To the Editor, Representative Michelle Fischbach has failed to stand up for Minnesota’s Seventh Congressional District. Her support for the Big Beautiful Bill (BBB) — despite its devastating consequences for rural communities — reflects political loyalty over constituent needs. In rural America, Medicaid is a lifeline: it covers 1 in 4 residents, half of all births, one-fifth… Read More

Garver’s Movie Review Bob Garver After three “Jurassic Park” movies and three “Jurassic World” movies, it seems the time has come to kickstart the “Jurassic” franchise again with “Jurassic World: Rebirth.” I’ll give the franchise credit for recognizing that there was no need to continue with the Chris Pratt or Bryce Dallas Howard characters from the… Read More

Garver’s Movie Review Bob Garver “F1: The Movie” takes viewers inside the exciting world of Formula One auto-racing. The director is Joseph Kosinski, best known for taking “Top Gun: Maverick” to the top of the yearly box office three years ago. Between that movie’s jets and this movie’s cars, it seems the man’s specialty is directing… Read More

Ask A Trooper Sgt. Jesse Grabow Question: I heard some talk about a new law of July 1st that allows motorcycles to drive through traffic. Can you explain this as a lot of my friends are talking but I can’t get the same answer from any of them.  Answer: Motorcycle lane splitting and filtering are legal on Minnesota… Read More

By Tyler Trieglaff Notes from the Chief Notes from the Farm…Breakdowns is the word of the week. The old reliable New Holland 654 round baler is on part of its last leg. It seems that a new pickup header is in the works. Either that or I get a new to us better baler or update the… Read More

The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda Someone reminded me the other day that I should put the following tale down in writing. It goes like this: Way back in the early seventies, when we had just moved up here to Boatville, I worked for the local Co-op. (Yes. So long ago that it was still abbreviated.) I… Read More

I want to take this opportunity to thank the American Legion and City officials for giving me the honor of being Grand Marshal at the 4th of July parade. Driving down the streets lined people of all ages and ethnic differences made this old heart swell with gratitude for what this city has provided since… Read More

By Pastor Ryan Stockstrom Harvest Church In our “Signs of Life” sermon series, I’ve been drawing comparisons between our spiritual lives and what makes plants thrive. If you’ve ever gardened, you know that planting, pulling weeds, and watering regularly are important. But sometimes, even after doing all that, your plants still look weak and shabby. That’s… Read More

By Tyler Trieglaff Notes from the Chief Notes from the Farm…We had a couple more calves in the last week or so, that leaves us with six to go. All the pastures are doing very well with the recent rains, and the corn is coming along as well. We are able to rotate the cow/calf pairs to… Read More

By Felicia Teiken Special to the Forum The year is 2025. Taylor Swift is on the international leg of her record-breaking Eras Tour. A gallon of gas costs about $4. A new home averages well over $300,000. McDonald’s has more than 40,000 locations. The internet  knows everything from the local weather forecast to what kind of niche hobby… Read More