By Bev Johnson Master Gardener Almost 80 percent of the flowers sold in the U.S. are imported, although some of them are grown in California and Pennsylvania. Those 2 states can’t grow enough to meet the demand especially since that demand skyrocketed during the coronavirus pandemic. Since the beginning of the year more than one billion cut… Read More

Library Happenings Henning School Our featured author of the week is Nora Roberts.  Over her prolific career, Nora Roberts has written more than 200 novels that contain intricate plots, vivid characters, and emotion as well as intrigue.   While Author Roberts is best known for her romance novels, she also writes as J.D. Robb “In Death”… Read More

The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda I am and I guess that I have always been a strong advocate for Matthew 7:12: “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” It seems to me that a society and the people who inhabit it, were they to adhere to this saying, might last forever. Conversely,… Read More

To the Editor, Sadly… Months into the next few years and our world has changed under our feet. Winter is still winter, Spring is still Spring with all the abundant glories of nature to enjoy. Driving thru our beautiful countryside here in the Lakes region, stopping at places to visit with neighbors and friends, maybe play… Read More

To the Editor, When you buy a car…you sign a contract. The same goes for your mortgage, your cell phone plan, your car insurance. You receive a service or good in exchange for a promise of payment. Contracts are a key part of our financial system. In Washington, the federal government signs contracts. A friend said to… Read More

Library Happenings Henning School Are you looking for an amazing book to read?  You might want to consider reading some of Alan Gratz’s work.  He is an author of middle-grade and YA fiction books.  He is well known for his contemporary and historical novels that address social and historical issues.  Highlights of his writings include… Read More

The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda It’s tax preparation time again, and farmers all over the world are turning into creative accountants as they produce the one thing they can count on from their farm: tax deductions. Sure, there must be a farmer somewhere who sold beans when they hit ten bucks this past year, but they’re rarer… Read More

Ask A Trooper Sgt. Jesse Grabow Question: I notice a lot of people walking and running along the highway. The thing that concerns me is that they are moving in the same direction of traffic with their back to the potential hazard. Can you talk about pedestrian safety and what people should do when on the highway?  … Read More

By Tom Hintgen Otter Tail County Correspondent Here in Otter Tail County we are fortunate to have Daily Journal Media and six county weekly newspapers. Readers of these publications, in print or online, have access to school board and city council meetings, hobbies, sports, church news and contributions to communities from neighbors and friends. Area newspapers received several awards… Read More

Library Happenings Henning School Kristin Hannah is a well known author who writes emotionally gripping novels that take the reader into themes about love, resilience, loss and human relationships.  She has written over 20 books. Although we do not have all of Kristen Hannah’s books, we have some.  The “Nightingale” was written in 2015 and is… Read More