Longtime Sun and Messenger columnist Carrie Classon is stepping into the world of fiction with the release of her debut novel, “Loon Point”, arriving January 27. Set in Minnesota’s Northwoods, the ...

Washington County Deputy and longtime Scandia resident Chris Majeski has spent two decades running toward danger to help others. Now he is facing an aggressive form of cancer that has spread rapidly, ...

A group of Washington County deputies known as the North Starrys is turning their passion for hockey into a show of support this April by joining a benefit tournament for fellow deputy Chris Majeski ...

We are heading into the holiday season—already. This year it seems like I have been running and racing and making it to places in the nick of time all year. I tend to overschedule—although I’d like to ...

Maybe being in Mexico while I’m sick is marginally better than being sick back at home in the U.S. because it is warm here and I can sit out in the sunshine like a big, grumpy gecko and soak up the ...

Winter didn’t pull any punches this year, did it? It seems fall left without a trace, the snow and cold came, and here we find ourselves in the heart of the winter season. Of course, as an ice ...

Remember your first deer? How old were you when you shot it? Was it a buck or doe? Was it one of those deer that just appeared out of nowhere like it just popped up out of the ground? Maybe you saw it ...

I’ve always been a messy person. I’m by no means gross, but I’ve always been cluttered and disorganized. My desk at the office is often disheveled with papers. My bathroom at home frequently has ...

The world’s largest rodent – the capybara – is enjoying a long moment of fame. Search the internet and you’ll find thousands of videos of these laid-back creatures leaping into lakes, floating on the ...