Ask A Trooper Sgt. Jesse Grabow Question: Can someone with a motorcycle permit have their small dog riding on the motorcycle or would that be considered a passenger? We have already purchased a helmet and leather jacket for this lucky pup!  Answer: First of all, where will this dog be seated and how? I see less issues if… Read More

The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda (I found the first wood tick of the season; here’s my favorite wood tick column.) I sat in church last Sunday and marveled as I usually do at how one’s mind tends to ramble past thoughts much more freely there. Is it the austere tones of the interior decorating? The largeness of… Read More

Library Happenings Henning School According to the book “Memorial Day” written by Robin Nelson, “Memorial Day began during the Civil War. During this war, Americans from the Southern states fought Americans from the Northern states. They were fighting over whether the United States should stay one country.  The first Memorial Day was actually called Decoration Day. … Read More

Some easy ways to tell a difference between gardeners By Bev Johnson Master Gardener There are two main types of gardeners, the regular gardener and the avid gardener. Here are some ways to tell the difference. A regular gardener doesn’t want to leave town if her tulips are in full bloom. The avid gardener won’t leave town if… Read More

To the Editor, Dear Hornet friends and neighbors, I would like to thank all of you who attended one of the seven staff and community listening sessions and provided input about our school building back in February and March.  Also, thank you to all who joined us to hear the results of the listening sessions along with… Read More

Henning Happenings Chad Koenen One of my favorite shows growing up was Seinfeld. I would almost set my alarm, one an actual clock since we didn’t have cell phones back then, to make sure I didn’t forget to watch each episode on NBC. One of the most memorable episodes, other than the Festivus and Soup Nazi… Read More

The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda This is about apples. While explaining what I’m going to explain here to a lady in church last Sunday, it dawned on me that I haven’t put this in writing. I’ve written lots of stuff about the forty-plus years I’ve spend killing apple trees, and-or watching them expire of natural causes…. Read More

Ask A Trooper Sgt. Jesse Grabow Question: I recently heard something about a new phone number “988” for people dealing with a mental health crisis. With all these three digit numbers, 911, 411, 511, can you talk about that? Answer: 988 has been designated as the new three-digit dialing code that will route callers to the National Suicide… Read More

Library Happenings Henning School Here we are getting ready to start the summer and have the school year end. With the start of summer brings thoughts of all the different summer sports.   Baseball is absolutely one of my favorite sports to watch.  Being a young child I was able to follow my three brothers around… Read More

Landmark Center Dan Broten Space is still available for two upcoming Saturday workshops at the Landmark Center. Artist Faythe Mills will host a pencil portrait drawing workshop on Saturday, May 14 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. A $40 registration fee includes all instruction and materials needed to create a unique pencil drawing from a photo… Read More