The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda A brush hog is a large, flat, heavy duty mower that fits on the three-point behind a farm tractor. It is driven by the tractor’s power take-off. Brush hogs are pretty handy. Mount that behind a tractor and you can mow a five-foot width through just about anything you can drive… Read More

Ask A Trooper Sgt. Jesse Grabow Question: I bought a used vehicle a while back. Where can I check to see if there have been any safety recalls on it? Thank you. Answer: There are several different ways and places to get this information. One place to look is the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) website.  NHTSA’s recalls… Read More

Landmark Center Dan Broten Henning Landmark presents Teddy Roosevelt at the Trinity Center on Sunday, Aug. 6 at 7 p.m. Premiere reprisor Joe Wiegand of Medora, N.D. brings Teddy to life during this one-hour event at the Trinity Center in Henning, with a focus on the 125th anniversary of the 1898 Spanish American War and… Read More

Henning Happenings Chad Koenen The hard work of countless volunteers will come to fruition this weekend as Henning and New York Mills will become the epicenter of baseball and softball in the state of Minnesota. In fact, one would be hard pressed to not get in touch with their inner Ray Kinsella from the 1980s… Read More

The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda The last time I had any commentary on my occasional instances of doing harm to myself was from one of my children. I had slipped and chipped two front teeth as I was climbing onto one of my tractors on the farm. “Look,” one of The Young Girls said to me—(and they’re… Read More

Library Happenings Henning School Thank you to every first responder for each part you play in the role of life.   In a moment’s notice, life can change. We can go along as we do in our daily routine, not knowing what is coming our way. This column will talk about tragedy, but the takeaway should… Read More

Chit Chat for Health C.H.A.T. Henning Night Out will be Aug. 1 from 4-7 p.m. at the Henning Event Center. Food will be served free of charge.  This year the event will also be a drop off site for Stuff the Bus sponsored by Otter Tail & Wadena United Way. Both Henning CHAT and Henning HOPE are… Read More

Landmark Center Dan Broten On Wednesday, July 19 the Landmark Center will host the CLIMB Theater performance of “The Ant and the Grasshopper.” The performance will begin at 7 p.m.  Thanks to Viking Library and funding from a Legacy grant. “This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through grants from Lake Region Arts… Read More

Chill Fishing Report Cody Hill July is here and what does that mean? July is the time I check my favorite mid lake structure spots and in the past few weeks it has produced greatly for us.  Checking the mid lake structure, we have found everything, and the unique thing is everything seems to be swimming… Read More

The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda Ma had an unusual washing machine way back in the very late forties, very early fifties. It replaced her old wringer washing machine, which, when she used it, I got to run wet stuff through the wringer. (I know now that she decided that a little risk where she could see… Read More