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

By Bev Johnson Master Gardener Bunkey was looking at the calendar and realized that it was almost July, time to bag apples.  A few years ago, he had planted a Haroldred, a cultivar of the old Haroldson. He had quite an argument with his dad about that one. “No apple is as good as the old Haroldson”… Read More

The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda Each day that we walk on the road for exercise, it becomes clearer and clearer that the drivers of the cars that meet me can be divided up into three categories. Walking gives you time to puzzle out stuff like this. The first category of people is the nicest one. These are… Read More