By Jesse Grabow Ask a Trooper Question: When I come across a cattle crossing sign in the road, does that mean I yield to the farmer crossing his cattle similar to a pedestrian crossing sign? Answer: If you come across anyone crossing the road you would need to yield. It’s always important to scan the road ahead for… Read More

A big shout out and thank you to the Vergas Lions for doing my yard leaves a few days ago. Outstanding job!  Dave Geyer 

By Pastor Ryan Stockstrom Harvest Fellowship Church That’s right, I said it!   There is great joy in seeing God at work. There is great fun in rejoicing with people who have had a real encounter with God, and their whole demeanor has changed from generally upset with life, to full of joy. One of our deepest needs… Read More

Stories in the Rear View Mirror Delta Daggett Some of the cabins along the north shore of Wymer were built for the superintendents/owners of the Frazee sawmill. The mill quit logging trees in 1917 as the trees were all logged off. There was no replanting or reforesting in those days. The machinery was taken apart and… Read More

By Tyler Trieglaff Notes from the Chief Weaning tags were pulled last Thursday and the calves were separated from the cows. Pulling the weaning tags requires another time though the chute but studies have shown that the two-stage weaning process is much less stressful on the calves.   I will confidently say that we have not had a… Read More

The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda There’s so much to know about deer hunting. One big one is don’t pee where you shoot. How do I know this? Well, the first year a long time ago when some local hunters took me hunting, they caught me doing so from 15 feet up a tree. I gathered from the… Read More

Ask A Trooper Sgt. Jesse Grabow Question: I see school busses that do not use their flashing lights or extend the stop arm as they’re picking up kids. Cars are passing them from behind and from the front. What are the requirements for bus drivers to use their safety lights? Thank you for your time. Answer: Minnesota law… Read More

By Pastor Ryan Stockstrom Harvest Fellowship Church None of us like to be insufficient. Most people don’t want to come across as needy. Whether that’s having a lack of knowledge about a situation, lacking the required skills, or simply having ‘insufficient funds’, I don’t know anyone who is proud of not having what they need to handle… Read More

The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda S. and I made our first walk of the early fall through the woods that exist at the far back-north of this farm. We look forward to resuming this revisiting of the woods. We hadn’t been out there since spring. Of course you know, if you’re a resident of Minnesota, that the… Read More

Publisher’s Perspective Chad Koenen Every March we hear the statistics concerning how much productivity and work will be lost due to workers following the March Madness basketball tournament. Every November, a similar slow down of work occurs in Minnesota, especially in this part of the state, when it comes to deer hunting.  Now I am not… Read More