Echo Press

As the Alexandria Lake Area Sanitary District moves forward with plans to reduce pollution in Lakes Winona, Henry and Agnes, it will hold a public hearing to explain its plans to treat Lake Agnes with alum. The hearing is set for 5 p.m. Tuesday, June 18, at the Douglas County Public...

As the Twin Cities copes with a sudden cluster of drug overdoses, Alexandria's hospital is also seeing a large increase in opioid-based and heroin-based overdoses, an emergency room doctor says. "Alex, like many communities across the state, has been seeing a fairly significant statistical...

Ana Maria Aponte Godoy and Braeden Robert Voltz Megan Leeann Ferguson and Anthony Scott Lenz Tyler Douglas Kroh and Megan Jo Evert Randy Gordon Swanson and Katelyn Dawn Edenloff Amber Lee Dauner and Justin Kyle Joseph Bartlett Cassandra Lynn Dirks and Jacob James Steidl Julie Anne...

DETROIT LAKES, Minn. — A man died here Saturday evening, June 15, while trying to save his 3-year-old child, who had fallen from the bridge into the lake. The man has been identified as Christopher Franklin Nicholas Schultz, 31, of Frazee. The child was brought to shore by bystanders,...

To the editor: With all the snow we had this past winter, when the snow slid off the steel roof of my house it broke a vent pipe. One evening when I walked into the bedroom, my socks got wet. The roof was leaking because of the broken vent pipe.

To the editor: Alexandria's lakes are the foundation of our dynamic local economy. The many recreational opportunities they offer make the Alexandria lakes area a great place to live, work and raise a family. As operators of seasonal small businesses, we recognize that our out-of-town...