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At last year's Memorial Day parade, veterans walking in the Alexandria Memorial Day parade stand at attention and listen to "Taps" as a two wreaths were thrown in the water. (Celeste Edenloff / Echo Press)
Local Memorial Day events to be held Monday, May 27
Alexandria 8:30 a.m.-noon. Annual pancake breakfast and bake sale at First Congregational Church, 221 Seventh Ave. W. 10 a.m. Parade starts at...
 News May 25, 2019 - 7:47am
First responders to be honored at Viking Speedway
First reponders and other emergency personnel will be honored this weekend, May 25-26, at Viking Speedway in Alexandria. We Got Your Back organized the salute, which goes out to police and sheriff departments, dispatchers, jailers, State Patrol, ambulance crews, fire departments,...
 News May 24, 2019 - 3:25pm
A truck crosses onto the shoulder Tuesday evening to avoid holes in County Road 12 north of Garfield. (Karen Tolkkinen / Echo Press)
County: CR 12 potholes part of plan
Less than a year after County Road 12 north of Garfield was rebuilt and temporarily paved, cracks and holes have appeared in the surface, requiring...
 News May 25, 2019 - 8:22am
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Woman dies after rollover crash near Fergus Falls
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. — An Illinois woman has died from injuries suffered in a rollover crash near Fergus Falls on Friday, May 24, according to a report from the Minnesota State Patrol. The crash happened at about 11:40 a.m. on Interstate 94. Shawn Ottum, 41, of Aurora, Colo., was...
 News/accidents May 25, 2019 - 11:45am
Mike Bittner from KLJ, a consulting firm hired by MnDOT, presented information to both county and city officials at a work session during Tuesday’s regular Douglas County Board meeting. (Celeste Edenloff / Echo Press)
Roundabouts for Highway 29 North? Consulting firm, MnDOT want three
After looking at several options for a three-mile stretch of Highway 29 that extends from Alexandria's Third Avenue to County Road 73, just beyond...
 News May 24, 2019 - 12:19pm
Osakis' Jacob Wielenberg (left) and Kobie Lara (right) shake hands after the high jump on Thursday at the Subsection 21 meet in Morris. Both qualified for the Section 6A meet in the high jump by clearing 5-feet, 6-inches. (Brooke Kern / Forum News Service)
Track and field: Area athletes qualify for Section 6A meet
Spots at the Section 6A meet were up for grabs in Morris on Thursday as teams gathered for the Subsection-21 meet, and Osakis qualified plenty...
 sports/track and field May 24, 2019 - 1:13pm
Dennis Lester chimes in during a Beer and Hymn event at the Cozy Cup Cafe in Parkers Prairie. Behind him are keyboarist Pam Wenzel and Pastor Rachel Stout on guitar. (Karen Tolkkinen / Echo Press)
Beer & Hymns: Area churches take hymn singing public
In a Parkers Prairie cafe, amid the clink of silverware and dishes, a young girl hands out booklets that have been stapled together. "Beer &...
 lifestyle/faith May 23, 2019 - 6:01am
Steele resigns from license bureau: Crotteau is appointed interim director
Susan Crotteau has been appointed interim director of the Douglas County License Bureau. She was appointed by the Douglas County commissioners at their regular board meeting Tuesday, May 21. Crotteau will take over for Angie Steele, whose resignation was accepted by the commissioners...
 News May 24, 2019 - 4:47pm
Area road project work suspended for holiday weekend
Work on most highway projects in Minnesota is being suspended for the Memorial Day weekend holiday,and that includes two area projects. The Highway...
 News/traffic and construction May 24, 2019 - 7:58am
Law Enforcement Blotter: May 20-23
DOUGLAS COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE Monday, May 20 Animal complaint, report of a horse on the road, County Road 15, Kensington. Suspicious activity,...
 News May 24, 2019 - 3:05pm
Alexandria's Maci Tilleskjor rounds third base as she heads in for the Cardinals' only run of the game in an 11-1 loss to top-seeded Sartell-St. Stephen on Thursday night. (Eric Morken / Echo Press)
Softball: Sartell's bats erupt to knock Alexandria to the losers bracket
The Alexandria softball team came into Thursday’s Section 8AAA second-round playoff game at top-seeded Sartell knowing a couple things for...
 sports/softball May 23, 2019 - 8:28pm
Alexandria School District pulls two books from program
In response to complaints about books some eighth-graders read as part of a language arts unit this year, Assistant Superintendent Rick Sansted announced at Monday night's Alexandria School Board meeting that parents will be part of a committee to review book selections in the future. Two...
 News/education May 23, 2019 - 5:18pm
Charlie Meyer
Courthouse parking lot on hold
Although the discussion was minimal, Douglas County Board Chairman Charlie Meyer stated at Tuesday's meeting, "The (proposed) parking lot is...
 News May 23, 2019 - 2:10pm
Four-year-old Lillian Dahmes of Carlos bounces high into the air at Ole Oppe Fest on Second Avenue in Alexandria Sunday. (Al Edenloff / Echo Press)
High-flying fun at Ole Oppe Fest
A bright sunny day added to the fun of Ole Oppe Fest early Sunday afternoon. It was Kids/Famiy Day at the event, which is sponsored by the Alexandria...
 News 6 hours 20 min ago
Alumni of Alexandria Area High School and Jefferson High School rehearse for "Broadway Revue," a fundraiser to send the high school drama students to Scotland next year. (Karen Tolkkinen / Echo Press)
Theater alumni return to Alexandria
They came from Boston, from Florida, from Duluth, North Dakota, the Twin Cities. Some hadn't seen each other in three or four years. But when...
 entertainment/theater 8 hours 2 min ago

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