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Don’t let electrical accidents crop up this spring during planting season
Planting season is one of the busiest times of the year, especially this year when the season has been delayed by weather. Yet, farmers and their helpers need to pay as much attention to what’s above their heads and within reach of their machinery as they do to their tillage and planting work.
Saturday, May, 25, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

Cold water dangerous to boaters this Memorial Day weekend
Minnesotans are eager to hit the water for Memorial Day weekend, but the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is reminding boaters that warmer weather does not mean warm water.
Saturday, May, 25, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

Has our youth gone mild? Incarceration rates at historic low
The number of minors locked up in the nation’s correctional facilities is lower now than it has been in 35 years. Since 1975, juvenile incarceration rates have fluctuated, hitting a high in 1995 of 107,637. The total plummeted to 70,792 in 2010. A similar trend was observed in Douglas County with a higher number cited in 1997, 532, than in more recent years.
Friday, May, 24, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

Thumbs Up/Down - May 24, 2013
Are you ready for summer? Start the season off on a fun note by checking out the many Awake the Lakes events in Alexandria this weekend.
Friday, May, 24, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - Opinion

Letter - Visit and support cemeteries on Memorial Day
The Civil War ended in 1865 and claimed at least 620,000 and possibly up to 850,000 lives, either through battle, disease, starvation or accidents. Shortly afterward, the Grand Army of the Republic issued a general order designating Decoration Day. Since World War I, that day has been referred to as Memorial Day and is set aside as a day to remember all veterans who have died in all U.S. wars.
Friday, May, 24, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - Opinion

News Briefs: Day care provider charged in infant’s death
Editor's note: The following is a collection of news briefs from Forum Communication Company newspapers in Minnesota, North Dakota and Wisconsin.
Thursday, May, 23, 2013 - Forum News Service - News

Patty Stene, 55
Patty Elizabeth Stene was born July 26, 1957 in Windom to Eugene Arlow and Janice Bell (Glidden) Stene.
Wednesday, May, 22, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - Obituaries (free view)

News Briefs: Man pleads guilty to molesting two girls
Editor's note: The following is a collection of news briefs from Forum Communication Company newspapers in North Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Tuesday, May, 21, 2013 - Forum News Service - News

Report shows lowest number of boating fatalities on record, overall drop in accidents and injuries
The U.S. Coast Guard released its 2012 Recreational Boating Statistics last Monday, revealing that boating fatalities that year totaled 651, the lowest number of boating fatalities on record.
Sunday, May, 19, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

Driving home a tragic lesson
Although the crash, the blood and the screams were all fake, the lesson they delivered was all too real. Don’t send text messages when you are driving. It could cost a life.
Friday, May, 17, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

Local motorcycle group reminds drivers to watch for bikers
Warm weather is here and American Bikers for Awareness, Training, and Education (ABATE) of Minnesota would like to remind motorists that motorcycle riders are back on the roads.
Friday, May, 17, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

News Briefs: Truck driver given jail time for fatal crash
Editor's note: The following is a collection of news briefs from Forum Communication Company newspapers in North Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Tuesday, May, 14, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

Annandale man injured at Douglas County Hospital
An Annandale man fell approximately 20 feet from a bucket lift in the Douglas County Hospital parking lot Friday afternoon. He was transported to the emergency room to be treated for injuries.
Saturday, May, 11, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

Thumbs Up/Down - May 10, 2013
If the ice melts enough for anglers to get out on the water this weekend for the fishing opener, they should remember one more important item besides their license, bait and gear: A life jacket.
Friday, May, 10, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - Opinion

Letter - Housing industry does not need mandate for indoor sprinkler systems
In order to keep new homes affordable and continue the economic recovery, the members of the Builders Association of Minnesota (BAM) continue to fight to protect consumers against needless regulations. That’s why we, along with BAM and others in the housing industry, strongly oppose a new regulation being discussed by the state: a requirement that an indoor home sprinkler system must be included in every new 4,500-square-foot home built in Minnesota.
Friday, May, 10, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - Opinion

UPDATE 8:45 A.M.: Both eastbound I-94 lanes now open after crash
Both lanes of eastbound Interstate 94 east of Alexandria re-opened at 8:45 a.m. this morning, Wednesday.
Wednesday, May, 08, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

News Briefs: Mom who pushed DUI bill, cited for DUI
Editor's note: The following is a collection of news briefs from Forum Communication Company newspapers in North Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Tuesday, May, 07, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - News

Everett Anderson, 89
Everett Anderson, age 89, went to meet his Savior on Tuesday morning, April 30, 2013 from his home in Osakis.
Saturday, May, 04, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - Obituaries (free view)

Column - the great George Jones sang what he lived
George Jones, the greatest country singer of all time, was a cat with nine lives; at least.
Friday, May, 03, 2013 - Alexandria Echo Press - Opinion

News Briefs: Search is on for man believed swept away by floodwaters
Editor's note: The following is a collection of news briefs from Forum Communication Company newspapers in North Dakota, Wisconsin and Minnesota.
Thursday, May, 02, 2013 - Forum News Service - News

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