The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda There’s a dryer downstairs that has suddenly decided it doesn’t have to start. The refrigerator, I just noticed, has started to hum with a song by Dwight Yokum that is playing on the radio. And The Kelvinator, as he likes to refer to himself, is even more alarmingly in key. It’s one thing… Read More

Ask A Trooper Sgt. Jesse Grabow   Question: I have a child that will be turning 15 years old pretty soon. We farm for a living, what are some of the rules and requirements for a farm permit to drive? Answer: For those who qualify, there is a restricted farm license. A person who meets the requirements of… Read More

Landmark Center Dan Broten Mark your calendars for the Annual Corn and Brat Feed at the Landmark Center from 5-7 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 26. Join us for a free-will meal of fresh sweet corn, grilled brats, live music by Keith and Aaron Johnson, silent auction items and root beer floats.  The Landmark will host a… Read More

To the Editor, “Why would someone who I thought was supposed to be for our community and represent it want to cast a shadow over the town, the city employees and emergency departments?” That was one of the questions that Chelsea Cordes-Waskosky asked the city council at our regular council meeting August 1 as she handed out… Read More

Henning Happenings Chad Koenen The Koenen family got in touch with our inner Chevy Chase (Clark Griswold from the movie National Lampoons Vacation) and recently made a cross country trek to the great southwest. We put close to 4,000 miles on our van as we traveled to Salt Lake City, several national parks like Zion… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher Filing is underway for a number of local school board and city council positions in the area. With that, we are also beginning to field a number of questions from candidates about our policy regarding letters to the editor and a voters guide leading up to the election.  Though I haven’t seen any… Read More

The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda I just got a short video from one of my twice removed cousins. This cousin is special because he ended up with Uncle Wilbur’s—that would be my dad’s Uncle Wilbur—1936 Plymouth Business Coupe, with less than 40,000 miles on it. In the video, he has apparently unburied it from way back… Read More

Library Happenings Henning School Each week this summer we have been celebrating different national days in this column. Today we recognize that Aug. 21 is National Senior Citizens Day. I plan to take one of my senior citizen friends on an outing each day this week as a way to celebrate them.   With many senior… Read More

Space is still available for the Ellen Jean Diederich two day watercolor workshop at the Landmark Center scheduled for Aug. 10-11 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Please call 548-5760 to register and get supply list.  Mari Fredericks will host a stamp card making class on Saturday, Aug. 20, please call for details.  Mark your calendars for… Read More

Ask A Trooper Sgt. Jesse Grabow   Question: Hello, maybe you can clear this up for me, what is the definition of stop? I think a slight pause is good enough. I look at it as I am stopping, but everything is clear so I can proceed. Answer: To answer your question, it is called a “stop sign”… Read More