I don’t go fishing much on opening day. For one thing, it’s always too cold. About the last thing I want to do after freezing my nether parts off all winter is take them out in a fishing boat where I can freeze them off some more. Bad as winters have been lately, they’re all… Read More

(I found the first wood tick of the season; here’s my favorite wood tick column.) I sat in church last Sunday and marveled as I usually do at how one’s mind tends to ramble past thoughts much more freely there. Is it the austere tones of the interior decorating? The largeness of spirit? The communion with… Read More

To the Editor, We always want change; it is our nature because we feel that will make things better.  Not so much, and when we get change, we realize we had it better before. We are living in 2022 and most of us are outraged when we see that things are the same only worse. We are… Read More

Publisher’s Perspective Chad Koenen Does anyone know how you become a meme?  I think for my summer project I want to figure out how to go viral as a meme. That being said I don’t want my meme to be too embarrassing, like Michael Jordan crying elephant tears or anything that has to due with the… Read More

The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda “I know you don’t ignore me on purpose,” said the woman in my life the other day. This of course begs the question of a couple of things: First, please don’t feed me home run lines like that one, because I might bust a gut swinging for the left field fence… Read More

By Bev Johnson Master Gardener There are two main types of gardeners, the regular gardener and the avid gardener. Here are some ways to tell the difference. A regular gardener doesn’t want to leave town if her tulips are in full bloom. The avid gardener won’t leave town if her tulips, lilacs, daffodils, roses, lilies etc. are… Read More

The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda (I found the first wood tick of the season; here’s my favorite wood tick column.) I sat in church last Sunday and marveled as I usually do at how one’s mind tends to ramble past thoughts much more freely there. Is it the austere tones of the interior decorating? The largeness of… Read More

Ask A Trooper Sgt. Jesse Grabow Question: Can someone with a motorcycle permit have their small dog riding on the motorcycle or would that be considered a passenger? We have already purchased a helmet and leather jacket for this lucky pup! Thank you for your response. Answer: First of all, where will this dog be seated and how?… Read More

Publisher’s Perspective Chad Koenen One of my favorite shows growing up was Seinfeld. I would almost set my alarm, one an actual clock since we didn’t have cell phones back then, to make sure I didn’t forget to watch each episode on NBC. One of the most memorable episodes, other than the Festivus and Soup Nazi… Read More

The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda This is about apples. While explaining what I’m going to explain here to a lady in church last Sunday, it dawned on me that I haven’t put this in writing. I’ve written lots of stuff about the forty-plus years I’ve spend killing apple trees, and-or watching them expire of natural causes…. Read More