Echo Press Minute

Here are the top stories to look out for in Wednesday's paper:

• Three fire departments battle farm fire Monday night, Oct. 10.
• Montana Hedstrom found guilty of felony drug charge in overdose case.
• Warrant issued for woman charged with state lottery fraud.
• In life, chili was back at the Broadway Ballroom for the United Way of Douglas and Pope Counties' 23rd annual Chili Cook-Off on Tuesday, Oct. 4.
• In sports, Alexandria cross country coach Travis Hochhalter talked on Saturday after his girls’ team took second place in a talented field at the 49th Lions Meet of Champions about what makes his program so competitive each year.

To read more from these stories and others, look for them in our print edition and online at echopress.com

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Here are the top stories to look out for in Friday’s paper:

• The Alexandria Fire Department held an open house to highlight Fire Prevention Week.
• A multi-million dollar dorm project broke ground on the Northstar Christian Academy campus in Alexandria.
• In Life, a Parkers Prairie bus driver retired after 58 years on the job.
• In Sports, the activities administrative assistant retired after 35 years with the school district.

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Here are the top stories to look out for in Wednesday's paper:

• Minnesota was voted ninth best state to visit in the fall.
• Two Alexandria Light and Power employees assisting with power outages in Florida after Hurricane Ian
• Three local women firefighters featured in celebration of Fire Prevention Week.
• In life, The Eli Young Band's concert during Taste of Osakis was a memorable surprise for some 
• In sports, the Alexandria Cardinal’s homecoming game resulted in a shocking loss.

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Here are the top stories to look out for in Friday’s paper:

• Homecoming King and Queen announcements
• United Way of Douglas and Pope counties 23rd annual Chili Cook-Off.
• After two years of a levy decrease, the Alexandria School District will see a levy increase.
• The Minnesota Supreme Court backed a court-appointed referee who determined state Sen. Torrey Westrom, lives within the boundaries of the new Senate District 12.
• In life, 'agate man' from Sauk Rapids to present at the Douglas County Library.
• In sports, $700,000 has been raised already for the construction of a new par-three course in Alexandria at Alexandria Golf Club.

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For this episode of Talk of the Town, Beth Leipholtz of Alexandria authored a book titled "The ABCs of Inclusion" which tells the stories of 26 real children dealing with different diagnoses. Each child represents a letter of the Alphabet. C is for her son Cooper. 

To pre-order Leipholtz's book, go to her Kickstarter page. The Kickstarter ends on Sept. 29, at 8:48 a.m.

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Now here are the top stories to look out for in Wednesday's paper:

• Homecoming festivities are taking place all over Douglas County. 
• The attorney for a former Alexandria police chief wants a swindling charge to be dropped.
• The Alexandria City Council set its tax levy. Read how it will affect you.
• In Life, an Alexandria author wrote a children’s book about kids with disabilities.
• In Sports, the Knights football team got big plays when they needed them.

To read more from these stories and others, look for them in our print edition and online at echopress.com.

To order Alexandria author, Beth Leipholtz's, book, "The Abcs of Inclusion, go to her Kickstarter page. Kickstarter ends on Sept. 29, at 8:48 a.m.

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Now here are the top stories to look out for in Friday’s paper:

• Alexandria’s Lake Agnes is undergoing an al-um treatment this week that should make the lake clearer and cleaner. 
• Local advocates are urging the creation of a new trail system within the City of Alexandria. 
• In Life, a mixed martial arts champion from Alexandria is hanging up his gloves – for a very good reason.
• In Sports, the Alexandria volleyball team is back on track.

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Now here are the top stories to look out for in Wednesday's paper:

• A wrap-up of the Grape Stomp.
• Rocket Auto Electric comes to an end
• The founder of a Haitian nonprofit that helps children is trapped by violence in Haiti. 
• In Life, Willy Wonka Kids opens at the Andria Theatre on Friday.

To read more from these stories and others, look for them in our print edition and online at echopress.com

For this episode, Eric Morken, Sports and Outdoors Editor for the Echo Press sat down with Nick Rydell, FIsheries Specialist from the Minnesota DNR out of Glenwood about a two-year study on the Muskie population in Lake Miltona. 

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No here are the top stories in Friday's paper:

• Read our update about the Runestone Community Center’s $20 million expansion.
•  A 29-year-old Alexandria man died in a crash on Highway 29 north of Alexandria.
• Work is underway on a $25 million warehouse project in south Alexandria.
• In Life, a Brandon artist loves to hide images in her drawings.
• In Sports, West Central Area Schools is mourning the loss of a student athlete who died in a crash.

To read more from these stories and others, look for them in our print edition and online at echopress.com