Ask A Trooper Sgt. Jesse Grabow Question: I have a question about people who are driving for food deliveries and ride-hailing app services using their personal vehicle. Are they supposed to have commercial insurance or any other special type of insurance? Back in the ‘80s, I was working as an owner/operator using my personal vehicle and was… Read More

The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda It’s time to write my New Year’s resolutions.  Let’s do ones that have a good chance of success, like: I’m not going to father any more children. I know, I know. I’m really old. However. By definition, it is a legitimate resolution, and I list it in good faith. Fat chance I’ll blow… Read More

Ask A Trooper Sgt. Jesse Grabow Question: I am applying for a new job that will have questions about my driving record. Can I visit with someone from Law Enforcement to get a copy of that?   Answer: No, this is not something that Law Enforcement agencies can provide.   If you want to know what employers and insurers… Read More

To the Editor, For those Henning residents—both current and those living afar—who remember high school athletics from the late 1960s, Paul Winkler is a star not be forgotten. We lost Paul on Dec. 17. He was only 72 and passed too soon. For the many newcomers to the Henning area, Paul might be remembered from his business… Read More

The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda Research on this column, which is to be about the worst Christmas gifts ever, reminds me of a time when we The Family (Me) decided that only children–they were grown and gone– would receive gifts. Granted, we would all still get stockings, where the rule would be: If it don’t fit,… Read More

Ask A Trooper Sgt. Jesse Grabow Question: Can a parent with a revoked license still accompany a permit driver?   Answer: No, they cannot. A permit holder may drive under the supervision of a parent, guardian or other licensed driver 21 or older occupying the seat beside them. • The permit holder must have the permit in possession to drive…. Read More

By Bev Johnson Master Gardener Taking proactive measures now can help young yard trees survive winter weather conditions and hungry wildlife, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. “Yard trees provide countless benefits to our environment and our well-being. They help clean our air, reduce our electric bills and enhance our surroundings, to name a few,”… Read More

The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda Out on a service call once, I was searching in vain for a wrench or wire or some missing part, this while everything was spread out on the basement floor in front of the furnace which I was trying to get working.  Although I had just had the part in my… Read More

Ask A Trooper Sgt. Jesse Grabow Question: My question is why electric cars and trucks do not have front license plates? These are all from Minnesota which is required by law.  They are not from out of state.   Answer: Electric vehicles are required to have a front license plate in Minnesota, this is a common equipment violation…. Read More

The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda The other day, the radio played  a song that caught my attention. It was a John Sousa march, up tempo, as marches are wont to be. Bingo! A memory triggered by that song popped into my mind! It took me back over 60 years. Suddenly, it was around 1960, and I’m in… Read More