Seed industry stays up to date with current styles, trends By Bev Johnson Master Gardener Growers have bred, tested and trialed new introductions for 2024. They are the horticulture  industry’s best efforts to follow fashions and trends and present plants that are more disease and pest free and up to the challenge of the changing climate.  New… Read More

Master Gardener Bev Johnson There is no official plant person in Petunia’s office. The janitor occasionally will water a plant that he notices appears to be dry. As a result, most of the plants were barely hanging on, that is until Bruce was hired. He not only was good at his job, but he was… Read More

Ask A Trooper Sgt. Jesse Grabow Question: Hello, I thought I read somewhere that rest areas help reduce crashes. I saw a trooper at a rest area the other day, and it got me thinking about that. Can you write about that?    Answer: More than 20 million travelers stop at Minnesota rest areas annually.   Rest areas serve… Read More

To the Editor As Minnesota families celebrate the new year, I want to reflect on everything we achieved together in 2023 and look forward to the year ahead. Despite a divided Congress, we worked across the aisle and made progress on a range of issues impacting our state. Through my visits to all of Minnesota’s 87… Read More

To the Editor, For those who do not know me, I am Cornel Walker I ran for Senator in Senate District 09.  I am from Texas.  I was a 50-year trial lawyer in Texas in both criminal and civil trial practice.  One of the most regressive, if not the most regressive state, in the union.  In… Read More

To the Editor, In recent weeks, my office has received an overwhelming number of emails and phone calls from constituents who are strongly opposed to the new Minnesota state flag. Though the design itself is a concern to many, the greater disappointment lies with the severe lack of consensus it received from Minnesotans.   The new state… Read More

The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda There are several seasonal subjects about which I have written. Wood ticks. Fishing opener. Deer hunting. Those are just a few. Perhaps it is ego; perhaps it is lack of faith; whatever it is, first columns about those subjects are columns which I don’t think I can improve. Here is another:… Read More

Ask A Trooper Sgt. Jesse Grabow Question: I heard you on the radio the other day. You were talking about new, young drivers have some restrictions on their driver’s license. You mentioned something about a parent being able to take their license away. Could you explain more about that?   Answer:  Yes, I can. I was talking about… Read More

Recently my mother, LuCille Skauge, passed away while residing at the Willow Creek Assisted Living facility in Henning, just shy of her 98th birthday.  My wife Cindy and I would like to take this opportunity to say thank you to the Director, Lisa Augustus, and to all of the staff there who took such good… Read More

To the Editor,   The Lakes Region Arts Council recently announced the Mentorship Program Applications are open for all students who are interested in mentoring with an artist who works in their craft. If you know of a young person who perhaps hopes to perform or work in the arts, please encourage him/her to apply.  The… Read More