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Technology upgrades and improvements make up the largest portion of the capital improvement projects that were unanimously approved Monday night by the Alexandria School Board. The technology portion came to nearly $1.4 million of the $3.5 million allotted for the coming school year....

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...

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...

Facing a projected deficit for the first time in nine years, the Alexandria School District is looking at solutions through a combination of cuts and financial reserves, Superintendent Julie Critz said at the Alexandria School Board meeting Monday night. She cautioned that the projections...

By State Rep. Paul Anderson, R-Starbuck We did the right thing last week (March 14) when both the House and Senate took quick action to pass a measure that will assist farmers in recovering from near-record amounts of snow that have fallen all across the state.

Technology upgrades and improvements make up the largest portion of the capital improvement projects that were unanimously approved Monday night by the Alexandria School Board. The technology portion came to nearly $1.4 million of the $3.5 million allotted for the coming school year....

To the editor: "Thou Shalt Not Kill." God is speaking to all of us through this commandment. Yet abortion laws have allowed the abortion of more than 61 million children since Roe v. Wade. That's nearly 50 times the number of American soldiers killed in all wars. The abortion industry...