To the Editor, It takes a village…How fortunate for us that village is New York Mills.  In June, we hosted 38 visitors from Finland, Sweden and Norway who stayed in New York Mills for five days during the Apostolic Lutheran Church convention.  They traveled here after time in the Twin Cities, a waystop in South Dakota… Read More

The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda The last time I had any commentary on my occasional instances of doing harm to myself was from one of my children. I had slipped and chipped two front teeth as I was climbing onto one of my tractors on the farm. “Look,” one of The Young Girls said to me—(and they’re… Read More

The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda Ma had an unusual washing machine way back in the very late forties, very early fifties. It replaced her old wringer washing machine, which, when she used it, I got to run wet stuff through the wringer. (I know now that she decided that a little risk where she could see… Read More

Cody Hill CHill Report By Cody Hill CHILL Report July is here and what does that mean? July is the time I check my favorite mid lake structure spots and in the past few weeks it has produced greatly for us.  Checking the mid lake structure, we have found everything, and the unique thing is everything… Read More

Ask A Trooper Sgt. Jesse Grabow Question: I would like to transport a flag pole laying down on a trailer. I am wondering the maximum length a load hanging off can be and what type of markings would be needed. Answer: The length of a single trailer and load cannot exceed 45 feet in Minnesota.  The combination of… Read More

The family of Kenneth Roberts would like to thank all of our friends and family for the love, prayers, support and hugs. Thank you!

Publisher’s Perspective Chad Koenen The Fourth of July weekend has always been a bittersweet affair.  On one hand the weekend is filled with festivities as we celebrate our Independence Day with fireworks, food and plenty of time with family and friends.  On the other hand it seems like the Fourth of July weekend is essentially the pinnacle… Read More

The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda As I was having coffee during fellowship hour at the church, the conversation turned toward old sayings. You know them—sayings like: “A penny saved is a penny earned”; “It’s raining cats and dogs”; “It’s cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey (one of my favorites, which I did… Read More

When I was sworn into the Minnesota Senate back in January, I shared that my priority remains to stand up for Greater Minnesota values and get work done on behalf of our communities. Overall, this was an immensely partisan and expensive session for Minnesotans. Yet despite being in the minority, I was still able to… Read More

Tucker’s Telegram Tucker Henderson As some of you may have heard in the past months, Finlandia University (formerly Suomi College) abruptly announced that they would no longer be enrolling future students and that operations would cease in May of this year. This was a huge shock to the Finnish-American community nationwide as the college had stood… Read More