely my favorite time of year. The brisk nights, cool clean air, crunch of leaves and final garden chores of the season warm my heart and ready me for the long winter’s hibernation. Our dahlias have been lovely and productive this year, and in a few weeks’… Read More

The Outdoors By Scott Rall, Outdoors Columnist This is part 3 of the public lands acquisition process I started a few weeks back. We covered how a parcel is selected and how these sales originate. Appraisals are then completed and surveys finished and then reviewed by a second party. After these are finalized, you can actually… Read More