By Bev Johnson Master Gardener  Bunkey decided he has enough “gardening smarts” to start his own plants in his own greenhouse. Before he spends any money, there are a few things he needs to know. He may or may not recover the cost of the building for years, especially if he is only growing plants for his… Read More

Ask A Trooper Sgt Jesse Grabow With highs near 50 and the sun in the sky, it can be hard to believe it is March in Minnesota. If you’re not a fan of Minnesota winters, the higher temps and lack of snow this winter is appealing. You might even think that the lack of snow has made… Read More

To the Editor, We are one month into session and though the start was a little slow, a number of bad issues have continued to pop up every week. Many of the worst ideas are moving in the House, so they can meet deadlines. First and Second deadlines are combined on March 22, so for any… Read More

To the Editor, Just wanted to give a shout out to Commissioner Richard Vareberg for the quick action and effort he was willing to put forth in the matter of the White Earth Land controversy.   Even though the land in question was not in his district, Mr. Vareberg saw the urgency of the situation and acted. Commissioner… Read More

By Tyler Trieglaff Notes from the Chief Welp, I spoke too soon. By the time you read last week’s paper there were 2 baby calves on the ground alive and well.   If memory does serve me correctly, a bull or 2 may have gotten out last June but I thought we got them back in their penalty… Read More

The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda The other day, someone was complaining about cell phone service. “Hah!” I replied. “You should have grown up with the first rural party lines.” Had they, they might not be quite so upset over what we have now. You have to understand, though, that growing up in the fifties, the first telephone… Read More

Garver’s Movie Review Bob Garver Since Po (Jack Black), the main character of the “Kung Fu Panda” movies, is known for his corpulent eating habits, it makes sense to compare the animated franchise to a sort of comfort food. These movies aren’t exactly “healthy” choices that send the imagination soaring, but they aren’t “junk” that people… Read More

Garver’s Movie Review Bob Garver I wasn’t the biggest fan of the first installment of director Denis Villeneuve’s take on the Frank Herbert sci-fi classic “Dune” back in 2021. The sounds and visuals were great, and I understood why it won so many technical Oscars that year, but I couldn’t get invested in the characters or… Read More

To the Editor, Democrats at the Capitol have been forcing through legislation that follows an alarming trend: eliminating transparency and ignoring input. That trend seems to be continuing into this legislative session. I’m sure folks recall last year, when Democrats pushed through the land transfer of the Upper Sioux Agency State Park. It was done so… Read More

By Tyler Trieglaff Notes from the Chief Notes from the Farm…We sold another batch of calves last week. Ten heifers and two steers went to the sales barn in Perham. Beef prices are still doing well so dad was pretty happy with how the calves sold.   The week before we bought six pregnant cows to add to… Read More