Publisher’s Perspective By Tim Douglass, Publisher The IRS and Minnesota Revenue began accepting 2024 tax returns this week, ...

By Kris Goracke Reporter Paul and Lorie Billehus, lifelong residents of Pope County, were named the 2025 Heritage Days Grand ...

The five seniors on the dance team hold one of the first-place trophies from the NLS Invitational.  From left to right are ...

By Kris Goracke Reporter “Take what you have and share with others.” This philosophy inspired Cody and Kori Bosek to create ...

Brian Giese accepted the award on behalf of the county at MCEA’s 79th annual conference Pope County’s recently-completed reconstruction project on County State Aid Road 17 has been awarded 2024 ...

A driver escaped unharmed before his vehicle broke through the ice on Del Clark Lake near Canby around 8:50 a.m. Sunday, according to a report from the Yellow Medicine County Sheriff’s Office. The ...

Bird Count Report’ Prairie Lakes Audubon Chapter’s February meeting will hear the results of the Kensington and Alexandria Christmas Bird Counts at Prairie Lakes Audubon Chapter’s monthly meeting on ...

All 15 Minnewaska Area BPA Chapter students qualified to compete at the State Leadership Conference in Minneapolis on March 6-8. The wide variety of categories teams/individuals competed in included: ...

The Minnewaska Area wrestling team battled seventh-ranked Little Falls, Thursday, during the Albany triangular.  The Lakers led 15-0 after three matches and 26-6 after six before the Flyers won the ...

By Hannah Trainor Reporter The Starbuck City Council held a special meeting on Friday, Jan. 24, to approve the submission of the Pay Equity Report to the State of Minnesota. The Pay Equity Report ...

Winterama has been canceled for this year, but Waterama will still host the annual Polar Plunge at 2 p.m. on Saturday, February 8 on Lake Minnewaska in front of Lakeside Ballroom. The Polar Plunge, ...

This winter brought a unique and unexpected challenge for the city of Long Beach: a massive ice buildup on Golf Course Road caused by underground springs weeping water onto the roadway.  While the ...