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    July 19, 2019
    Echo Press' new website goes live next week
    The Echo Press will launch a new website next week, with new features to improve the experience of our digital readers. The new echopress.com...
    news15 hours 24 min ago
    Watch out for fresh oil on Hwy 27 between Alexandria, Hoffman
    The Minnesota Department of Transportation warns motorists to watch for fresh oil on Highway 27 between Hoffman and Alexandria, from Wild Rose Lane/Timber Shores Drive to Honeysuckle Lane. Crews are in this area completing a preventative maintenance sealcoat project and fresh oil...
    news/traffic-and-construction17 hours 13 min ago
    Law Enforcement Blotter: July 18
    DOUGLAS COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE Thursday, July 18 Animal complaint, caller reported an injured deer is in the yard, Highway 27 W., Kensington....
    news17 hours 36 min ago
    This rendering shows what the proposed new visitor center at Lake Brophy County Park could look like. (Drawing by JLG Architects)
    Grant application approved for visitor center
    Adam Barnett believes Lake Brophy County Park is one of the best assets in the region "hands down." Barnett, who works for JLG Architects, and...
    news/government-and-politics18 hours 19 min ago
    Lexington Realty International purchased the bank note on Viking Plaza about six weeks ago. It owned and managed the property for about a decade until it was unable to extend its mortgage and a New York bank took control of the property in 2018. (Contributed photo)
    Mall is ready for a comeback
    Tired of hearing all the gloom and doom about Viking Plaza? Not everyone feels that way — especially Alan Retkinsk, CEO of Lexington Realty...
    news20 hours 36 min ago
    Astronaut Buzz Aldrin salutes the United States flag, during the 21 and a half hours he and Neil Armstrong spent on the moon's surface, according to NASA. (Courtesy of NASA)
    Moon landing a touchstone event
    The decade of the 1960s was drawing to a close, and time was running out to fulfill the 1961 pledge that President John F. Kennedy had made....
    news20 hours 37 min ago
    Rodney Naab
    License bureau and facilities directors hired
    Susan Crotteau has officially been hired as the deputy registrar/license director of the Douglas County License Bureau. The Douglas County Board...
    news/government-and-politics23 hours 19 min ago
    July 18, 2019
    Law Enforcement Blotter: July 17
    DOUGLAS COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE Wednesday, July 17 Suspicious activity, caller reported group of kids in roadway, Maple Drive SE. Driving...
    newsJuly 18, 2019 - 5:51pm
    Invasive plant found in Grant Lake
    The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has confirmed small patches of flowering rush, an invasive aquatic plant, in Grant Lake in Douglas County.The DNR has begun removing the plants by hand. Hand removal can be successful in small populations like this one. DNR staff will...
    newsJuly 18, 2019 - 12:46pm
    Members of Pedaling for a Purpose organized a car wash fundraiser for Ivy's Legacy Foundation and they'll be going on a 468-mile bike ride to raise more money later this month. They include (left to right) Cody DeWenter, Dacotah Stanek, Kenzie Schmiesing, Kasondra Collins and Shane Massmann. Not pictured is Adam Saltmarsh. (Contributed)
    Pedaling for a Purpose: Six friends take on 468-mile bike ride
    Six friends from Osakis will be going on a bike ride in a couple of weeks. Not just any bike ride. This one will last six days, cover about 468...
    newsJuly 18, 2019 - 8:21am
    The shelves at the Outreach Food Shelf of Douglas County got a boost recently from a grant from the Otto Bremer Trust. (Rachel Kubik / Echo Press)
    Food shelf receives $24,000 grant
    The Outreach Food Shelf of Douglas County is being awarded a $24,000 grant that will help stock the shelves with more than a month's worth of...
    newsJuly 18, 2019 - 7:06am
    Chancellor Devinder Malhotra of the Minnesota State higher education system speaks to a room full of ATCC students and personnel, members of the school district, lawmakers and others. (Rachel Kubik / Echo Press)
    Chancellor promotes new workforce scholarship
    Chancellor Devinder Malhotra of the Minnesota State higher education system made his way through the state last week, visiting 20 cities in...
    newsJuly 18, 2019 - 6:03am
    July 17, 2019
    The investigation into the Jan. 2 crash of this Cessna Skyhawk at the Appleton Airport has been completed. The airplane encountered ice on the runway and drifted landing while landing. The pilot was not injured. Appleton Police Department courtesy photo
    January crash at Appleton, Minn., airport due to ice on runway
    APPLETON, Minn. — The National Transportation Safety Board has completed its investigation into the Jan. 2 crash of a Cessna Skyhawk at the...
    news/accidentsJuly 17, 2019 - 8:39pm
    Law Enforcement Blotter: July 16
    DOUGLAS COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE Tuesday, July 16 Property damage crash, vehicle versus deer, North Lake Jessie Road SE. Suspicious activity,...
    newsJuly 17, 2019 - 4:57pm
    News briefs
    Crash sends five to hospital An SUV and a construction tractor collided on a Douglas County highway Monday morning, sending one adult and four children to the hospital. The crash was reported at 6:48 a.m. July 15 on Highway 27, near County Road 1, in Solem Township. A construction...
    newsJuly 17, 2019 - 12:29pm
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