The Minnewaska Area High School Music Awards banquet was held recently, the MAHS choral participants in the Section/State ...

Students and staff of Minnewaska Area High School were out in force last Wednesday for the annual Day of Caring, hosted by ...

Minnewaska Parent Teacher Organization’s 2025 Teacher of Excellence is Summer Rydell. Summer is a perfect example of a ...

The Minnewaska Area girls golf team won the final two WCC meets last Wednesday at Benson and the Minnewaska Golf Club. That gave the Lakers a clean sweep of all eight conference meets this season. The ...

The Minnewaska Area girls track and field team won the Section True-Team Meet at Holdingford last Tuesday while the boys team placed third and had to wait to see if it qualified for the State ...

Lace-up your shoes and gather the family for the 11th annual Glacial Ridge Health System’s 5K Scrub Run/Walk at 9 a.m. on Saturday, June 14. The Scrub Run continues to grow, fostering health, wellness ...

The Minnewaska Area Music Department continued its busy schedule last week with a concert by the 3rd and 4th grades (opposite page) last Tuesday, along with a 2025 Spring Band Concert last Monday, ...

By Kris Goracke Reporter In May 2010, tragedy struck the Botzet family when they lost their daughter, Kortni, as she was over heated in a hot tub. Guided by her faith, Kortni’s mother, Nicole, was ...

Minnewaska Area students in grades 3 and 4 hosted a Spring Concert last Tuesday in the high school auditorium. The 3rd grade concert, entitled “Traveling the USA!” was at 6 p.m. followed by the 4th ...

A woman was killed and another injured Tuesday morning, May 6, in a head-on collision on Highway 55 near Kensington in Douglas County, according to the Minnesota State Patrol. The crash occurred ...

Begins a New Fundraiser– Summer Peach Sales. Each year Pope County 4-H families fundraise through a spring fruit sale that supports the 4-H program here in Pope County. In Pope County 4-H, over 300 ...

By Kris Goracke Reporter At its May 6 regular meeting, the Pope County Board of Commissioners opened with a sobering fiscal report from County Administrator Kersten Kappmeyer. Kappmeyer briefed the ...