By Tyler Trieglaff Notes from the Chief Notes from the Farm…The pastures are getting chewed down as the weather is getting colder. I shut off the water hydrants to the outlying stock tanks, and the herd emptied the tanks, so we don’t have to drain them. I still have to blow out the water lines with the… Read More

To the Editor, When we read about problems and tragedies it’s easy to become distressed. To increase happiness, think about things for which you have gratitude. My family does this at the end of dinner when we say “grats.” This involves one person telling us three things for which she or he is grateful. Then we… Read More

The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda I was there, inside my mother, in the forties, when the government was extolling the virtues of smoking, and how good it was for you. Especially for pregnant women. Then I was there in the late fifties, when they said it wasn’t.  I was growing up, but I was there in the fifties,… Read More

Ask A Trooper Sgt. Jesse Grabow Question: I feel like I see so many vehicles tailgating and following too close. I remember people talk about a so-many second following tip. Can you remind me and others what that is? Answer:  Applying the “Three-Second Rule” helps you keep a safe distance between your car and the vehicle ahead of… Read More

By Pastor Ryan Stockstrom Harvest Church This past Sunday, we at Harvest Church welcomed guest speaker Pastor Ariel Nieves, who shared a powerful and heartfelt message titled “The Beauty of a Broken Heart.” Speaking from Mark 14 and Luke 7, Pastor Ariel reminded the church that before God changes anything around us, He first changes what’s… Read More

By Becker County Master Gardeners -Take your amaryllis out of the dark and into a bright window, cut back dead foliage and water.  Flowers typically develop in 4-6 weeks. – Potted chrysanthemums in rich, autumn hues are traditional for Thanksgiving. Choose plants with some buds just opening, rather than in full bloom. They’ll last three or four… Read More

By Officers Scott Luhman  and Bret Anderson Notes from the Frazee PD Notes from the Officer…Winter is coming…just a quick reminder for a few things involving snow we get every year.   When it snows and Larry and the other public works guys are plowing snow you are required to move your car every 24 hours if it is… Read More

The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda Fifty-six years ago I was in Vietnam, up by the DMZ at a place called Quang Tri Combat Base. It was named Quang Tri for a small village close by. I turned 25 years old there. I had been drafted by the U.S. Army and assigned the MOS  (mode of service–or,… Read More

To the Editor, An open letter to Minnesota Representative Michelle Fischbach: A primary mission of the League of Women Voters is to empower voters through voter education and engagement. In early July, the five local chapters of the non-partisan League of Women Voters of Congressional District 7, supported by the LWV Minnesota, sent a letter to your… Read More

Ask A Trooper Sgt. Jesse Grabow Question : In your last article you wrote about “pavement markings.” Could you talk about “turn lanes” as I think there are quite a few people who get confused by this?   Answer: Turn lanes near intersections separate left-turning or right-turning traffic from through traffic. White arrows, sometimes accompanied by the word… Read More