The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda Men are trouble shooters by nature, by design, by, well any trouble somewhere else, and not with us. Step aside. Let me fix that. Whether we know it or not…and we usually don’t….it’s one of the things about us that drives women crazy. With which we drive women crazy. It’s in our nature…. Read More

Ask A Trooper Sgt. Jesse Grabow Question: I work for a street department and we had a question come up on the safety committee about how far away an exhaust pipe has to be from a window.   We have some trucks that have a hot box on the back that we use in the winter to… Read More

Landmark Center Dan Broten The annual corn and brat feed is scheduled for this Friday, Aug. 25 at the Landmark Center from 5-7 p.m. Join us for a free-will meal including fresh sweet corn, grilled brats, chips, and a beverage, silent auction items, custom quilt raffle, Live music by Wes-Tone featuring A.L., and root beer floats… Read More

The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda As it turns out, “duct” tape was originally manufactured back in the late 30s and early 40s for the U.S. Army to use. It had no name at first, but it soon became known as “duck” tape. The reasons for that are not clear, but one possibility is that since this… Read More

Ask A Trooper Sgt. Jesse Grabow Question: Hello, I am part of a group sponsoring a family from the Ukraine.  They arrived a couple weeks ago and we have met with the state offices to get them lined up with social security numbers, work permits, etc. The husband and wife both have current driver licenses from Ukraine. … Read More

Landmark Center Dan Broten The annual Henning Landmark Corn and Brat Feed is scheduled for 5-7 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 25, with a free-will meal of fresh cooked sweet corn, grilled brats, chips and beverage, silent auction items, custom quilt raffle, root beer floats, and live music by locals Wes-Tone and A.L. This event is funded… Read More

The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda Sammy the Septic System contacted me this morning. He was upset. And when 1500 gallons of s…, umm, stuff is upset, one should pay attention. Perhaps you’re wondering how it is that such things as washers and dryers and furnaces and even septic systems communicate with me. I don’t really know…. Read More

By Jesse Grabow Ask a Trooper Question: We are well into summer, but can you please talk about some basic vehicle checks? I stopped to help someone who had broken down alongside the road the other day, and they had no clue to what I thought was common sense stuff: coolant, fluids, battery maintenance and lights. Thanks… Read More

The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda I got the mail, and the vitamin catalog that came said: “2 for 1 Sale–Buy 1 get 1 free.” It said some other stuff, like “this is a good deal, etc., etc.” They also said they’d help the customer, so I called. “What kind of vitamins do I need to take,” I… Read More

To the Editor, A 25-year-old nonprofit program is looking for at least 50 Minnesotans to work side-by-side with students during the 2023-24 school year, and trust me—it will change your life. I speak from experience: I’m one of more than 2,200 people who have served in a Minnesota school or community-based organization as a Promise Fellow, an… Read More