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  • Letter to the Editor: Cook has earned the support of the community

    Published on August 17, 2021 at 2:39am EDT Chad Koenen| Author: Chad Koenen

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    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

  • Publisher’s Perspective:

    Published on August 17, 2021 at 2:38am EDT Chad Koenen| Author: Chad Koenen

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    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

  • Prairie Spy: A small reunion on a cattle drive

    Published on August 17, 2021 at 2:36am EDT Chad Koenen| Author: Chad Koenen

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    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

  • Mentors have a lasting impression on individuals

    Published on August 17, 2021 at 2:34am EDT Chad Koenen| Author: Chad Koenen

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    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

  • Corn, brat feed postponed at Landmark Center

    Published on August 17, 2021 at 2:34am EDT Chad Koenen| Author: Chad Koenen

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    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

  • Landmark Center to host watercolor painting workshop

    Published on August 10, 2021 at 8:35am EDT Chad Koenen| Author: Chad Koenen

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    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

  • What really happens when local newspapers close

    Published on August 10, 2021 at 8:30am EDT Chad Koenen| Author: Chad Koenen

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    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

  • Letter to the Editor: City council needs to conduct an investigation

    Published on August 10, 2021 at 8:28am EDT Chad Koenen| Author: Chad Koenen

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    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

  • Letter to the Editor: Breakfast on the Farm returns to OT County

    Published on August 10, 2021 at 8:27am EDT Chad Koenen| Author: Chad Koenen

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    To the Editor, As we all know, we had to skip a lot of great events due to the COVID pandemic over the last year. One of those events was the EOT Breakfast on the Farm. I am happy to say it is back in 2021, and I hope you will be able to join us…. Read More

  • Henning Happenings: A failure in the kitchen shows the importance of life lessons

    Published on August 10, 2021 at 8:26am EDT Chad Koenen| Author: Chad Koenen

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    I may not remember the name of my junior high home economics teacher from Windom High School, but I am pretty sure she will remember mine.  At one point during my year in home economics, I didn’t know there was a difference between salt and sugar when cooking—I mean both are white right? When someone had… Read More

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