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This aerial view from the southwest shows how the GoodNeighbor Properties development would look at the corner of Broadway and Third Avenue in Alexandria. The ground level would be for commercial and retail use while the three upper levels would be apartments. (Drawing courtesy of Tanek and Good Neighbor Properties)
Broadway project moves ahead
A $14 million redevelopment project at the corner of Broadway and Third Avenue in Alexandria moved ahead Monday night. The Alexandria City Council...
 News / government and politics 7 hours 49 min ago
Fairgrounds master plan approved
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...
 government and politics / News 7 hours 50 min ago
Batesole, Kuhlman honored at final council meeting
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...
 News / government and politics 7 hours 51 min ago
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Friends in high places? Gov. Mark Dayton talks Garth Brooks into extra show
ST. PAUL -- Country music star Garth Brooks will spend some extra time in the Twin Cities next spring, he announced Monday. Brooks in a conference...
 entertainment 19 hours 12 min ago
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Boys basketball: Alex wins two after getting back to full strength
The Alexandria boys basketball team was able to show what it can do at full strength on Friday and Saturday. The Cardinals had been without senior...
 sports / basketball December 15, 2018 - 9:52pm
A cell phone sits in the charging station at the Alexandria Public Library. (Abel Mehari / Echo Press)
New upgrade for library
If you were worried about your phone dying while reading at the library, worry no more. The Douglas County Public Library has now brought in...
 News December 16, 2018 - 12:55pm
The Gibsons bought the manger figures last year. The figures illuminate from within until 11 p.m. (Karen Tolkkinen / Echo Press)
Who stole the baby Jesus?
The couple that runs the Cedar Rose Inn says someone stole the baby Jesus from the manger scene on their side lawn. They discovered it missing...
 News / crime and courts December 14, 2018 - 7:22am
Dry December threatens bare Christmas in Duluth, central Minnesota
DULUTH — Duluth is expected to have an inch of snow on the ground come Dec. 25 — but that’s about it. That’s technically enough to consider...
 News / Weather December 15, 2018 - 2:36pm
The Alexandria boys hockey team celebrates a Caleb Strong goal in the second period that tied the game up at 3-3 against St. Cloud. (Eric Morken / Echo Press) play button
Boys hockey: A win, but not without some worry
Win or lose, the Alexandria boys hockey team was going to learn a lot about itself this week. The Cardinals were 4-0 entering Monday and had...
 sports / hockey December 13, 2018 - 11:50pm
State Rep. Mary Franson, R-Alexandria, collects food and clothing items in the parking lot of Eldens Fresh Foods Saturday, Dec. 8. Scott Olson (middle) and Alexandria City Council member Todd Jensen volunteered to help. (Al Edenloff / Echo Press)
Franson's food, clothing drive a success
Bags and boxes of food and clothing quickly piled up around State Rep. Mary Franson, R-Alexandria, while she was sitting outside of Elden's Fresh...
 News December 14, 2018 - 6:54pm
Bronze star grave markers are used to mark the graves of veterans. The symbols on the star are as follows: crossed rifles for land forces and an anchor for sailors. The letters signify fraternity, charity and loyalty. The marker was patterned after the Civil War Grand Army of the Republic Badge. (Celeste Edenloff / Echo Press)
Bronze stars should be placed by next Memorial Day
Next spring, bronze stars missing from grave sites of area veterans will be replaced. A funding policy for those stars was approved Tuesday at...
 government and politics / News December 14, 2018 - 10:13am
The Stearns County Sheriff's Office was dispatched Sunday, Dec. 16, 2018, to a fatal crash involving a pickup truck and a horse-drawn buggy north of Avon, Minn. Submitted photo
2 dead after horse-drawn buggy struck from behind
AVON, Minn. — Two adults are dead after their horse-drawn buggy was struck from behind by a Ford F-150 pickup at 11:17 a.m. on Sunday, Dec....
 News / accidents December 16, 2018 - 6:03pm
Alexandria's Mayson Toft gets to a loose puck against St. Cloud on Thursday night. Toft assisted on a Marki Oberg goal late in the third period of the 3-1 loss to the Icebreakers. (Lowell Anderson / Echo Press)
Girls hockey: Cardinals sticking together through goal-scoring troubles
The Alexandria girls hockey team continues to do a lot of things well, except for the most important piece -- finding the back of the net. The...
 sports / hockey December 14, 2018 - 10:42am
Willy Porter and the Trews entertain crowds with upbeat versions of Christmas music during a Holiday Train stop in Alexandria Thursday morning. The annual event is a fundraiser for the Douglas County Outreach Food Shelf. (Lowell Anderson / Echo Press)
Music helps feed the hungry
Not only did entertainers on the Holiday Train provide Christmas music to brighten the day for people in Alexandria Thursday, but the railway...
 News December 13, 2018 - 3:03pm
Bomb threats reported in Alexandria, across the country
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...
 News / crime and courts December 13, 2018 - 3:28pm

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