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Icy conditions have changed plans for a candlelight ski at Lake Carlos State Park this Saturday, Jan. 19. This event will now only be a snowshoe event due to the poor condition of the ski trails with the ice.  "We will still have the snowshoe portion for those wanting to snowshoe...

The Brandon Evansville School Board — which included the two new members who were elected last November, Jana Anderson and Diane Richter — approved board member salaries at the Monday, Jan. 14 meeting. Board chairman David Anderson, who said he's not on the board for the money,...

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...

HOCKEY Alexandria Blizzard at Rochester, 7:05 p.m. Alexandria at Mankato West, 5:15 p.m. BOYS BASKETBALL Alexandria vs. St. Cloud Tech, 7:15 p.m. Brandon-Evansville at Parkers Prairie, 7:15 p.m. Osakis at St. John’s Prep, 7 p.m. WCA vs. Ortonville, 7:30 p.m.