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

Garver’s Movie Review Bob Garver It makes perfect sense to cast Dwayne Johnson as a superhero. Actually, it might make too much sense. Like, it’s a little too on-the-nose. Here’s a guy that is tremendously built and athletically gifted, with a seemingly unlimited arsenal of charisma, money, and fame. Heck, the guy spent years convincing arenas… Read More

Ask A Trooper Sgt. Jesse Grabow By Jesse Grabow Ask a Trooper Question: Hello, can a person who is working for a farmer during harvest driving a semi (no CDL) cross a state line (North Dakota and Minnesota)? Answer: Yes, as long as they stay within 150 air miles of the farm. With harvest season upon us, it’s a good… Read More

To the Editor, I was very pleased to see that Craig Hall is running for Becker County Commissioner.  I have known Craig for over thirty years and know he would be a great Commissioner.  He is a person with strong ethics, is well-organized, and is extremely driven.  Each of these characteristics would be beneficial for a… Read More

To the Editor, The citizens of the City of Frazee and other area people in the Frazee-Vergas School District recently received a questionnaire about adding a fourth full-time police officer. We were asked if we would be willing to increase our property taxes in order to pay for this position. I believe that in the City… Read More

From my desk Bob Williams I’ve often referred to Maplelag Resort and all the trails out there as a little slice of heaven. Watching the main lodge burn to the ground last week and seeing the effect that experience had on the Richards’ family was grim, to say the least. I have a lot of connections to… Read More

The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda ( Every once in a while, I run this old column. I wrote it nineteen years ago when my prostate and I had just turned fifty. Those were the good old days, although at that time I didn’t know that. The point is: Today is one of tomorrow’s good old days—enjoy it.)… Read More

Garver’s Movie Review Bob Garver After several weeks of increasingly ineffective horror movies, “Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile” was a nice change of pace. Actually, it was nice to have anything at all for the kids, who haven’t had a movie since “DC League of Super-Pets” all the way back in July. In many ways, this harmless piece… Read More

The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda I serviced and installed heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration products while doing business as Lindy’s Hardware in New York Mills. Then I designed an HVAC (heating, ventilating, air conditioning) program for the tech school at Wadena, which I taught for fifteen years, up to retirement a couple of years ago. That’s my… Read More

Ask A Trooper Sgt. Jesse Grabow Question: My granddaughter had a project where she was trying to locate the license plates from all the different states. In our effort to help her we noticed that many license plates have a frame around them that obscures the actual state and only the numbers and letters are visible. Also… Read More