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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Drew had a fulfilling career as a landscaper. At home he loved gardening and then using the produce to cook up his special salsa and spaghetti sauce to share with everyone. He was an avid outdoorsman, ...

Jacob Fahlstrom arrived in Minnesota before Fort Snelling was built, spent decades making history. After Jacob Fahlstrom’s boyhood in Sweden, then several years working for the British in what’s now ...

“We have never done anything like this before,” said Scandia mayor Christine Maefsky. “The purpose of tonight is to discuss issues and problems in neighborhood, better understand what they are and to ...

The Scandia-Marine Lions Club, the second largest Lions Club in Minnesota, has announced its new slate of officers for the 2025–2026 term, reflecting a strong tradition of service, leadership, and ...

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 ...

From board meetings and budgets to building stages and maintaining school grounds, Charlotte Wilcox and Mike Lammi have supported the Marine Village School in various but equally important ways over ...

In the end, the support was overwhelming.

The Dalahäst, or Dala horse, is the symbol of Swedish heritage in the United States, so it’s no wonder they can be found all over the City of Scandia. To keep the tradition of the Dala horse alive, ...

Washington County Board of Commissioners approved an agreement to initialize the acquisition to purchase approximately 240 acres of land formerly owned by Kelley Land and Cattle Co. (also known as ...