Dear Communities of Wadena, Deer Creek and Bluffton,     Teachers are facing daily challenges with today’s education of our students. Our teachers are heroes, as they work diligently, trying to meet the educational needs of all students.       WDC enrollment is increasing and we are now lacking space to accommodate all students in both schools…. Read More

The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda We older parents get a lot of input from our older children. One of my learning curves has focussed on chocolate. It is a focus for me for reasons about to become clear. For those of you unfamiliar with any chocolate past a Milky Way bar–which pretty much describes my limit, up… Read More

Defining exhibition driving in state statues Ask A Trooper Sgt. Jesse Grabow Question: What is the difference between careless or reckless driving? What about “exhibition driving”?   Answer: In general, the difference between reckless and careless is that “reckless” is generally “intentional” or the driver “should know” that the driving behavior could injure or kill someone. Here’s more detail… Read More

Publisher’s Perspective Chad Koenen Murphy’s Law states that if something could go wrong it most likely would.  For parents that means a kid who has been home all day will tell you at 5:30 p.m. that their ear hurts on a Friday night. Never mind the fact that it hurt off and on all day, but… Read More

The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda With nothing better to do, it was time to check the list. “Clean out the tractor tool box” was on it. Ugh. It’s so full that the lid won’t close. It never has closed since I bought the tractor used 25 years ago. The permanent yawn that the lid exhibits lets… Read More

Ask A Trooper Sgt. Jesse Grabow Question: I noticed several freshly killed deer on the side of the highway yesterday. What are the traffic related requirements when someone collides with a deer, and what are the game related requirements with killing a deer? Is it legal to take the deer home?   Answer: If you are involved in… Read More

By Bev Johnson Master Gardener Bunkey was complaining to his neighbor George, that his lawn was more brown than green and most of the green was weeds. The dry summer and the grub invasion really did a number on his grass. He joked that he was about to be turned in by the “lawn police” for… Read More

Publisher’s Perspective Chad Koenen For the past three weeks you have likely noticed a change in the hours we are open at the Frazee-Vergas Forum and Citizen’s Advocate in Henning. In case you haven’t noticed we aren’t here on Tuesday’s as much as we have been in the past and that is a decision we… Read More

The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda Peter P. Bogden, bless his departed soul, was a strong old bachelor who lived next farm over when we first moved up here 50 winters ago. He taught me a lot of things, some medical, some more practical. Medically, what I learned from Peter P. was that, if you didn’t feel good,… Read More

To the Editor, Over the last several weeks, I have met with dozens of civic leaders, families, and businesses throughout the Wadena-Deer Creek (WDC) Schools’ community about the upcoming referendum. As superintendent of WDC Schools, I aim to provide community members with information and opportunities to ask questions about this important decision for our students, staff… Read More