Every now and then I feel driven to tackle the big issues in life. No, not politics. Not religion. Or not even why car tires keep getting bigger around and more expensive, but still wear out at the same mileage. The first big issue is: How come tape measures are all marked backwards. First, to qualify this:… Read More

There are several seasonal subjects about which I have written. Wood ticks. Fishing opener. Deer hunting. Those are just a few. Perhaps it is ego; perhaps it is lack of faith; whatever it is, first columns about those subjects are columns which I don’t think I can improve. Here is another: The first snowfall. With each… Read More

February is already here.  That means we are that much closer to spring and planting season!  I love spring time.  My daughters and I planted a medium size garden last spring and we are enjoying all the harvest that we reaped from it.   We plan to expand the garden this year and take into account… Read More

It’s not very often that we toot our own horn and pat ourselves on the back—after all, there are too many deadlines to meet to get the newspaper out each week. Most importantly, I’m not one to be the center of attention anyway’s, so staying in the background and not seeking attention is fine by me…. Read More

National Tell a fairy tale day is Feb. 26 this year.  What a great time to get out the fairy tale books.  These books are located in the Dewey Decimal System folklore and fairy tale books are located in the 398’s.   Today we feature three books out of this section.  Our first book is “East… Read More

The first time I realized appliances could talk to me was right after I got back from Vietnam. At that point, I was hyper “tuned in”  to my surroundings, so when my clock informed me that the refrigerator was poisoning me, and that I should move my bed over to Mr. Lennox the Furnace’s area,… Read More

To the Editor, Seth Meyers (late- night host) believes President Trump should be immediately removed before he fully destroys the U.S.  Seth said “If our government fails to act, they’ll be assenting to the violent destruction of the democracy they claim to care so much about.”  Seth, democracy went out the window a long time ago—Democrats are… Read More

By Chad Koenen Publisher Last week the Henning School Board briefly touched on a subject that has been a lightning rod in this community in recent years—the potential for future co-op pairings with the Battle Lake High School.  Near the end of last Monday’s school board meeting, Henning School Superintendent Barry Olson informed the school board that… Read More

If you have visited our website over the past few days you may have noticed a few exciting changes. This is the first time we have updated our website since it was launched nearly eight years ago and was long overdue, at least in my mind. First and foremost, you will notice a new and sleek… Read More

Our featured story this week is “Root Beer Lady,” the story of Dorothy Molter, written and illustrated by Bob Cary.   The Foreword in the book reads “From 1930 to 1986, a period of fifty-six years, the Isle of Pines at Knife Lake, along the Minnesota-Ontario border, provided the setting for a drama that the wilderness… Read More