Ask A Trooper Sgt. Jesse Grabow Question: I was driving through town the other day and a driver opened their car door as I passed by. I had to swerve to avoid hitting their car door. Obviously it was a safety issue but isn’t there a law about this? I’d appreciate any info you can share. Thank you…. Read More

The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda The weird and different ways people have of predicting the weather have always entertained me. First, though, you have to realize that I grew up a couple of growing zones south of here, where it didn’t get as cold, and if it did, it didn’t hang around as long. It was still… Read More

By Adam Johnson New York Mills Superintendent This has been a great first month of school! It is hard to believe it is already October and we are moving towards the end of the first quarter and the first trimester. In the high school, the first mini ended on October 11, the first quarter will end on… Read More

Ask A Trooper Sgt. Jesse Grabow Question: I know it was just National Fire Prevention Week. I’ve seen a few vehicle fires during my travels. Can you talk about what people can or should do in those situations?   Answer: If you notice smoke rising from beneath the hood of your vehicle, pull off the road, turn off… Read More

Elk Hunt Colorado 2000—Ron, Loren, and Buzzer We left on Thursday, October 12th at 2 p.m. from Perham, after visiting Taimi.  She smiled and said that we never bring any elk home. After driving for 18 hours, we arrived in Craig at 7 a.m. Friday morning.  We had a big breakfast at a local cafe and… Read More

The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda The other evening at a public gathering of some sort or other, Lt. S got my attention from across a gift display table. She was making swiping motions at me, across her face with her hands. I observed her doing it, and wondered if she had developed sudden onset Parkinson’s, or… Read More

It seems like about every time I am out in the public, no matter what the occasion, once someone realizes I own the local paper they seem anxious to tell me something.  And in more cases than not, it is how something someone has read impacts their lives. For example, the man that caught me in… Read More

The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda (This was written a long time ago. A recent drive by the old farmstead in Iowa, where the barn mentioned below still stands, must mean it should be read again.” It is the day after. Nearly everyone else has left, and I am sitting by myself in the empty haymow of my… Read More

By Jesse Grabow Ask a Trooper Question: I have a medical condition that causes me to lose consciousness on occasion. I am hoping to get a driver’s license. Is there anything I need to do?   Answer: When applying for an instruction permit or driver’s license, you will be asked questions about medical conditions. Providing false information on… Read More

To the Editor,   For far too many Americans, high drug prices can force difficult choices like whether to ration meds or pay for groceries. This has been true even for seniors covered by Medicare.  Medicare is the biggest payer of prescription drugs in the country. If our free market system was working the way it’s supposed… Read More