The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda Disclosure: This is a biased-against-Russia column. As a long-time student of Russia, I have consumed a great deal of its history. Except for some very brief periods, it is a country that is and always has been run by thugs. Anyone who thinks differently? I quite strongly believe you… Read More

Ask A Trooper Sgt. Jesse Grabow Question: Can I drive my car without the plastic bumper? My son hit a snow bank and it fell of the other day. Later he was stopped for not having a front license plate as it was attached to the bumper. Can he display the license plate in the… Read More

To the Editor As a member of the Henning school board, I write today regarding the upcoming referendum for the Henning School.  Regardless of your personal stance on the referendum, I would like to thank everyone for casting their vote this past November which had a tremendously high voter turnout.  I hope to see another… Read More

To the Henning School community, As a newer member of the Henning community, I would like to share some very selfish reasons why the Henning School District Referendum is important. I do not have children that have attended or will attend the Henning School. My family does, my friends do, and our neighbors do as… Read More

To the Editor, Doug and I utilized the application provided by the school to determine the tax impact on our property.  We own a home and 158 of land classified as Ag Homestead or RVL Homestead. The tax impact on our property will amount to $62 a month or $763 per year. I reached out… Read More

To the Editor, With the upcoming referendum, as the senior teacher at the school, I am going to at least give my opinion on things I have heard people discussing. I am a proud student, graduate, alumni, and a 32 year teaching veteran of the Henning  Public School.  I was taught, and have taught, in… Read More

To the Editor, Bricks, mortar and fancy glassed-in entryways do not teach students. I took a tour of the Henning School building on March 28 after school hours. A few of the things I wanted to see included the previous home ec room, the shop areas, some classrooms and the library. I then studied the… Read More

Henning Happenings Chad Koenen I began questioning my sanity last Tuesday afternoon as I attempted to make the close-to 130 mile newspaper delivery route from Henning to Wolf Lake, Detroit Lakes and everywhere in-between. As I was driving all of 15 miles per hour on Highway 10 near Frazee, my phone began to ring as… Read More

A whole lot of happiness happens in the Henning Public School library each morning. All year long Riley Bode, Natalie Eckhoff and Ally Hart have been bringing morning announcements to our students and staff over the intercom system.   The announcements supply information to everyone about who’s birthday it is, what sporting events and school… Read More

Now is the time to support the school levy To the Editor, As a longtime citizen of Henning and as a former teacher/school board member and current substitute in the Henning Public School, I would like to take this time to address the upcoming Levy vote.     At first I was against this but… Read More