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    February 17, 2017
    LETTER: Project was seriously flawed
    To the editor: I currently live in Holmes City, the unincorporated town established in 1866, before Alexandria. I am disabled and have a child with special needs. Public works needs a change in leadership, along with the good-old-boy network that has been in existence in Alexandria...
    opinion/lettersFebruary 17, 2017 - 10:03am
    January 13, 2017
    Faster connections for Douglas County
    Help is on the way for nearly 300 households and 39 businesses in Douglas County that are frustrated with slow, unreliable Internet connections. On Wednesday, Lt. Gov. Tina Smith and the Department of Employment and Economic Development announced grants totaling $34 million for 42...
    newsJanuary 13, 2017 - 6:00am
    November 21, 2015
    Trinity Lutheran Church in Holmes City was buzzing with activity Saturday at its annual Holiday Boutique. (Tara Bitzan l Echo Press)
    A day of crafts and socializing
    Many people enjoyed the bright, sunny Saturday to take a drive for some shopping and socializing. Trinity Lutheran Church in Holmes City held...
    news/crimeNovember 21, 2015 - 12:21pm
    June 17, 2015
    Guests at the Holmes City Farmers Market stop to peruse Rocky Quarles’ booth of microgreens on Saturday, June 6. (Contributed)
    Rides available to Holmes City Farmers Market
    Holmes City Farmers’ Market is now offering a new service to those who can’t find transportation to the market. Rainbow Rider, with a carrying...
    countryJune 17, 2015 - 12:00am
    October 11, 2013
    Blade’s Store in TV spotlight Sunday night
    Holmes City store featured on KSTP-TV Sunday
    newsOctober 11, 2013 - 9:08am
    July 31, 2013
    Shirley Peterson crafts floral arrangements available at the Holmes City Farmer's Market. Peterson adds blooms brought in from church members' gardens in her bouquets. (Echo Press photo by Crystal Dey)
    Holmes City Farmers' Market puts the 'unity' in community
    In a fabled time, when food was scarce one man fed a village. As the story goes, curious townsfolk approached the man and asked what he was...
    life/foodJuly 31, 2013 - 12:00am
    June 5, 2013
    Two attempted burglaries reported at Holmes City residence days apart
    The Douglas County Sheriff's Office received two 911 calls from the same residence in Holmes City reporting an attempted burglary once on Saturday and again on Monday. The first call was received on Saturday, June 1, at 6:56 p.m. Aaron Schultz reported he had found the door to his...
    newsJune 5, 2013 - 11:20am
    August 12, 2009
    Man dies in tubing accident
    A 32-year-old Colorado man died in a tubing accident last Thursday evening on Pocket Lake. According to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office, a 911 call came in shortly after 5:30 p.m. from 10677 Easy Street, which is on the west side of Pocket Lake in Holmes City Township. Charles...
    newsAugust 12, 2009 - 12:05am
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