I haven’t been on a rollercoaster since I was 15 years old. I went to Six Flags in Illinois with my mom, sister, and my late ...

The fiber expansion involves boring or plowing new lines along roadways, installing pedestals and control boxes, and eventually connecting homes. Once finished, most of Scandia’s homes, especially ...

During summer, the population in the area increases as our summer friends come to visit. It’s the ideal time to celebrate the ...

Readers of the Country Messenger have nominated businesses and individuals in seven categories: eating and drinking, sports and recreation, health and fitness, shopping, arts and entertainment, local ...

Did you know that the Federal Government wants to sell three million acres of your public lands? In a proposal released by ...

From July 2 to July 9, nine residents of Scandia will travel to our sister city of Mellerud, Sweden, as part of the ongoing ...

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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 ...

Minnesotans are used to seeing ice shanty “villages” this time of year. Those who glance out onto the frozen St. Croix River may not realize what they’re looking at may be something like a true ...

Scandia’s efforts to expand high speed broadband service continues in 2022 and 2023. This year’s construction will reach approximately 160 households provided by MidCO. The project is currently ...

Hikers, skiers, campers and outdoor enthusiasts have long had a special place in the St. Croix valley to enjoy nature: William O’Brien State Park. Its beginning was in 1947 after Alice O’Brien donated ...

Earlier this year, Scandia author Thomas Rumreich was hopeful that his increasingly successful novel, “Unholy Communion” could potentially hit screens as a movie adaptation. Those dreams are set to ...