To the Editor,  The way the political parties view issues abound. Women’s health care and who should control that care, how to deal with the economy, LBGTQ+, the effort by some to try to take over the agendas of the schools instead of allowing teachers to teach, the alleged crimes of presidential candidates, who should police… Read More

To the Editor, It’s time to restore our best protection against the meatpacking monopoly.  • What is the Packers and Stockyards act? More than 100 years ago, the U.S. passed the Packers and Stockyards Act (P&S Act) — the first law to protect farmers and ranchers from concentrated, abusive monopoly power in the livestock industry.  Initially the Packers &… Read More

Henning Happenings Chad Koenen A new press has been added to the front of the Citizen’s Advocate office, but don’t expect to see this machine back in action anytime soon. The Alden Model 3 Job press is on loan from the Landmark Center in Henning after it was donated by Linda and the late Dave… Read More

The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda I serviced and installed heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration products while doing business as Lindy’s Hardware in New York Mills. Then I designed an HVAC (heating, ventilating, air conditioning) program for the tech school at Wadena, which I taught for 15 years, up to retirement a couple of years ago. That’s my… Read More

Landmark Center Dan Broten Henning Landmark Center is thankful for the support we receive from our community, our members, our donors and all who take advantage of the treasures we have to share with you all. Beyond the multiple art workshop opportunities made available throughout the year, Landmark Center also provides space for private and… Read More

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, from the back seat of the family 1949 Chevrolet. Each time I “rediscover” it in my… Read More

By Rebecca Boesl, DNP Lake Region Healthcare What is osteoporosis? Osteoporosis is a condition that causes the bones to become weak or brittle. Decreased bone density occurs when the body doesn’t produce new bone as quickly as old bone is reabsorbed. I often describe this to my patients as “the bones become like Swiss cheese.” Loss of bone… Read More

Landmark Center Dan Broten The Landmark Center will host a wreathmaking workshop this Saturday, Nov. 18, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Fresh pine boughs and decorations will be provided for registration fee of $10 per wreath, giving you a chance to create a custom wreath that will get you through the holiday season. Make one… Read More

Henning Happenings Chad Koenen Contrary to what some people may believe in our community, Henning has always been and will continue to be a sports town. Fine arts are wonderful and this isn’t a slight to those activities, but lets be real for a minute—we love our Henning Hornet and Otter Tail Central Bulldog athletics… Read More

The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda The Yurho brothers were sitting in Smut’s Bar and Butcher Shoppe Emporium, all four of them: Stinky, Coffee, Pinball, and Belkula. They were tightfistedly nursing  tap beers and watching through the big plate glass window over the bar as several men butchered their way through an assortment of deer. Only in Boatville… Read More