My good friend and fishing partner Corky, Jon McCorkle always says, “The size of the fish you decide to keep depends on how hungry you are for fish!” So when ...

What started as a personal concern quickly grew into a community effort for Scandia resident Jackie Chaves. Chaves is organizing a public event on human trafficking awareness at the Scandia ...

I couldn’t hear all she was saying, but I was thinking there was really no point in complaining to your husband when you trip on the pavement. It might be your fault, or the fault of the pavement, or ...

My husband, Peter, and I have landed in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, and already the strange seems familiar again. One of the things that impresses me every time I am here is the attention given to ...

The Marine on St. Croix City Council approved a draft letter to the National Park Service (NPS) supporting the agency’s proposed 2026 Comprehensive River Management Plan for the St. Croix National ...

Washington County Sheriff’s Deputy Jake Anderson has always liked the idea of being a police officer in a small town. Since taking over the Scandia contract last fall, after Deputy Kevin Booth was ...

Every now and then, I believe we need to step back from the crisis-laden news of the moment and reflect on our humanity and the values we should all hold dear. Every four years, the Olympics come ...

It seems we will need to wait until next month to see if the Artemis II crew will be the first humans to return to lunar orbit in over 50 years. The launch window for this mission closed after issues ...

There’s a reason I don’t write about current events. The news flies at me faster than I can absorb. I cannot make sense of it all, and it feels as if I should always be doing something more, knowing ...

Arrow Broken Poetry Collective will open its second year of readings and open mics Thursday, Jan. 29, with a featured appearance by award-winning poet Deborah Keenan. Keenan is the author of eleven ...

The animals in my house are confused, but they are coping. My wife had knee replacement surgery on December 17 and continues to improve each day. I spent the first two weeks of her recovery at home ...

The City of Scandia will celebrate the winter season in style with the return of Vinterfest 2026, set for Friday, Jan. 23, and Saturday, Jan. 24, featuring two full days of family-friendly fun, food, ...