By Pastor Ryan Stockstrom Harvest Church Over the past few weeks in our sermon series ,we’ve been reflecting on a simple truth: the closer we are in our relationship with God, the better our relationships with people become. Most followers of Jesus have experienced this firsthand. When we’re connected to the Lord, we’re kinder. We’re more… Read More

By Tyler Trieglaff Notes from the Chief Notes from the Farm…We often wonder where our calves end up after the sales barn.  Last year, I saw that a local cattle jockey bought them, most likely going to a feedlot in the area. This year, I believe I heard our first set of steers were headed to Arizona. … Read More

The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda With another birthday behind me, I just kind of put some of what I am and feel into these words: I am pre-cellphones. (When they put that big tower a couple miles west of me, I wrote a pretty negative column about what I thought about that thing spoiling my view. The… Read More

To the Editor, Amidst the turmoil and uncertainty of Trump’s courts and congress lunging away from constitutional rule in mindless and formerly illegal directions, there remains opportunities for great leadership to slow the damage and set new courses to get back on track. The most positive indication was the remarkable display of dedication to democracy, courage… Read More

By Pastor Ryan Stockstrom Harvest Church In a recent message during our relationship series at Harvest Church, I turned our attention to the topic of parenting. The heart behind this entire series has been simple: the closer we are to God, the healthier all of our relationships become. When we stay connected to the Lord, we… Read More

The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda I ended–gave up– a 30-some-year-long engagement with the IRS some time ago. I gave up. I hate to say it: Up to that point, I never thought I would ever concede them the tiniest bit of superiority. But I did. Government by the people, for the people–all that stuff led me astray…. Read More

To the Editor, On Thursday, March 5, the House Committee on Agriculture passed the Farm, Food, and National Security Act, taking the first step in yet another attempt to pass new farm bill legislation. The bill was approved on a vote of 34-17, with all Republican members joined by seven Democrats to pass the bill. The vote… Read More

By Anna Massoglia MuckRock More Americans are filing Freedom of Information Act requests than ever, topping 1.5 million in 2024 and on track for another record in 2025. This will mark the third consecutive year that FOIA requests have reached seven figures.  But more requests does not necessarily equal more access to public government information.  In an age… Read More

By Tyler Trieglaff Notes from the Chief Notes from the Farm…I guess I was wrong last week, talking about the cattle finding new ways to die. An old-time farmer talked to me at the game last week and said sheep are way worse. Well, I can’t disagree. We have had hundreds, maybe thousands of cattle on the… Read More

The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda In 1965, I used my two-year Electronics degree to get a job with the Oliver Tractor Company in Charles City, Iowa, a short distance from the farm I grew up on. I was assigned to work with an engineer, whose name’s initials spelled “IOWA.” Ivan O. W. Anderson. Our focus was mainly… Read More