Credit Patty Busse

I got to thinking about the best gift I’ve ever received, and I would have to put the gift of reading right up there at the top. As it happened, my 1-year-older brother came home fro...

Credit Madeline J. Hogshead

It’s a birdhouse. It’s a mailbox. No, it’s a Little Free Library and it is chock-full of books! With roughly 3,000 registered Little Free Libraries worldwide, the book exchange is ab...

Credit Dick Bernard

Here are this week’s blog posts. If you're interested in joining our Local Voices roll, email kris.janisch@patch.com. Our most popular post of late was this blog about Costco from C...

Credit Patty Busse

There are some good times to listen to (not read!) a book… You’re in a car headed to work, and it’s a half-hour drive. Or they’ve closed the Stillwater bridge, making your commute ev...

Credit Kris Janisch

Monday Afraid of Heights, Flying High in Woodbury Elizabeth Wallace, 16, a junior at Woodbury High School, has been named to the U.S. women’s ski jumping development team. ...