Stoneage Ramblings By John R. Stone Like many others, I took time Saturday to attend services for Pope County Deputy Joshua Owen at Minnewaska Area High school. It was a solemn service and it became pretty clear to me, as a person who had never spent any time personally with Deputy Owen, that he was loved… Read More

May 4 is National Day of Prayer From Igna Mae B. Urke Starbuck I received in the mail a couple of notices to post about the National Day of Prayer coming up May 4.  I feel very strongly that it needs to get advertised much more due to the urgent need for prayer for our… Read More

The Outdoors By Scott Rall, Outdoors Columnist Which way is the wind going to blow today? There is little doubt why southwest Minnesota is covered up with wind towers. They have held the National Wind Surfing Regatta in Worthington several times over the past 10 years. Worthington is considered the second windiest place over water in… Read More

View From The Cab By David Tollefson, Columnist As we residents of Minnesota are finally getting out of a LONG, LONG winter, it is good to look back on it with a sense of humor. One of my favorite farm columnists, Brent Olson of the Ortonville area, writes the following in the March 10, 2023 issue of… Read More

Growing Green By Robin Trott, Extension Educator You would think that this later than normal spring would delay the tick season. Well, think again, I pulled several ticks off of my cats last week. If you have been spending time outside, chances are you’ve seen a tick or two. In Minnesota, there are two types of… Read More

View From a Prairie Home by Hege Hernfindahl, Columnist I read and read about anxiety. I know many of you are also struggling. About 40 million people in the U.S. have anxiety disorder and many more have anxiety issues at some point in their lives. All people in grief have anxiety. But, as you know, I have… Read More

From Where I Sit By Pat Spilseth, Columnist Can you still remember being sixteen or seventeen, getting ready for your magical evening at the prom? The annual high school prom is a rite of passage, one of those memorable rituals of American youth. Its anticipation is full of hopes and dreams few of us will ever forget,… Read More

Publisher’s Perspective By Tim Douglass, Publisher of the Pope County Tribune Tragedy struck and the community spent this past week dealing with the grief of a tragic and senseless shooting that took  a beloved Pope County Deputy from his family, his colleagues and from this community. Why does it take a tragedy like the one this community… Read More

Stoneage Ramblings By John R. Stone It is a real shock when something happens that we thought could never happen here. That’s how I look at the death of Pope County Deputy Joshua Owen. And as a former newspaper publisher it is a headline and story I was glad I never had to write. But it… Read More

Minnewaska Musings By Paul Gremmels Author’s Note: Our community suffered a devastating loss with Deputy Josh Owen being killed in the line of duty less than 10 days ago. My heart goes out to his family and loved ones; as well as to his “second family” of law enforcement, EMS, fire department, city and county employees…. Read More