To the Editor, Every election has its anxieties and fears but not attacks on the very foundation of our democratic nation. We have just gone thru a very significant trial of an ex-president who was found guilty of all 34 counts of a felony indictment. The trial was a model in professionalism by judge, prosecutors, witnesses… Read More

Library Happenings Henning School Growing up next to the biggest freshwater lake west of the Mississippi River had many advantages.  Just like living here in Minnesota amongst all these beautiful lakes, opportunities were all around to be on the water as well as in the water. I spent many hours on docks and boats, pontoons,… Read More

Landmark Center Dan Broten The Henning Landmark annual meeting is scheduled for this Wednesday, June 12, beginning 5 p.m. at Landmark Center. This meeting is open to the public, all are welcomed to attend. We will celebrate our 15-year anniversary, discuss highlights of past and present activities and events, share our current schedule of activities, and… Read More

The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda There’s a lot of focus lately on immigration, and although mostly it’s about the USA-Mexican border, I think maybe there’s something  there for us here in Minnesota, too. Specifically, I think there should be a better process to determine whether or not someone from some other states can survive here in… Read More

Library Happenings Henning School Growing up with three brothers, I spent a lot of time in the grandstands eating sunflower seeds, telling my brothers how to pitch the baseball. I learned how to keep the scorebook at a very young age and of course worked many concession stands at tournaments.  Baseball is my favorite sport. We… Read More

I enlisted as an 11C, or Indirect Fire Infantryman, at the start of my senior year of high school in September of 2017. I was 17 years old at the time, and excited to see what the Army National Guard could teach me and the opportunities it could give me. After finishing my senior year… Read More

The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda Captain’s Log, June 1, 2024 I remember reading science fiction novels back in the sixties, some of which took place in the far distant future; some with dates such as the current one above. Huh! This ain’t science fiction any more. This crew’s captain has been sailing all these years into the future… Read More

Ask A Trooper Sgt. Jesse Grabow Question: I have a question for you regarding on-ramps to the freeway. I thought I used to see yield signs when coming from the ramp. Do I still need to yield to traffic on the freeway?   Answer: Yes, you must yield when you are merging to the main line traffic as… Read More

Library Happenings Henning School My family and I love to play cards. We have many different games we enjoy and this year we are involving our two granddaughters in the card games. During our Spring book fair hosted by Cherry Street Book Store of Alexandria, Minn., I purchased a deck of cards with our birds… Read More

The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda I just read: “Growing older is mandatory.” It seems to me that someone who said or wrote something like that is still too young. At my age, there isn’t much time to spare for someone younger who says something about someone older. Let’s instead of talking about old age instead get down to… Read More