Half a year ago, I couldn’t have told you what sarcoidosis was if my life depended on it. But after it caused the scariest, most stressful time of my life, I know plenty about it now. And after ...

Living their best lives on lakefront property in Scandia means having all the things: the pontoon, the fishing boat, the snowmobile, the ATV, the jet ski, and the ice fishing shack.

The bad thing about living in a new place is that I don’t know anyone. The good thing about living in a new place is that I ...

In 1974 I was standing outdoors at Nugget Lake County Park, near Plum City, waiting to watch the reintroduction of wild turkeys back into Wisconsin. Several large cardboard live animal boxes were in ...

I’m hoping the snow is done and the rain is just getting started. We are in April, the month whose showers bring the flowers next month. We are also in a drought.

Every year around Easter, families seek out some fun in the form of Easter egg hunts. One of the longest-standing Easter egg hunts in the Scandia community is held at Meister's Bar and Grill. Going on ...

Volunteer fire departments are critical to communities like Scandia, and Scandia Fire & Rescue is opening their doors to those who are up to the task to join their department. There is just over one ...

For the past decade or so, there’s been a renewed interest in murder mysteries. From true crime podcasts to shows about true crime podcasts, America can’t seem to get enough of violations of the sixth ...

Scandia author Thomas Rumreich never thought his story “Unholy Communion” would become much more than a novel. But when “Into Temptation” Director Patrick Coyle decided to pick up the story, it was ...

In the coming weeks, syrupers all over the St. Croix Valley area will continue tapping maple trees to collect their prized sap to be made into syrup that young and old have grown to love. But two ...

The hummingbird migration is on. Right now I can see on a map my friend Eric Duffy sent me that shows hummingbirds from Florida, the Carolina's, Georgia, Arkansas, Alabama, Louisiana, parts of ...