N ews flash – postal rates are going up — again. The United States Postal Service (USPS) is raising rates as part of its plan to achieve fiscal stability. A first-class stamp will now cost 78¢, up ...

Fourteen graduating high school seniors from the Scandia-Marine area were awarded $1,000 scholarships by the Scandia-Marine ...

With another successful Fourth of July Race behind him, 95-year-old Bob Hagstrom is already looking ahead to next year. The ...

Because the unworn dresses in my closet feel like promises to myself, waiting to be fulfilled. Someday, I will be asked to go ...

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 ...

I don’t do anything particularly romantic. If you have visions of me leaping over bonfire flames or dancing around a maypole wearing a flower crown or attempting to contact my inner goddess, you would ...

“I’m the only daddy you got. I am the damn paterfamilias” — Ulysses Everett McGill, played by George Clooney in the film “O Brother, Where Art Thou.” This December will mark the 25th anniversary of ...

Many Minnesotans today are devoted fans of sports like football and hockey. However, the Minnesota community of Scandia has another sport that has long been revered: fastpitch softball, which boasts a ...