From Where I Sit By Pat Spilseth, Columnist Colors were fabulous on our trip to southern Minnesota and Wisconsin, but the brilliant colors of the maples and sumac at home were even better. The rolling hills of roads to Winona and Lacrosse were lovely with reds, oranges, yellows, rust browns and fading greens. Though the weather was… Read More

Publisher’s Perspective By Tim Douglass, Publisher of the Pope County Tribune By the time readers struggle through this column, a few local and MnDot officials will have officially “cut the ribbon” on the Highway 29 overpass project. The two-year project that has been a bit of a disruption for northbound motorists will open by the… Read More

Stoneage Ramblings By John R. Stone “Freezing Order” is probably one of the most frightening books I have read in a while. The problem is that it is not fiction. It is the true tale of investment banker Bill Browder and what can happen if you cross Vladimir Putin. So far he has lived to tell… Read More

Minnesota now a laughingstock… From Jeanette Rykhus, Glenwood In September Republican Governor candidate Scott Jensen repeated the crazy, debunked claim that some of our Minnesota schools had cat litter boxes for children to pee in! This bizarre internet hoax was given traction when outgoing Republican State Representative Tim Miller claimed it as fact at the… Read More

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