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  • letters to the editor

    Published on October 20, 2026 at 5:48pm EDT Kendall Koenen| Author: Kendall Koenen

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    Please support the school  referendum To the Editor, Henning School Board is seeking to take advantage of a law change impacting seasonal/recreational property.  This change allows for a portion of existing property tax dollars to be allocated to the local school district rather than to the state general fund.  This would mean Henning school would… Read More

  • Sharing the road with farm equipment

    Published on October 20, 2026 at 5:47pm EDT Kendall Koenen| Author: Kendall Koenen

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    Question: I know the harvest is going on. Can you give some information on sharing the roads with each other?   Answer: Good suggestion on a great topic. • Farm equipment is allowed on Minnesota roads, too. During planting and harvest seasons, drivers should expect to encounter tractors, combines, grain wagons and other large equipment… Read More

  • KP and busy-ness

    Published on October 20, 2026 at 5:47pm EDT Kendall Koenen| Author: Kendall Koenen

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    I’m sitting on the sofa, looking out the window, at a field that is rented to an Amish neighbor. It is fall. The field is full of stacked “teepee” bundles of field corn, where it will sit and dry until he is ready for it. I remember, growing up and coming home from country school… Read More

  • Landmark to host ‘America 250’ program

    Published on October 20, 2026 at 5:46pm EDT Kendall Koenen| Author: Kendall Koenen

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    The Henning Landmark Center will host a free program by Minnesota Photographer, Doug Ohman, Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. Sponsored by the Viking Library System, Doug will present “America 250” with photos and stories of Men and Women who were visionaries for the Nation and State for the past 250 years.  A week later the Landmark… Read More

  • Apparently ‘Caribou’ is young people talk for old folks coffee

    Published on October 7, 2026 at 5:45pm EDT Kendall Koenen| Author: Kendall Koenen

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    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

  • ATVs and using headlights

    Published on October 7, 2026 at 5:45pm EDT Kendall Koenen| Author: Kendall Koenen

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    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

  • Newspapers are an integral part of society

    Published on October 7, 2026 at 5:44pm EDT Kendall Koenen| Author: Kendall Koenen

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    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

  • The times they are a changing

    Published on September 30, 2026 at 7:12pm EDT Kendall Koenen| Author: Kendall Koenen

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    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

  • Slow moving emblem

    Published on September 30, 2026 at 7:11pm EDT Kendall Koenen| Author: Kendall Koenen

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    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

  • Landmark Center to host pie, pumpkin Oktoberfest

    Published on September 30, 2026 at 7:11pm EDT Kendall Koenen| Author: Kendall Koenen

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    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

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