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Trees were cleared east of the mall along South Broadway to prepare for a possible new entrance and to improve visibility.

Viking Plaza - Management hopes to add entrance, make many improvements

Imagine a shopping mall with a park-like atmosphere - inside and out. Shoppers driving into the mall don't just see a parking lot. There's a pond, along with benches and...

news Thu, Aug 20, 2009 - 6:42am

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Big Ole gets his wings back

Bob Wolfe of Indigo Signworks re-installed the wings on Big Ole's helmet after one of them blew off in a storm two summers ago. At that time, the other wing...

news Wed, Aug 19, 2009 - 7:15am

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Woodland Elementary School, the newest school for Alexandria School District 206, will open its doors to students in grades K-6 next month. A community open house is set for next Tuesday, August 18 from 4 to 8 p.m.

New school is ready - open house is planned

Construction at Woodland Elementary, Alexandria's new kindergarten through 6th grade school, has been completed. To celebrate, a community open house is planned for Tuesday, August 25 from 4 to 8...

news / education Wed, Aug 19, 2009 - 7:13am

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U.S. Representative Collin Peterson talked to manufacturing leaders Tuesday during a "peer council" at Douglas Machine facilitated by Enterprise Minnesota.

Peterson talks health, energy

Douglas Machine hosted a meeting Tuesday for 35 manufacturers in the 7th Congressional District to meet with U.S. Representative Collin Peterson to discuss health care issues and a cap and...

news / government Fri, Aug 14, 2009 - 7:56am

Powerline route options narrow

With technology advances quickly growing, the room for electrical capacity has become limited. That's why CapX2020 has developed a system of transmission power lines to help make more room for...

news Wed, Aug 05, 2009 - 1:36pm

Photo courtesy of Chris Ray of the Grant County Herald

One of the drills that emergency response teams from Grant County practiced was evacuating an injured person from a rooftop.

Alexandria fire chief helps disaster drill in Grant County

Grant County firefighters and emergency medical service personnel recently participated in a countywide disaster drill in Elbow Lake. Alexandria Fire Chief Shane Schmidt also participated as an evaluator and helped...

news Mon, Jul 27, 2009 - 6:42am

Alexandria pursues joint LEC: Total cost of city, county project estimated at $11.95 million

The process of building a city-county law enforcement center (LEC) next to a new Douglas County jail inched ahead Monday night. After studying preliminary cost estimates, the Alexandria City Council...

news / government Wed, Jul 15, 2009 - 9:06am

More zebra mussels found in Lake L'Homme Dieu

Reports of people finding zebra mussels in Lake L'Homme Dieu continue to stream in. When Minnesota Department of Natural Resources surveyed the lake on June 26 after confirming that one...

news Sat, Jul 11, 2009 - 5:03am

A groundbreaking ceremony for the new Douglas County Jail took place Monday morning. Participating in the traditional shovel throw included (left to right) Michael Filippi, Integrity Group Inc.; Jerry Johnson, Bev Bales, Dan Olson and Norm Salto, Douglas County commissioners; Brad Lake and Jackie Notch, Douglas County Sheriff's Office; Paul Anderson, Douglas County commissioner; Troy Wolbersen, Douglas County sheriff; and Larry Filippi, Integrity Group Inc.
Echo Press photo by Celeste Beam

Ground breaks for new Dougals County jail

The ground was broken Monday morning on a project that has been in the works for several years. The traditional groundbreaking ceremony took place for the Douglas County Jail at...

news / government Wed, Jul 08, 2009 - 7:44am

Alexandria to turn purple next week

Alexandria will be turning purple next week. Not out of anger but to raise awareness about the fight against cancer. Douglas County Relay for Life organizers are calling on residents...

Sun, Jul 05, 2009 - 5:22am

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Gene Provost of Alexandria is shown behind a boat-shaped cart used in the Rapala Fishing Spree promotion at the Rapala warehouse in Eagan.

Alexandrian reels in big prize

Gene Provost of Alexandria, an avid fisherman, reeled in a big one Tuesday. He was among five Minnesotans who won the chance to compete in a "shopping spree" at the...

news Wed, Jul 01, 2009 - 5:40am

Alexandria man dies in motorcycle crash near Wadena

A 44-year-old Alexandria man died and his wife was seriously injured after their motorcycle struck a deer and rolled southwest of Wadena Friday afternoon. Thomas E. Turner was pronounced dead...

news Tue, Jun 30, 2009 - 10:31am

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Jeff Bosek of Alexandria, owner of Divers Clubhouse, discovered a large elk antler in the murky waters of Lake Carlos. Recently, he learned that the antlers could be anywhere from 2,000 to 12,000 years old. Bosek is pictured with his children, Ryker (left), who was 3 at the time the photo was taken in July of 2008, and Kaisa, who was 5.

From the depths of Lake Carlos...

For Jeff Bosek of Alexandria, there's nothing more fun than finding a fishing pole in the depths of one of Douglas County's few hundred lakes, and then wondering how long...

Sat, Jun 27, 2009 - 5:29am

Marijuana investigation leads to three arrests

Three people were arrested Tuesday night after a month-long marijuana investigation in Alexandria. Agents from the West Central Minnesota Narcotics Task Force and the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension made...

Thu, Jun 25, 2009 - 8:30am

Alexandria owner of Automaxx dies in apparent drowning

The Otter Tail County Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of a 40-year-old Perham man, who is one of the owners of the Automaxx used car dealership in Alexandria. Authorities...

news Wed, Jun 17, 2009 - 5:35am

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