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    May 22, 2019
    Are turn signals needed in roundabouts?
    Question: Are drivers required to use turn signals when entering or exiting a roundabout? With a newly constructed roundabout very recently opened in town, I have not once observed a turn signal used. What is the law? Answer: Minnesota state law says that a signal of intention to...
    news9 hours 19 min ago
    During a mock car crash for Brandon-Evansville high school students, emergency and law enforcement personnel carry the body of student who "died" in the simulation to a waiting hearse. (Celeste Edenloff / Echo Press)
    Mock crash hits hard at Brandon-Evansville School
    Shelly and Troy Fuller of Evansville were asked to do a task no parents should ever have to do. They had to write an obituary for their teenage...
    news15 hours 34 min ago
    Letter to the Editor: Runestone is authentic; Big Ole is a joke
    To the editor:
    news16 hours 26 min ago
    Sue Wadsworth chokes up when talking about her mother Evadne (second from left). Also pictured is Sue's partner Alan Cassvant. (Ross Evavold / Echo Press)
    More than a house: Wadsworth becomes first to pay off Habitat home
    It was two decades ago, but Sue Wadsworth will never forget the people from a fledgling Habitat for Humanity program who helped build her house....
    news19 hours 39 min ago
    May 21, 2019
    Alexandria police officers Tony Golden (left) and Kevin Guenther enjoy their rib dinner courtesy of the Corral Saloon and Eatery. (Celeste Edenloff / Echo Press)
    Small token of thanks: Corral provides lunch for law enforcement officers
    Sue Hawkinson knows a little bit about what law enforcement officers go through day in and day out, since she has two brothers who are now retired...
    newsMay 21, 2019 - 4:44pm
    Bullying alleged at District 206
    Two issues — bullying and books — packed the district office conference room Monday night for the Alexandria School Board's regular...
    news/educationMay 21, 2019 - 4:14pm
    More facility options added, some deleted
    Two more facility options — with lower price tags than the first four options that were unveiled in April — were presented at a work...
    newsMay 21, 2019 - 4:02pm
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    Two local senators pleased with session
    The two Republican state senators representing Douglas County were satisfied with the outcome of the legislative session. Sen. Bill Ingebrigtsen,...
    news/government-and-politicsMay 21, 2019 - 11:11am
    May 20, 2019
    Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan and Gov. Tim Walz walk through the Capitol press room Monday, May 20, 2019. They talked to reporters on the final day of the regular legislative session. Don Davis / Forum News Service
    Here's what the bipartisan state budget could mean for Greater Minnesota
    ST. PAUL — Greater Minnesota could see expanded access to broadband, more money for public schools and a tax cut for some as part of a budget...
    news/government-and-politicsMay 20, 2019 - 5:38pm
    Law Enforcement Blotter: May 17-19
    DOUGLAS COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE Friday, May 17 Patrol activity, deputy was waved down for a man that fell off his bike and hit his face, Highway...
    newsMay 20, 2019 - 4:51pm
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    Minnesota begins another 'Click It or Ticket' campaign on 10th anniversary of seat belt law
    ST. PAUL - Ten years after Minnesota implemented a primary seat belt law, law enforcement is conducting another “Click It or Ticket” campaign...
    news/government-and-politicsMay 20, 2019 - 2:10pm
    May 19, 2019
    Legislative leaders and Gov. Tim Walz on Sunday, May 19, 2019, announced a two-year budget plan with a day left in the regular legislative session. Dana Ferguson / Forum News Service
    Walz, legislative leaders strike budget deal, drop gas tax hike
    ST. PAUL — Minnesota legislative leaders and the governor on Sunday, May 19, announced a compromise budget deal with hours remaining in the...
    news/government-and-politicsMay 19, 2019 - 8:17pm
    For the record
    Alexandria Planning Commission Monday, May 20 Location: Alexandria City Hall Council Chambers at 704 Broadway St.
    newsMay 19, 2019 - 11:52am
    Traffic backs up from the main parking lot at Alexandria Area High School to Pioneer Road. Beginning on Monday, May 20, that road will become a one-way road for entering traffic. The road to the south that connects to 50th Avenue will be a one-way for exiting traffic. (File photo)
    AAHS roads changing to one-ways
    In an effort to improve safety and traffic flow, two roads leading to and from Alexandria Area High School's main parking lot are being temporarily...
    news/educationMay 19, 2019 - 6:52am
    May 18, 2019
    Ann Stehn is the new director of Horizon Public Health. She took over for Sandy Tubbs, who retired earlier this year. (Lowell Anderson / Echo Press)
    Stehn happy to be at Horizon: She is new public health director
    When Ann Stehn heard there was going to be an opening for the director of Horizon Public Health, she couldn't pass up the opportunity to try...
    newsMay 18, 2019 - 8:51am
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