09/05/2008 12:00 AM The first time Tenner and Roma Thompson met Alaska Governor Sarah Palin was on the road to the Anchorage airport.
It was 1995, and the Thompsons, of Alexandria, were flying home after having spent two weeks in Wasilla, Alaska, while visiting their son, Kirk Thompson.
09/05/2008 12:00 AM A project to improve drainage flow in Alexandria is temporarily clogging traffic.
The city is installing bigger storm sewer lines as part of a $3 million project that’s expected to help alleviate flooding throughout the city.
09/05/2008 12:00 AM When anyone asked Dave Robley how he was on Tuesday, his reply was always upbeat and included the words “great” or “terrific.”
Why? Because Robley, the director of Douglas County Public Works, can finally move ahead with the County Road 42/34/11 project.
09/05/2008 12:00 AM Members of the Lake Carlos Area Association (LCAA) are disappointed with the appellate court ruling in favor of Douglas County on the County Road 42/11/34 project.
09/05/2008 12:00 AM Those interested in the outcome of two key local races in next Tuesday’s primary election won’t have to bother Douglas County election officials or wait long for the results.
09/05/2008 12:00 AM The Alexandria School Board is exploring its options involving post-retirement benefits that could increase taxes but provide advantages to students and families.
09/05/2008 12:00 AM In a preview of similar financial decisions still to be made, Douglas County commissioners approved last week the county’s Housing and Redevelopment Authority’s 2009 levy request of $465,000.
09/05/2008 12:00 AM The Douglas County DFL (Democratic Farmers Labor) Party invites you to meet local candidates at the downtown campaign headquarters grand opening celebration.
09/05/2008 12:00 AM It began in April 2008 and will take several years, but eventually all of Minnesota’s 158 types of license plates will be flat, rather than embossed, and produced in a manner that saves time, space, money and a few unpleasant chemicals, while it makes the plates easier to read.
09/05/2008 12:00 AM American Legion Post 87 will present the Joe Foss Institute program “Veterans Inspiring Patriotism” to the public on Patriots Day, September 11 at 6:30 p.m. at the Alexandria Technical College in the law enforcement gym.
09/03/2008 12:00 AM With the primary election less than one week away, voters may be wondering what they need to do and where they need to go.
Here is some information to help voters get ready.
09/03/2008 12:00 AM Scott Heckert, principal of Washington Elementary School in Alexandria, welcomed students to their first day of school Tuesday morning.
09/03/2008 12:00 AM More help is on the way for victims of domestic violence.
The Otto Bremer Foundation awarded $100,000 for two years of funding for Someplace Safe of Douglas County, which offers domestic violence advocacy services.
09/03/2008 12:00 AM Someplace Safe of Douglas and Pope counties is proud to present the first-ever “Unity Gala” planned for Friday, September 12.
The event, which will take place at the Lakeside Ballroom in Glenwood, is a fundraiser for Someplace Safe.
09/03/2008 12:00 AM The Barrows Neurological Institute, based in Phoenix, Arizona, is conducting a national case study to learn of the effects caused by stress, anxiety and spirituality in individuals living with Parkinson’s disease.
09/03/2008 12:00 AM A fundraiser will take place in Alexandria this Thursday and Friday to give those who have committed a crime a chance to turn their life around.
A combination of barbecued chicken and corn on the cob will be served at Pete’s County Market from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. both days, September 4-5.
08/29/2008 12:00 AM A Level 3 predatory offender notification meeting has been set for Wednesday, September 3 at 6 p.m. in the gym at Jefferson High School.
08/29/2008 12:00 AM Law enforcement officers in the city of Alexandria and Douglas County have been busy this week.
And now, they need the public’s help.
08/29/2008 12:00 AM About a dozen “jailbirds” were booked, photographed, fingerprinted and allowed to make a phone call – make that a lot of phone calls – at Bug-A-Boo Bay in Alexandria Tuesday.
08/29/2008 12:00 AM Minnesota Twins legend Harmon Killebrew never hit 50 home runs in a single major league season.
He came close, twice, smashing 49 in 1964 and again in 1969.
With instant replay, he might have made it.
08/29/2008 12:00 AM Douglas County Hospital staff and board members dug in August 22 during a groundbreaking ceremony for the hospital’s new $31 million expansion.
08/29/2008 12:00 AM If you’re planning to drive on the freeway east of Alexandria in the next couple of weeks, expect some delays coming back into town.
08/29/2008 12:00 AM Along with the Minnesota Sesquicentennial, the 100th anniversary of the Model T Ford, the Glacial Ridge Trail will be celebrating its 40th anniversary this year.
08/29/2008 12:00 AM The Regent Candidate Advisory Council (RCAC) is currently accepting applications for four positions on the Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota.
08/29/2008 12:00 AM The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Minnesota and the Minnesota Department of Human Services are teaming up to offer free parent education trainings around the state on evidence based practices in children’s mental health.
08/29/2008 12:00 AM Stroke Detection Plus, a mobile ultrasound service that does preventative health screenings throughout the Midwest, will be conducting stroke and vascular screenings in Alexandria on Thursday, September 25 at the Eagles Lodge.
08/29/2008 12:00 AM The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reports that the entire state of Minnesota is meeting its new, health-based outdoor air-quality standard for fine particles (soot).
08/29/2008 12:00 AM Douglas County Auditor-Treasurer Tom Reddick has issued a reminder to mobile home owners that first-half tax payments are due on or before Tuesday, September 2.
08/29/2008 12:00 AM Habitat for Humanity of Douglas County President John Beem reports the election of new board members: Steve Hellermann and Gordon VanderHelm.
08/29/2008 12:00 AM The state’s annual summary of traffic crashes, Minnesota Motor Vehicle Crash Facts 2007, reports 510 people were killed on state roads in 2007, up from 494 in 2006.
08/29/2008 12:00 AM Seventy-two fatal work-injuries were recorded in Minnesota in 2007, a decrease of six cases from 2006 and 15 fewer cases than in 2005.
08/29/2008 12:00 AM The Knute Nelson Foundation and Alexandria Technical College Foundation are joining efforts to host educational workshops on estate planning and charitable giving.
08/29/2008 12:00 AM For the past 40 years, RMCEP has been a recognized leader in workforce development, serving the 19-county area of north central and west central Minnesota.
08/29/2008 12:00 AM The Minnesota Department of Revenue reminds disabled veterans to take advantage of a new property tax benefit, allowing them full or partial property tax exclusion for their homestead.
08/27/2008 12:00 AM Sitting on a tube, floating lazily along with the sounds of birds chirping and the wind whispering in your ear sounds like a pretty good way to spend a day.
08/27/2008 12:00 AM A new milestone has been reached in Douglas County’s long quest for a new jail.
At a special meeting Monday morning, the Douglas County Board reaffirmed its plans to build a new jail at the site of the current public works center along 3rd Avenue West by giving the architectural firm the green light to proceed with the project.
08/27/2008 12:00 AM “Operation Renovation,” a remodeling project at the Alexandria Area Arts Association Theatre, is in full swing and expected to be completed by the end of September.
08/27/2008 12:00 AM Public safety officials are urging motorcyclists to practice safe riding behaviors following a week of crashes that resulted in four rider deaths and two serious injuries.
To date in 2008, 39 riders have died, compared to 37 at this time last year. In all, 61 riders died on Minnesota roads last year.
08/27/2008 12:00 AM A rear-end crash last Friday at the intersection of County Roads 8 and 40 west of Alexandria sent three area residents to the Douglas County Hospital.
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