• Water Fest held at Pope County Fairgrounds (VIDEO)

    Randy Olson

    Soil and Water Conservation districts in Pope and Stevens Counties joined together to host Water Fest at the Pope County Fairgrounds in Glenwood on September 12. Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa's sixth grade class participated in the event, which educations students about soil health and the value of clean water. Assistance was also provided by Farm Service Agency staff of Glenwood. Topics included wetlands, aquatic intruders, water filtration, soil erosion, water treatment plant mechanics,...

Barn Owl session at Laura Ingalls Wilder Days in Pepin (VIDEO)

Randy Olson

The town of Pepin, Wisconsin hosts Laura Ingalls Wilder Days on the second full weekend of each September. The newspaper publisher and youngest daughter traveled to Pepin on Saturday, September 13 for the first day of the two-day event. In the attached video, a barn owl education session is featured. This took place in Laura Ingalls Wilder Park. Additional coverage of this trip was published in the September 18 issue of the Bonanza Valley Voice...

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