Echo Press

There will be an increase in next year's levy for the Brandon-Evansville School District. The 5.05 percent increase was approved at the annual Truth in Taxation meeting Monday, Dec. 17, at the regular school board meeting. This year's levy was $879,409, while next year's levy was...

At its Monday meeting, the Alexandria City Council approved five recommendations from a task force that's been studying a Douglas County Fairgrounds Area Master Plan for the past two years. The task force recommended: • The two owners of the fairgrounds land — the city and the...

Two Alexandria City Council members who are leaving office at the end of the year were given a send-off Monday night. Cake, coffee and punch were served before the council's meeting in honor of Virgil Batesole and Bob Kuhlman. Mayor Sara Carlson thanked both of them for their public...

Bomb threats were emailed to several Alexandria businesses today, Thursday, Dec. 13, and are believed to be part of a nationwide scam, according to authorities. The Alexandria Police Department was called to several businesses to investigate the threats, which were all made through...