By Pastor Ryan Stockstrom Harvest Church Have you ever planted a garden, faithfully watered it, kept the weeds out — and the plants still looked shabby? There’s a good chance the problem is a lack of nutrients. The three major components of plant fertilizer are nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium. Each one is essential to a plant’s health,… Read More

By Tyler Trieglaff Notes from the Chief Notes from the Chief…Just a friendly reminder to please keep up on your lawn maintenance. The city crew will be mowing some of the properties that received warning letters if they are not mowed.  This is a last resort for the city as it can be an extra cost to the… Read More

The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda (I found the first wood tick of the season; here’s my favorite wood tick column.) I sat in church last Sunday and marveled as I usually do at how one’s mind tends to ramble past thoughts much more freely there. Is it the austere tones of the interior decorating? The largeness of… Read More

To the Editor, With embers from Minnesota’s wildfires still smoldering and Canadian smoke darkening our skies, it’s worth remembering that fires burn more than trees—they consume peatlands, a living foundation beneath our forests that has protected us for centuries. Once lost, these carbon-rich wetlands cannot be replaced. Peatlands are waterlogged wetlands filled with thousands of years of… Read More

To the Editor, May was a very busy month in Washington as the House passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.  In mid-April, the House and Senate agreed to a budget resolution, which set House Committees off to the races to draft legislative recommendations based on the agreed budget targets. One of the largest of these components… Read More

Tariffs threaten renewable energy development and rural economies To the Editor, Despite record-high wind and solar generation, the U.S. renewable energy sector faces uncertainty. Tariffs and potential repeals of federal funding are creating roadblocks to the further buildout of energy projects. Wind, solar, and other renewable energy projects have helped revitalize rural communities by creating jobs, generating new… Read More

By Pastor Ryan Stockstrom Harvest Church This past Sunday, as we gathered again for our Signs of Life series, I found myself struck by something deeply familiar—yet freshly powerful. We’ve been talking about spiritual growth—about what happens when someone genuinely puts their faith in Jesus. We’ve discussed the outward and inward signs that follow: changes in… Read More

By Tyler Trieglaff Notes from the Chief Notes from the Chief…Just a reminder, even though I shouldn’t have too…Please keep up with your yard maintenance. There were 12 properties noted in this week’s paper that need attention.   A couple properties had been mowed by press time, and a couple more were dealing with a broken-down mower. However,… Read More

The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda Summer is coming, and for the first time in the history of automobiles, the number of fifteen-year-olds hitting the highways in a driver’s education car is decreasing. That means, maybe, that this hormone-riddled, vacuum-headed generation—and weren’t we all– has figured out that it is safer to log on than drive on. One… Read More

To the Editor, Federal grants often serve as the backbone of rural library services. Without their local library, many communities would lose access to basic resources. However, recent federal actions have placed critical funding for public libraries and museums in jeopardy. Following an executive order from President Trump, the future of the Institute of Museum and Library… Read More