The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda The list of personalities that come to mind as time goes by is pretty entertaining. Take Jim, back when we were both seniors in high school and he did what none of us had the guts to do: sold his FFA livestock project and bought a new Pontiac, a 1962 Catalina. “What’ll Big… Read More

Ask A Trooper Sgt. Jesse Grabow Question: With the warmer weather and snow melting I’m getting spring fever and purchased an old trailer to haul my motorcycle around, are brakes required on it? Answer:  Brakes are required on all trailers with a gross weight of 3,000 pounds or more. Trailers manufactured after June 30, 1988, with a gross… Read More

To the Editor, Putin’s “special military operation” in Ukraine is pure evil because he is pure evil. Pure evil is that which will intentionally harm or destroy innocence. People should be able to trust their leaders. But if leaders give people reason not to trust them, then people need to take a stand and do what is… Read More

To the Editor, As a renter of Countryview Apartments (owned by the City of Henning) in reading the eight page lease, the city has a pretty strict lease. Except there is no requirement that the renters live in the apartments. In other words you could go to Florida in the winter and that would be OK…. Read More

By Bev Johnson Master Gardener Many of the plants you brought in to save for next year have gotten a bit lanky. They need to be cut down and allowed to bush out before they go outside in the spring. This leaves you with plant parts. Why not use them to multiply your original plants. After… Read More

The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda The book: “Lies My Teacher Told Me” covers those parts of school-taught history that are not quite the truth. James W. Loewen has taken the, if not untruthful parts of history along with the parts that are out-and-outright missing, task of pointing out what we should know. And were not told…. Read More

Chit Chat for Health C. H. A. T. March is here. Spring is arriving.  Temperatures have started to increase. Dig out your waterproof boots and go for a walk. Splash in the puddles.  Enjoy the day. Laugh, smile, and have a good time.  Don’t worry if your clothes get wet—you need to wash and dry them anyway. It has… Read More

Library Happenings Henning School Spring is such a wonderful time on this Earth.  I love to see all the new baby animals being born in the spring.   When my dad worked at the National Bison Range in Moiese, Mont., we had special access to roads only the staff would be on (and sometimes not even… Read More

Ask A Trooper Sgt. Jesse Grabow Question: The horn of my vehicle no longer works. Do I need to have one? Answer: Yes, every motor vehicle when operated upon a highway must be equipped with a horn in good working order and capable of emitting sound audible under normal conditions from a distance of not less than 200… Read More

Henning Happenings Chad Koenen Some people are organized, while others rely on organized people to keep them heading in the right direction. I would definitely fall in the latter category. Organization has never been one of my strong traits. For as long as I can remember I had difficulty in trying to figure out whether I… Read More