Chad Koenen Publisher I don’t know if there were more than a handful of times my family purchased an actual Halloween costume for me for Halloween. There were a few purchased costumes, like a football player with shoulder pads none-the-less and some ninja costume with a sword, but most of my costumes growing up were… Read More

Alan Linda Freelance Writer “Build us an apple,” said the apple industry in the state of Washington many years ago, “that is pretty and has a thick skin so machines can pick it.” And it was built. It was pretty, indeed. It had a thick skin, indeed. But it tasted like nothing. “Never mind,” said… Read More

To the Editor, I do not know much about the specific issues with the Henning Ambulance or the statements that have been made about Director Jane Cook. In reading the article, it seems that complaints were voiced to a council member who then approached Jane in a private meeting. That doesn’t seem to be the correct… Read More

Make sure to stop by the Advocate for Crazy Day Friday is Crazy Day in Henning and I would be remissed if I didn’t put a small plug in for the Crazy Day sale/activity we have at the Citizen’s Advocate. On Friday, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. we will be selling cotton candy, with the… Read More

To write about this is probably a combination of old-age retrospection with an added dash of conceit that anyone is interested in the things I did as a young boy on a farm, but then, maybe some of you haven’t participated in a real cattle drive. Each spring, we would have to drive a herd… Read More

In one’s lifetime, we have many mentors who come into our lives.  For me, I never want to let these people down and I always want to be doing the best I can.   During the summer I spent many hours at the library working on different projects. In July, the library was gutted. The carpet… Read More

Our annual corn and brat feed, originally scheduled for Aug. 27, has been postponed for 2021. We will plan to combine this event with our Pie and Pumpkin Oktoberfest scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 9. More details on that event to come. Artist Mimi Seykora will host a 7-day pottery and ceramics workshop from 9 a.m. to… Read More

Artist Ruth Hanson will host a watercolor and gouache painting workshop at the Landmark Center this Saturday, Aug. 14 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. A $35 registration fee includes instruction and materials. Only a few spaces remain, call 548-5760 to RSVP.  Writers group with Jan Smith will meet at the Landmark Center on Tuesdays at… Read More

West Central Initiative to host virtual meeting on importance of local newspapers in democracy Editor’s Note: Nick Mathews is a graduate student at the University of Minnesota’s Hubbard School of Journalism and Mass Communication. He previously had a two-decade professional journalism career, including time as a senior editor at the Houston Chronicle and time as… Read More

To the Editor, At the last City Council meeting Jane Cook, Co-Director of the ambulance department, read a statement regarding a disturbing meeting she had with Councilman Jim Haberer. In her statement to the City Council last week, Jane said Jim asked for her resignation as a director or she could possibly be terminated. She also… Read More