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Just $2 for 6 months SUBSCRIBE NOW Show SearchQuery Submit Search Read Today’s Paper Tuesday, May 14 THE SHOPPER AREA SPORTS ?️ CALENDAR Advertise With Us Digital Advertising Print Advertising Printing Services TV Advertising Video Services Place a Public Notice Get Our Advertising Newsletter News Local Minnesota National World The Vault Agweek Forum News Network Weather Sports Prep College Pro Northland Outdoors Obituaries Health Business Opinion Editorials Columns Letters Lifestyle Arts / Entertainment Home / Garden Astro Bob Comics Puzzles and Games Community Milestones Calendar Contests Announcements Podcasts Listings Classifieds Public Notices JobsHQ HomesHQ Motors Local Interest Osakis Account FCC Network Profile Newsletters Help Subscriber Benefits Sections Show SearchQuery Submit Search THE SHOPPER AREA SPORTS ?️ CALENDAR Just $2 for 6 months SUBSCRIBE NOW Sign in Account Just $2 for 6 months SUBSCRIBE NOW Read Today’s Paper Tuesday, May 14 | Advertise With Us ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Local Best-selling author Leif Enger reflects on the town that molded him, Osakis ‘It was a lucky place to grow up. You don’t sleepwalk through that kind of childhood.’ 49m ago · By Lisa Johnson More Featured Reads Local ‘You always write the book you need at the time.’ Osakis native returns to talk about his newest novel, I Cheerfully Refuse” 49m ago · By Lisa Johnson Local New Alexandria business on Highway 29 gets city loan Periwinkle Marketplace receives $175,000 from revolving loan fund 4h ago · By Al Edenloff Local Are buffer zones for alcohol needed in Alexandria? City takes first step in eliminating them 13h ago · By Al Edenloff Latest Headlines News, sports, opinion, and more 1h Northland Outdoors Minnesota DNR to offer 10 elk licenses for the 2024 season 1h Columns In the Know column: The ripple effects of mental health 1h Northland Outdoors Wildlife Drive at Roseau River WMA to be open to vehicle access May 18-19 1h Prep Baseball: B-E falls to Sauk Centre 1h Minnesota Minnesota House delays vote on constitutional protections for abortion, LGBTQ rights ADVERTISEMENT Local News and Sports Local New Alexandria business on Highway 29 gets city loan 4h ago · By Al Edenloff Sports Douglas County area sports schedule for May 14, 2024 2h ago · By Echo Press staff report Local Maximum price of Runestone Community Center construction set at $12.9M 13h ago · By Al Edenloff Prep Baseball: Parkers Prairie shuts down Ottertail Central behind Nolan Steidl’s dominant showing 15h ago · By Sam Stuve ADVERTISEMENT StormTracker Weather ADVERTISEMENT Tracking increasing clouds today 1h ago Weather John Wheeler: Our weather is rarely just right For some of us, the variety is what makes our climate pleasing. 5h ago · By John Wheeler Weather John Wheeler: In our climate, spring is the shortest season This is the sort of weather our region usually gets for the month of May and sometimes the first week or so of June. 1d ago · By John Wheeler More top news News Fargo welcomes 12 new recruits to the police department One of the graduates grew up in Alexandria and attended AAHS. The Vault 6 years later, Lois Riess, the ’Killer Grandma,’ still baffles everyone Minnesota Search continues as kayaker missing from west-central Minnesota lake identified Minnesota One dead after ATV-truck crash in Morrison County Authorities say the incident occurred at the intersection of 30th Street and 60th Avenue, one mile east of Upsala. 17h ago · By Staff reports Minnesota Minor injuries reported after car crashes into Stearns County home The Stearns County Sheriff’s Office said nobody was inside the residence at the time. Three occupants of the vehicle were evaluated at the scene for minor injuries. 17h ago · By Dale Morin Minnesota The new Minnesota state flag is flying outside some state offices today, but will others follow suit? As government offices across Minnesota opened Monday, May 13, the old state state flags went down and the new ones up — maybe. 17h ago · By News Staff ADVERTISEMENT OBITUARIES Arlue Marieanne Beheng 19h ago Marion Senn 22h ago Eldora Finnegan 23h ago Gerald Grenier 3d ago Kyle L. Olson 3d ago Jack Jay Krull 3d ago Today’s Poll Learn more about these polls here . Government and Politics Minnesota senator hopes to pass city zoning bills for more housing next session "We have to look at things differently. We have to start planning for more density and planning for more walkable neighborhoods and planning for more affordable housing," Sen. Liz Boldon said. Minnesota District 7 Dems endorse A.J. Peters for U.S. House race Minnesota GOP set for convention — and Trump visit — next week in St. Paul For the record, May 10 Business Ag lenders’ survey shows ’rather negative’ first quarter for northern Plains ag economy The Bark Barn celebrates new location in Alexandria Minnesota’s shadiest business grows and sells millions of trees every year Public Safety Minnesota Speed enforcement to be ramped up on rural Minnesota roads 2d ago · By West Central Tribune staff report Local Ride of Silence remembers bike crash victims, reminds drivers to share road 3d ago · By Echo Press staff report Minnesota Minnesota senator charged with burglary may also face punishment from military Apr 24 · By Mark Wasson Minnesota Salmonella cases, including four in Minnesota, linked to organic basil sold at Trader Joe’s Apr 18 · By St. Paul Pioneer Press Get Local Northland Outdoors Weiss: The right guides lead to keepers — and a giant — during Governor’s Fishing Opener Fish were biting — even for Gov. Tim Walz — during the 2024 opener on Lake Pepin in Lake City. Subscribers Only Paddlefish excursion lives up to its reputation as a North Dakota rite of spring More paddlefish facts and figures Subscribers Only Unsafe outdoors: Many outdoor products now on national recall list Sports Sports Douglas County area sports schedule for May 13, 2024 1d ago · By Echo Press staff report Sports Viking Speedway hosts its 2024 season opener 2d ago · By Jake Sutherlin Sports Douglas County sports schedule for May 11, 2024 3d ago · By Echo Press staff report Sports Douglas County Area sports schedule for May 10, 2024 4d ago · By Echo Press staff report ADVERTISEMENT Education Families encouraged to take part in ’Walk, Bike and Roll to School Day’ The event is scheduled for Friday, May 17. Discovery Middle School students learn about EMS, health careers - w/VIDEO Subscribers Only Discovery Middle School students release nearly 300 trout into Spruce Creek Minnesota House passes bill to put $55M into literacy, teacher training and pre-K programs Health Community Savory, mild, fresh and delicious, Salpicón de Res is a guaranteed warm-weather winner Red River Valley Garden Tour offers inspiration for area gardeners Fielding Questions: With the mild winter, when should I seed my lawn? Lifestyle Subscribers Only Could alfalfa honey cure human and plant diseases? Researchers at Dakota State University are looking into how alfalfa honey could be used to fight plant and human pathogens. Subscribers Only Fielding Questions: Curious if it’s too late to prune those hydrangeas? Kinzler: ’No Mow May’ is not all it’s cracked up to be Community Calendar for Douglas County area Opinion Columns Making the most of rhubarb season 1d ago · By Ann Bailey Columns Northern Lights dance across the skies May 10 and May 11 in Alexandria and many other areas w/VIDEOS 2d ago · By Celeste Edenloff Letters Commentary: Gain some control over your life 2d ago Columns It’s Jake’s Turn: To the boy who wore cleats 3d ago · By Jake Sutherlin ADVERTISEMENT Osakis Osakis Police Blotter: April 20-29 Glitz and glam in the garden at Osakis High School Prom Commentary: Lake Improvement District shouldn’t be formed on Lake Osakis Minnesota Minnesota House to vote on equal rights amendment that includes protections for gender identity, abortion Legislature prepares to go down to the wire as Minnesota session wraps up The catch? One walleye each for Walz,...