The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda A man, a miss, A car, a curve. He kissed the miss, And missed the curve. (I know. You’ve seen this before. I was six or seven and can remember seeing one of these close to home in Iowa, on Hwy 9, from the back seat of the family 1949 Chevrolet. Each time I “rediscover”… Read More

To the Editor, As more frequent extreme weather events pose a threat to aging infrastructure or cause power outages, more homeowners are looking for ways to improve their energy security. One Nebraska homeowner, Eric Williams, has built a system that allows his home to function as a small-scale “nano grid,” capable of running independently from the… Read More

Library Happenings Henning School The Henning Public and School Library recently received a Title IV grant worth $1,500. What is a Title IV grant you might be asking yourself? Title IV is part of Every Student Succeeds Act and is a federal funding source designed to support student enrichment. These grants focus on improving access to… Read More

The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda I was 16 years old, still on the farm, eager to make money. So when Virgil, who had just purchased the neighboring farm, hired me, I was eager to go. He was in the heating, refrigeration, and electric wiring business. Although he was a licensed electrician, he did a various number of… Read More

Ask A Trooper Sgt. Jesse Grabow Question: I was just talking with someone the other day and they were telling me they had their driver’s license suspended for too many speeding tickets. They also mentioned other ways a person can have their license suspended that I was not aware about. Can you write about that?   Answer: Your… Read More

Henning Happenings Chad Koenen In over 20 years in the newspaper industry, I don’t think I have ever felt so heartbroken and exhausted as I did after last week’s school board work session in Henning. We once again found ourselves talking about the future of Henning Hornet, Battle Lake Battler and Otter Tail Central Bulldog athletics. … Read More

To the Editor, Your recent article about the 1965 and 1966 Henning boys basketball state tournament teams was important for many of us senior citizens who grew up in all areas of Otter Tail County. I played basketball at the same time in Fergus Falls. We remember fondly the legacy the Peterson twins and Henning teammates gifted… Read More

The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda I am looking south through the large glass windows of this house. Large glass windows that I installed 40-plus years ago because of winter. And the heat loss in the winter through those large windows? Lots, but how wonderful it is to sit here and see the world out there, as… Read More

By Bev Johnson Master Gardener Bunkey was in the boy’s toy store looking for light bulbs when he bumped into one of the seed displays. That reminded him that he needed some cantaloupe seeds. He was just about to look for them when he reminded himself that he needed other seeds too. Rather than doubling up… Read More

Library Happenings Henning School Our library is also the City of Henning’s Public Library.  It costs nothing to be a patron of our library. You can come up and immediately be able to check a book out. We do not have fines for late books. Is there is something holding you back from coming to… Read More