The Minnewaska Area girls basketball team improved to 5-2 overall with a 55-17 victory over Paynesville last Tuesday night at home. The Lakers, who fell to NLS and Sauk Centre in their previous two ...

The Minnewaska Area wrestling team was 2-3 heading into a dual meet with Eden Valley-Watkins, Thursday at home.  The match was in jeopardy though, due to snow the area received the night before. The ...

The Canadian Pacific Kansas City Holiday Train made its merry arrival in town last Sunday, bringing along festive ...

Area residents and visitors could view and reflect on the Living Nativity scene that has become an annual event organized by ...

You better watch out, You better not cry.  You better not pout, I’m telling you why . . . Santa Claus is coming to town.” Yes ...

The Minnewaska Area 5th and 6th grade bands performed in concert, Tuesday, Dec. 17 in the auditorium.  The 2024 Winter Band ...

Pope Soil and Water Conservation District (PSWCD) each year along with other SWCD’s from across the state of Minnesota recognize landowners for implementing conservation projects or conducting work of ...

Pope County Commissioner Larry Lindor is now First Vice President of the Association of Minnesota Counties. Other officers elected include county commissioners from Cass, Meeker, Dakota and ...

The 4.9% levy increase first proposed was lowered by 1% with proposed expenditures slightly less than in 2024 By Tim Douglass [email protected] The Pope County Board of Commissioners adopted its ...

What a difference a few weeks can make.  This photo taken Sunday, Dec. 8 by Douglas Skonberg, a 1976 Glenwood High School graduate, when there were just a handful of portable fish shelters on Lake ...

Tom’s Market of Glenwood and Starbuck donated $2,500 to Hearts and Hands Food Shelf.  Accepting the check on behalf of the ...

Publisher’s Perspective By Tim Douglas, Publisher Just a few weeks ago I saw what I believe were a couple of river otters ...