By Pastor Ryan Stockstrom Harvest Church Scripture teaches that the life of faith is best when lived through a long vision—a way of choosing today what will bring blessing tomorrow. This kind of vision begins with understanding God’s promises and trusting that His work often unfolds beyond what we can immediately see. When God brought… Read More

Garver’s Movie Review Bob Garver Previously, in “Wicked:” Aspiring witches, green-skinned outcast Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo) and pink-and-popular Glinda (Ariana Grande), started off as enemies at school, but then became friends. They decided to go their separate ways after discovering a plan by the nefarious Wizard (Jeff Goldblum) to blame and punish animals for problems in… Read More

By Tyler Trieglaff Notes from the Chief Notes from the Chief…Winter has arrived. Last Tuesday was the first whopper of a snow storm. There were not too many incidents in town, but the outlying areas definitely had some traffic issues with vehicles off the road.   Larry told me that the roads that had not… Read More

The Prairie SpyAlan “Lindy” Linda The English language, about which I have written intensely, never fails to enchant me, especially up here on the northern end of the great rural American prairie. That’s because, around here, you have to stay alert for Finnglish, which is a hybrid cross between English and Finnish that is heard… Read More

Ask A Trooper Sgt. Jesse Grabow Question: I want to make sure my child is safe in the car, but I’ve heard that some car seats sold online are fake or don’t meet U.S. safety standards. How can I tell if a car seat is unsafe? Answer: Good question. I reached out to the expert… Read More

By Becker County  Master Gardeners Holiday cacti require short days and cool night temperatures to initiate flower buds. Keep these plants in a brightly lit, cool location (55-65º F at night, 60-70º in the day). They require 12 hours of complete darkness at night to prompt bud formation. Too much water and not enough light… Read More

By Pastor Ryan Stockstrom Harvest Church There are times in life when God calls us to step out of our comfort zone. He might nudge us toward a new direction, ask us to take a stand, or invite us to pick up our cross and follow Him. And while others may not always understand or… Read More

By Tyler Trieglaff Notes from the Chief Notes from the Farm…Pigs in a blanket. That was my Halloween costume. Always good when one can make fun of themselves.   Deer hunting came and went this year on the farm. We had six of us hunting and only got one deer. Opening weekend was my weekend… Read More

The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda Writing last week about my grandmother brought back some more memories, one of which has to do with the general state of plumbing back when Grandma was growing up, in the early 1900’s. Plumbing wise, there were outdoor toilets, labelled for some reason “outhouses,” perhaps to avoid calling them… Read More

Publisher’s Perspective Chad Koenen Every once in a while I have a person ask me how I got into the newspaper industry. One would think I could come up with an aha moment in which the clouds opened up, the stars all aligned and inspiration struck to lead me into the journalism profession. Unfortunately, no… Read More