Echo Press

Alexandria FCA will host the next Wake Up Alexandria event on Friday, Jan. 18, from 7:30-8:30 a.m. at the NorthStar Sports Complex, 3888 Pioneer Rd SE. The twice-monthly event is sponsored by the Alexandria Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce, and is open to everyone.

Parents in the Brandon-Evansville School District may soon have a new option for before- and after-school child care. The B-E School Board approved the adoption of a day care program on both ends of the school day at its Monday night meeting. Surveys were sent to parents of students...

An option to issue street reconstruction bonds to pay for street projects in Alexandria is back in play. At its meeting Monday night, the Alexandria City Council voted 5-0 to preserve the option of issuing up to $2.5 million in bonds. This does not obligate the city to use even a...

The Alexandria City Council is taking another run at the complex process of changing Alexandria's charter — the 58-year-old document that serves as the city's constitution. At Monday's council meeting, the city's Charter Commission unanimously recommended five amendments to the...

A District 206 school bus carrying 44 students was rear-ended by a vehicle Monday morning in Alexandria, while five more students were waiting to board. The crash was reported at 7:18 a.m., on the 1500 block of N. Nokomis St., and occurred in slippery conditions. The bus contained...