By Tyler Trieglaff Notes from the Chief Notes from the Chief…By the time you read this school will be back in session for the 2025-2026 school year. Please be cognizant of the little ones that are walking and biking to school. There will also be more traffic on the roads before and after school each day. Please… Read More

The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda The Widow Fistula woke me up in the middle of last night in a dream and asked me: “How come you ain’t visited me?” Meaning, I guess, that she’s feeling kind of ignored. There was a time when I visited with and wrote about all the citizens of Boatville. Her included. One… Read More

Ask A Trooper Sgt. Jesse Grabow Question: I know the distracted driving law has been around for a while now, but can you please talk about it some more?   Answer: Driver distraction or inattention is a leading factor in crashes in Minnesota, accounting for at least 25 percent of all crashes annually. Distracted drivers fail to recognize… Read More

Garver’s Movie Review Bob Garver I remember being a big fan of the 1976 “Freaky Friday” with Jodie Foster and Barbara Harris. Granted, I saw it when I was young enough to not know the tropes of the body-swap comedy, but I still have fond memories. I got a few laughs out of the 2003 update… Read More

By Tyler Trieglaff Notes from the Chief Notes from the Farm…Haying season is done for us for the second time. There was a patch back by the honeybees that we forgot about, just a few acres. We also brought one group of cows home from the pasture. Bringing the cows home early will help the pasture in… Read More

The Prairie SpyAlan “Lindy” Linda As the years behind me add up, I’ve become somewhat more aware of those people who are gone now, and what they have left behind them. As in, for example, their name. The best person I can think of is the Earl of Sandwich, John Montagu, who died in 1792. Of… Read More

By Jessica Carlson Master Gardener Intern Minnesota is home to some of the nation’s most inspiring public gardens. Whether you’re seeking structural ideas, bloom combinations, or creative uses of native plants, these destinations offer a visual feast! Make it a day trip, or stop on your way to that vacation destination. So you’ve wandered through flower-lined paths and… Read More

Ask A Trooper Sgt. Jesse Grabow Question: My husband and I are wondering if it is true that emergency vehicles can change a light from red to green, if they need to proceed through an intersection. Is this true, or is it just a myth that people now believe to be true? Also, if this is true,… Read More

Thank you to Jamie Crabtree and Karen Pifher, Creative Community Consultants, Frazee Area Community Club, city staff, local businesses and Countless volunteers, all of whom made this year’s Turkey Days so much fun! Five days of celebrating gave everyone, those that live here and those that came to visit, an opportunity to get out and… Read More

By Tyler Trieglaff Notes from the Chief Notes from the Chief…Continued from last week…As I was saying there is more to the bear story. When the news first broke in the local paper, officer’s names were mentioned online but were soon taken out of the article due to backlash from across the country.   The police department received… Read More