Ask A Trooper Sgt. Jesse Grabow Question: I was reading your recent article about headlights needing to be on in the fog. I have asked several law enforcement officers about this and I get the same answer about a judgement call. As a commercial vehicle driver, my two biggest gripes are people driving without headlights on when… Read More

Library Happenings Henning School Not including Alaska, Wisconsin and Minnesota are home to the biggest population of bald eagles in the United States.    According to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources the Red Wing and Wabasha areas, which sit near the Mississippi River, is where you can find hundreds of bald eagles that overwinter there…. Read More

A little birdie hoped I’d get 80 birthday cards for my 80th. Can you believe I got over 100 cards! Thank you everyone for making my day so special. Also thank to everyone for get well wishes, prayers, calls, help, food and goodies and visits after my kidney surgery. My doctor appointments on Friday went well. God… Read More

Library Happenings Henning School Legend has it that when Paul Bunyan was trekking across Minnesota he left large footprints across the state. These footprints then filled up to become our 10,000 lakes. This iconic lumberjack can be viewed in many locations around Minnesota;  Akeley, Bemidji, Brainerd, Hackensack, and the Mall of America just to name… Read More

Landmark Center Dan Broten The Henning Landmark Center will host a Partial Solar Eclipse viewing on April 8 from 12:45-3 p.m., offering instruction for safe viewing and a limited supply of eclipse viewing glasses provided by the Viking Library System. Peak time for partial eclipse viewing will be 2 p.m. Please call the Landmark Center… Read More

By Bev Johnson Master Gardener This is a really yucky time of the year. Lawns are brown, covered in twigs and treasures the dog has dragged home from all over the neighborhood. The mess is driving Petunia buggy. But now is not the time to be raking up the mess.  Until you can comfortably kneel or… Read More

Ask A Trooper Sgt. Jesse Grabow Question: I am puzzled as to why seat belts are mandatory in vehicles along with a fine for not complying but our precious cargo in school buses are not required to wear them?   Answer: School buses are one of the safest modes of transportation even without seatbelts.  School buses are safer… Read More

To the Editor, Dear kind folks of Henning, I have been in the Henning Lions ever since Lion Wayne Hilchen asked me to join. This past two years I’ve served as secretary, and felt that it was a good time to let the local public know what we have been doing to serve the community.  The Henning Lions… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher Every once in a while I forget that I am suppose to be an adult, and telling fart jokes is no longer comical. I’m assuming most people think telling jokes about bodily functions was never funny—no matter the age or situation. Of course I disagree and still think that there is a certain… Read More

The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda The universe in which we live is, the scientists say, 14 billion years old.  I’m not that old, but I’m old enough to know some stuff about old. Age is relative, much like the velocity of light, which, according to Einstein, is also relative, relative to whomever is seeing the light, along… Read More