Quirky fears—we all have them and anyone who boldly exclaims they are not afraid of anything either never gets out of the house, or is a lying fool. Most of our fears are pretty common like being afraid of spiders, clowns or my perpetual fear of falling to my death any time I get more… Read More

By Jesse Grabow Ask a Trooper Question: My question is when driving a side-by-side ATV during a bright, sunny day on a county road. Do I need to have my headlights on?   Answer: Yes, any ATV, when operating has to have the headlights on at all times if it is equipped with them.  … Read More

By Benjay Hamm Special to the Forum When the Declaration of Independence was signed 250 years ago, newspapers throughout the colonies shared the life-changing news with their readers.  With all of the enormous changes in this country and media since 1776, it’s noteworthy that more than 5,000 newspapers are still informing their communities about what… Read More

Graduation for high school and college students has once again happened, and as this current group of students gets closer to that time when they enter the job market, there is a lot of effort on their part to find jobs. Jobs are harder to come by. This waning job market has some difficulties to… Read More

Question: I have a slow moving emblem for my vehicle. Can I use that when I am driving at normal speed limits or must I take that off?   Answer: Vehicles designed to operate at 35 miles per hour or less must display a slow-moving vehicle emblem. The use of this emblem is restricted to… Read More

Henning Landmark Center will host our annual Pie & Pumpkin Oktoberfest from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 3, with free pie and ice cream, pumpkin painting, and live gospel Bluegrass music performed by The Spindler’s. Depending on weather, this event will likely be held inside the Landmark Center. Please join us and… Read More

• “How do I know my ballot will be counted?” • “Is my polling place safe and secure? • “How does absentee or mail-in voting work anyway?” • “How do we prevent voter fraud?” • “Who actually keeps our votes secure?” On Friday, Oct 2, at 3 p.m. at VFW Post 3289 in New York… Read More

The prairie spy Although we all hope for the “good old days,”  meaning, those days when people could be people and behave accordingly, perhaps those days weren’t all that good. Here are some of the medications we used to take a hundred or so years ago. They’re not listed in any order, because all of… Read More

Question: I am serving in the military and my driver’s license is about to expire. I am not sure when I will be able to get it renewed. What are my options?   Answer: As an active duty U.S. military, Peace Corps or foreign service member who had a valid, unexpired Minnesota driver’s license or… Read More

By Bre Harris Otter Tail County Master Gardener It’s mid-September, the gardening season is winding down quickly, and I, for one, am ready to start packing it all up. The birds are fattening up on dried sunflower heads, the tomatoes are slowing down, and I’ve picked, watered, weeded and battled bugs. It’s been another fruitful… Read More