To the Editor, What’s it with these humans? After a few nights of frost they take to the woods and try to kill us all off. My friend Rudy was killed with an arrow through his heart yesterday, why, I’ll never know. He was innocently walking across a field to look for a wife, and swish, down… Read More

To the Editor, I have a dream… I wish that all elected officials would follow two rules: 1. Remember that you are here to serve and represent everyone. 2. Spend your time finding solutions to problems instead of blaming others. “Can it be that simple?” You might ask. Yes… yes it can! Hank Weber New York Mills

To the Editor, We are one nation, under God. In this mixed-up, messed up world evil is running rampant and God is being mocked more than ever. Kamala and Timmy are anti-anything moral (just like their predecessors). They are emphasizing these of freedom and joy. What a pair! Where’s the joy in brutally killing pre-born babies and where’s… Read More

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