Wed, Jul 31, 2013 - 12:00am
On August 6, thousands of communities nationwide will celebrate the 30th annual National Night Out and Alexandria is taking part too with its annual Community Night Out. Local families are invited to attend Community Night Out at City Park in Alexandria on Tuesday, August 6 from 5 to 7 p.m.
Tue, Jul 30, 2013 - 1:54pm
Amanda Lea Peltier, 31, of Starbuck has been charged with the murder of 4-year-old Eric Parker Dean, her fiance's son. Eric was the son of Sommar Kemp of Glenwood and David Dean of Starbuck.
Fri, Jul 26, 2013 - 12:00am
Active Living Douglas County (ALDC) recently celebrated five years of progress.
Wed, Jul 24, 2013 - 12:00am
A rough ride will soon be a whole lot smoother for students, staff, parents and bus drivers who use the Discovery Middle School parking lots. District 206 school board members unanimously approved a project to repair the bus loop that runs in front of the school and the bus parking area behind the school. Improvements are set to begin early to mid-August. The project was awarded to low-bidder Riley Brothers Companies of Morris for $240,498; the engineer's estimated cost for the project was $294,000.
Wed, Jul 24, 2013 - 12:00am
Test results have been returned to city officials regarding the impact of a water runoff event that flowed into Lake Osakis. A heavy rain moved through the Osakis area June 20-21 and forced the release of rainwater runoff that had reportedly infiltrated the city's sewer system. How much was released remains unknown. Three of six water samples taken from Lake Osakis indicated elevated E. coli levels.
Fri, Jul 19, 2013 - 12:00am
Alexandria School Board members donned hard hats and safety vests Monday evening and ventured inside the shell of the new Alexandria Area High School. The tour of the new high school construction seemed to breathe life into months and months of meetings, blueprints and planning. Dean Anderson, school board chair, said, "I was impressed with the quality of the construction. Both the exactness and accuracy of a project of this size and the strength and robustness of the structure. We are getting a very quality building.
Wed, Jul 17, 2013 - 12:00am
Calvin Uhl of Osakis took center stage in June to receive the state's Veterans of Foreign War (VFW) J.
Wed, Jul 17, 2013 - 12:00am
Summertime has proven to be the deadliest time of year on the roads in Minnesota, largely due to motorists traveling faster at unsafe speeds, with clear roads providing a false sense of security, according to the Minnesota Department of Public Safety (DPS). As part of an effort to slow down speeders, DPS is stepping up speed enforcement through this weekend. Statewide, there were 243 speed-related deaths in the last three years. Younger drivers, younger than age 30, accounted for nearly 60 percent of speed-related deaths statewide from 2010 through 2012. Drivers in the ages 30 to 64 age-gr
Fri, Jul 12, 2013 - 12:00am
The extreme rain event that moved through the Osakis area June 20-21 forced the release of rainwater runoff that had reportedly infiltrated the city's sewer system. How much was released remains unknown, according to Osakis City Council member Kyle Kostrzewski. The majority of the rainwater inflow and infiltration occurred at the city's main lift station, near the downtown boat access.
Fri, Jun 28, 2013 - 12:00am
From shiny chrome to sweet paint jobs, the passion, persistence and detail that go into classic car restoration will be on display in Alexandria Sunday. The Vintage Car Club's 25th annual Car Show is Sunday, June 30 from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Douglas County Fairgrounds. This year, about 250 vehicles are expected to be on display. The show generally draws a crowd of about 1,200. Jerry Cline of Alexandria, vice-president of the Vintage Car Club, said the show has become a last-Sunday-in-June tradition.
