Search
Sections

Weather Forecast

Close
Virgil Batesole
Former Alexandria City Council member Batesole dies
Former Alexandria City Council member Virgil Batesole died Friday while vacationing with his family in Maui, Hawaii. He was 88. Batesole served...
 News/government and politics 11 hours 38 min ago
Wes Tessman
Wrestling: Wes Tessman to be inducted in Hall of Fame
When Wes Tessman retired from coaching the Minnewaska wrestling team in 2014, he was surprised to find himself on a prestigious list. At the...
 sports/wrestling March 22, 2019 - 5:00pm
Extra day added for B-E students
Students in Brandon-Evansville will have an extra day of school this year — sort of. At Monday night's school board meeting, the board approved Monday, April 22 as a make-up day for students. April 22 was previously scheduled as a teacher workshop day, which meant students had the...
 News March 22, 2019 - 12:11pm
Videos
Light Drizzle Possible Todayplay buttonLight Drizzle Possible Today
Tracking Areas of Drizzle Saturday Night into Sundayplay buttonTracking Areas of Drizzle Saturday Night into Sunday
Tracking Areas of Drizzle Tonight & Tomorrowplay buttonTracking Areas of Drizzle Tonight & Tomorrow
Beautiful Saturday Aheadplay buttonBeautiful Saturday Ahead
Beautiful Saturday Ahead, Tracking Drizzle Tomorrowplay buttonBeautiful Saturday Ahead, Tracking Drizzle Tomorrow
Subscribe
My AccountE-PAPER
County employee recovers $1 million
More than $1 million has been collected in the past two years by the Douglas County strategic finance collections officer. Phyllis Johnson, who works in the Douglas County Auditor/Treasurer office and is a liaison to the Social Services office, recovers funds from estates to reimburse...
 News March 22, 2019 - 7:11am
The Minnesota Conference of the United Church of Christ plans to sell Pilgrim Point, a church camp on Lake Ida. (Echo Press file photo)
UCC to sell Pilgrim Point
The Minnesota Conference of the United Church of Christ plans to sell Pilgrim Point, the 46-acre church camp on Lake Ida it has run since the...
 Business/Real Estate March 20, 2019 - 9:55am
The roof over the dairy barn on Mark and Cassandra Blowers' farm collapsed March 9 under the weight of snow and ice. (Contributed)
Heavy snow collapses dozens of barns, sheds
Dozens of farmers in Douglas County are dealing with a brutal winter that caused their barns and sheds to collapse under the weight of snow and...
 News March 19, 2019 - 3:58pm
Douglas County Library Director Dawn Dailey demonstrates the magnification abilities of the recently-donated Topaz Video Magnifier. (Ari Leuthner / Echo Press)
Triggering memories: New center at library employs kits to help inspire memories
A brand new center specifically designed to help Alzheimer's and dementia patients is being unveiled next week at the Douglas County Library. The...
 lifestyle March 17, 2019 - 8:25am
UND golfer and Glenwood native Ashlyn Guggisberg is all smiles after her holes-in-one on back-to-back days last week during a tournament in Nevada. (Submitted photo)
Glenwood's Guggisberg accomplishes incredibly rare feat on the golf course
University of North Dakota sophomore Ashlyn Guggisberg was the buzz of Glenwood last week. "It's a small community, and I was receiving tons...
 sports/golf March 20, 2019 - 5:09pm
Brandon-Evansville Superintendent Don Peschel leads a group of citizens and school staff on a tour of the Brandon School Monday night. The group was in the main entryway, about to enter the 1970s portion of the building. (Celeste Edenloff / Echo Press)
No surprises during tour of Brandon school
Inside the 77,825-square-foot Brandon School lies the original 1957 building with its many issues, including space, ADA compliance, lack of security...
 News March 19, 2019 - 8:24am
Moorhead Mayor Johnathan Judd declares a flood emergency from Moorhead City Hall on Friday, March 22, 2019. David Samson / The Forum
Moorhead mayor declares flood emergency; sandbag filling to start next week with goal of 150,000
MOORHEAD — The city of Moorhead will begin filling sandbags next week in anticipation of flooding this spring, with the city setting its initial...
 News March 22, 2019 - 11:54am
Law Enforcement Blotter: March 20
DOUGLAS COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE Tuesday, March 19 Property damage crash, vehicle versus deer, County Road 78 SE, Osakis. Vehicle in ditch,...
 News March 20, 2019 - 4:43pm
Brandon-Evansville Superintendent Don Peschel leads a group of citizens and school staff on a tour of the Brandon School Monday night. The group was in the main entryway, about to enter the 1970s portion of the building. (Celeste Edenloff / Echo Press)
No surprises during tour of Brandon school
Inside the 77,825-square-foot Brandon School lies the original 1957 building with its many issues, including space, ADA compliance, lack of security...
 News March 19, 2019 - 8:24am
The eastbound bridge on Interstate 94 over Lake Latoka is being replaced this summer. The westbound bridge was replaced last year. (Contributed)
Alternative lane closures on I-94 near Alexandria to begin
Drivers on Interstate 94 will encounter alternating lane closures between the Highway 27 and 29 interchanges near Alexandria on Wednesday, March...
 News March 19, 2019 - 9:50am
Hospital errors in state are up
Mistakes in procedures at Minnesota hospitals are on the rise — but the overall percentage of errors is still very low. That's according to an annual report, Minnesota Adverse Health Events, released last month. The number of reportable adverse events in Minnesota hospitals, ambulatory...
 News March 21, 2019 - 9:02am
The roof over the dairy barn on Mark and Cassandra Blowers' farm collapsed March 9 under the weight of snow and ice. (Contributed)
Heavy snow collapses dozens of barns, sheds
Dozens of farmers in Douglas County are dealing with a brutal winter that caused their barns and sheds to collapse under the weight of snow and...
 News March 19, 2019 - 3:58pm

Inside Echo Press

View all of our publications in our Magazine Rack - CLICK HERE!

View our local real estate guide - CLICK HERE!

View regional garage sales on this interactive map - CLICK HERE!

View our local legal notices - CLICK HERE! ...

randomness