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You only have four more days left to nominate your favorites for the Best Of in the Lakes Area. Nominations end July 25. Participate and have an opportunity to win $100 in Lakes Area Chamber Bucks! You can nominate once per day per category.

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

• The Alexandria police chief was appointed by the governor to a state peace officers board.
• The City of Osakis received another favorable court ruling in its dispute with the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
• A new VA clinic in Alexandria has met with delays.
•  In Life, an Alexandria physician talks about stigma and treatment of opioid use disorder and her brother shares his recovery story
• In Sports read how the Alexandria Black Sox is ready for postseason play.

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You only have four more days left to nominate your favorites for the Best Of in the Lakes Area. Nominations end July 25. Participate and have an opportunity to win $100 in Lakes Area Chamber Bucks! You can nominate once per day per category.

Visit echopress.com to nominate your favorites.

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

• A new U.S. Bike Route that includes the Central Lakes Trail. 
• Two sets of young Afghan refugees are expected to arrive in Alexandria soon.
• An Alexandria police officer was honored for getting a “hat trick.” 
• In Life, a hearing center that’s expanding treatment for musicians
• In Sports, the first female will be inducted into the Viking Speedway Hall of Fame.

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It's time to nominate your favorite local business in the Alexandria lake area. The nomination period will run through July 25. You can nominate once per day per category. Voting will begin on Sept. 3! Participate and have an opportunity to win $100 in Lakes Area Chamber Bucks! Visit echopress.com to nominate your favorites.

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

• The Relay for Life in Douglas County raised nearly a quarter of a million dollars to fight cancer.
• We take a look at the early voting turnout for the Aug. 9 primary.
• In Life, read all about the annual Tour of Gardens.
• In Sports, read how intrigue is growing for the Resorters Golf Tournament.

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It's time to nominate your favorite local business in the Alexandria lake areas. The nomination period will run through July 25. You can nominate once per day per category. Voting will begin on Sept. 3! Participate and have an opportunity to win $100 in Lakes Area Chamber Bucks! Visit echopress.com to nominate your favorites.

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

• The Rune project in Alexandria is finally making some progress.
• Federal disaster assistance has been made available to the state of Minnesota, including Douglas County. 
• An Alexandria woman found a black widow spider lurking in the organic grapes she bought.
• In Sports, two Northstar Christian Academy hockey players were selected in the NHL Draft.

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It's time to nominate your favorite local business in the Alexandria lake areas. The nomination period will run through July 25. You can nominate once per day per category. Voting will begin on Sept. 3! Participate and have an opportunity to win $100 in Lakes Area Chamber Bucks! Visit echopress.com to nominate your favorites.

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

• Demolition begins on Evansville 1917 school building
• Wire fraud cases are increasing in the Alexandria area.
• Alexandria leaders ponder new law legalizing THC edibles at a city council.
• Hay fire occurs near Miltona on Monday morning.
• In life, the annual American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life will take place this Friday, July 15. at the Douglas County Fairgrounds.
• In Sports, the Alexandria Volleyball Club hosted some special guests from the University of Minnesota volleyball team from July 5-7 for its summer camp.

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

• Read about a nationwide effort to clean and repair gravestones that came to Alexandria.
• We look to see how staffing shortages are affecting local nursing homes.
• Holmes City home explosion injures resident
• In Life, read about three generations that have owned Carlson Music Center.

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

• A watershed plan contains a challenge for elected officials, developers and lakeshore owners. 
• Alexandria School Board candidates answer questions ahead of the August 9 primary.
• In Life, read about a local couple who participated in the hit Christian TV series, The Chosen.
• In Sports, the Hasz sisters look back on their record-breaking careers at the U of M.

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

• Fifty doves were released at Knute Nelson Hospice Monday. Find out why.
• If you’re looking for fun Fourth of July events, we’ve got you covered. See our guide. 
• A new Bobcat business will open in Alexandria. We have details.
• In Life, read about a Glenwood musician who co-wrote a song about his father’s double life.
• In Sports, read about an Alexandria pitcher who threw two shutouts on the same day.

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

• The Vikingland Band Festival
• Douglas County native makes breakthrough in stem cell research.
• Kernza. A multiple-use grain found in the kitchen, and a plant beneficial to water quality and the environment.
• An Alexandria native has a 4.0 GPA as a mechanical engineering major at Bethel University and is a record-breaker on the field.

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For this episode, I sat down with local musician Robb Justice. We talked about his travels, performing and recording and his all-around love for music. Justice has always loved music, from repeatedly listening to Summer of 69 by Bryan Adams, learning Beatles songs in elementary music class, and performing at venues across the country.

Check out Justice's website robbjusticeband.com where you can purchase his albums, find links to his songs, and check out his performing schedule.

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