Ask A Trooper Sgt. Jesse Grabow Question:  With the warmer weather and snow melting I’m getting spring fever and purchased an old trailer to haul my motorcycle around, are brakes required on it? Answer:   Brakes are required on all trailers with a gross weight of 3,000 pounds or more. Trailers manufactured after June 30, 1988, with a… Read More

Chill Fishing Report Cody Hill In typical Minnesota fashion we have gone from arctic cold to spring in a few days and the ice conditions have gone from safe to dangerous quickly.  Over the weekend multiple vehicles dropped their front ends through the ice.  Going forward it’s back to using wheelers and walking to get around… Read More

It has been a while since we have had a freshly grown salad. As winter continues on, now is a good time to try growing microgreens indoors. Microgreens are great for adding to store bought salad mix or eating on top of appetizers. These green shoots add variety and interest and bring a whole lot… Read More

Bantering Barbie Barbie Porter Current mood: “It’s So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday.”  I rode into these two turkey, one loon towns as a rookie. With fire under my feet and a confidence that outweighed my abilities, I walked into the Frazee-Vergas Forum.  The night before I was asking, “What am I going to do… Read More

Sacred Heart Parish hosting Seasons of Hope By Msgr. David  Baumgartner Sacred Heart Catholic Church   Dear reader, As you know, mourning the loss of someone you love is never easy.  We all know that grief really never goes away, but it can change.  Our Sacred Heart Parish community will host Seasons of Hope, a unique support group for… Read More

The Prairie Spy Alan “Lindy” Linda The book: “Lies My Teacher Told Me” covers those parts of school-taught history that are not quite the truth. James W. Loewen has taken the, if not untruthful parts of history along with the parts that are out-and-outright missing, task of pointing out what we should know. And were not told…. Read More

To the Editor, The reality…Biden is president, Trump isn’t.  That’s good for America. Here’s one reason why: Biden took over a mess created by years of conservative resistance to anything remotely aimed at the “common good,” as well as a weakened posture with our allied friends in favor of leaning toward the authoritarian states like Putin’s… Read More

Ask A Trooper Sgt. Jesse Grabow Question: The horn of my vehicle no longer works. Do I need to have one? Answer: Yes, every motor vehicle when operated upon a highway must be equipped with a horn in good working order and capable of emitting sound audible under normal conditions from a distance of not less than 200… Read More

By Msgr. David Baumgartner Sacred Heart Catholic Church   Here is a thought from last week’s homily: From Adam to Jesus the devil used the same tricks, to attack by way of sensual pleasure, power and pride. It makes sense that we need to guard against these. I am afraid and worried. I don’t experience this very often. I… Read More

To the Editor, The winds of erosion of our democracy are blowing stronger as more attacks on and disregard  for our constitution continue unabated. Highest level crimes like insurrection and sedition, are defended by large segments of a major political party sworn to defend against them.  Dangerous threats to democracy are the attacks on voters rights, ease… Read More