View from a Prairie Home By Hege Herfindahl, Columnist It is not a given that we will grow old. I don’t need to remind you of the death of my beloved son a scant two months ago at 42 from cancer.  The death two years ago of my dear son-in-law at 43 from a heart attack. And… Read More

Growing Green By Robin Trott, Extension Educator One of the most common questions I receive during the fall is how to get rid of a bees’ nest. Before you go about destroying a nest, you need to determine whether it is a nest of bees, wasps or hornets. Why does this matter? It is important to… Read More

Views from the Cab By David Tollefson, Columnist After the drama of the past few years, regarding weather, world events and turbulent markets, I thought it would be fun to compare some statistics from the years 2020, 2021 and 2022.  Here goes: Planting, wheat corn              beans 2020   4-17   4-27 … Read More

The Outdoors By Scott Rall, Outdoors Columnist Opening day of 2022 pheasant hunting season was October 15. I hosted the Minnesota Governor in Worthington that weekend. It was quite an event. There were media outlets of all kinds in town for the event. Many of those hunted on the public lands of southwest Minnesota.  Finding a… Read More

From Where I Sit By Pat Spilseth, Columnist Last week I reluctantly gave in. I turned on the furnace to warm the house and me. I was freezing, chilled by dampness and cold. Usually I wait until November, if I can stand the low temps, but this year the dampness was too much for this hardy Minnesotan…. Read More

Publisher’s Perspective By Tim Douglass, Publisher of the Pope County Tribune Affordable childcare in this area and throughout the state, even the nation, is a top concern for many. Early childhood education is in the news a lot, largely because of the huge challenges in childcare due to the pandemic. The headlines from across the country… Read More

Stoneage Ramblings By John R. Stone There can be some interesting experiences on the road and we had a few on a recent trip to visit relatives in Wyoming. We spent a couple of nights in Rapid City on the way out just to poke around there, which we haven’t done in many years. On the… Read More

Local Radiothon helps end child abuse From Denise Dougherty, Chair of the Pope County HELP Council Radiothon to End Child Abuse The Members of the Pope County HELP Council would like to cordially invite you to participate in the second Annual Pope County HELP Council Radiothon to End Child Abuse, which will be held Thursday,… Read More

Guest Opinion By Sue Abderholden, Executive Director of NAMI Minnesota Mental Illness Awareness Week (MIAW) in October is a time to raise awareness of mental illnesses, fight discrimination and provide support to people whose lives have been impacted. This year it takes on significant importance because so many people are experiencing poor mental health due to… Read More

View from a Prairie Home By Hege Herfindahl, Columnist Some days, my heart still aches for my native land; the fiords, the gentle sloping hills and above all, the mountains. The mountains that rise majestically over the landscape. Dramatic and beautiful. Most have deep fissures probably caused by ions of changing climate from warm to icy cold…. Read More