I enlisted as an 11C, or Indirect Fire Infantryman, at the start of my senior year of high school in September of 2017. I was 17 years old at the time, and excited to see what the Army National Guard could teach me and the opportunities it could give me. After finishing my senior year… Read More

The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda Captain’s Log, June 1, 2024 I remember reading science fiction novels back in the sixties, some of which took place in the far distant future; some with dates such as the current one above. Huh! This ain’t science fiction any more. This crew’s captain has been sailing all these years into the future… Read More

Ask A Trooper Sgt. Jesse Grabow Question: I have a question for you regarding on-ramps to the freeway. I thought I used to see yield signs when coming from the ramp. Do I still need to yield to traffic on the freeway?   Answer: Yes, you must yield when you are merging to the main line traffic as… Read More

Library Happenings Henning School My family and I love to play cards. We have many different games we enjoy and this year we are involving our two granddaughters in the card games. During our Spring book fair hosted by Cherry Street Book Store of Alexandria, Minn., I purchased a deck of cards with our birds… Read More

The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda I just read: “Growing older is mandatory.” It seems to me that someone who said or wrote something like that is still too young. At my age, there isn’t much time to spare for someone younger who says something about someone older. Let’s instead of talking about old age instead get down to… Read More

Ask A Trooper Sgt. Jesse Grabow Question: Can you talk about drug use and impaired driving. It seems like I am seeing more and more of this.   Answer: Drug-impaired driving is as dangerous as alcohol-impaired driving. Minnesota law prohibits driving while impaired by controlled or intoxicating substances. These substances include illegal drugs, prescription drugs, and over… Read More

Library Happenings Henning School Our featured book this week is “The Broken Blade” by William Durbin. Mr. Durbin lives near Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Wilderness. He has been the winner of the Minnesota Book award two times and a winner of the Great Lakes Book Award.  The back cover of the book jacket reads “Durbin’s first novel… Read More

Landmark Center Dan Broten The Henning Landmark is celebrating our 15-year anniversary and invites you to attend our annual meeting on Wednesday, June 12 at 5 p.m. All are welcomed. We will review highlights of activities from past & present and share our vision and goals as we move forward.  Stop at the Landmark Center to… Read More

The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda On a weekend a long, long time ago, one during which some of The Young Girls had blessed us by coming home to wash laundry, we found ourselves sitting around the kitchen table. The conversation flowed comfortably around all the catching up that we had to do because, at their age,… Read More

Ask A Trooper Sgt. Jesse Grabow Question: While traveling I see a lot of vehicles pulled over on the side of the road with either steam or smoke coming from the vehicle. Can you talk about what a person should do in these situations?   Answer: When dealing with a vehicle that is overheating, most vehicles have dashboard… Read More