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Osakis residents may see about a $6 monthly increase for their water/sewage rates beginning in January. At the Monday, Nov. 5, city council meeting, council members discussed the fee schedule for 2019, which includes increases for water and sewer. The base charge for water, which...

Douglas County commissioners received good news from the CliftonLarsonAllen auditing firm at their Oct. 16 meeting. The board received an unmodified or "clean" opinion based on the financial statements, which is the highest assurance they can receive. Doug Host, a representative with...

Anyone who walks into the Douglas County Veterans Services Office will be greeted by two new faces. Jacob Turner has been hired as the new veterans services officer and Rhonda Fuchs was hired as the assistant veterans services officer. The Douglas County Board of Commissioners approved...

State Representative Paul Anderson, R-Starbuck, was selected to chair the House Agriculture Policy Committee next session. Anderson has served on agriculture committees throughout his six years in office. He’s supported initiatives to make propane more accessible, improve rail...

Looking ahead to next year, Douglas County Commissioners set salaries for the county’s elected officials in 2015. During its November 18 meeting, the board approved the following salary increases: ● Char Rosenow, auditor/treasurer, Increase: 2.5 percent 2015: $87,500 2014:...

The Minnesota Department of Revenue is continuing its commitment to provide Minnesotans with more efficient, user-friendly government with a new, online system for filing Certificate of Real Estate Value (CRV) forms.

Democratic Congressman Collin Peterson and his Republican challenger, Torrey Westrom will participate in a debate to be broadcast live by Pioneer Public Television at 8 p.m. on Thursday, October 23. The debate will be a half hour in length. Westrom and Peterson will answer questions...

The Coalition of Greater Minnesota Cities (CGMC) and the city of Alexandria will co-host a candidate forum to discuss issues relevant to the upcoming election in House Districts 8B and 12B. Alexandria Mayor Sara Carlson will moderate the forum. The forum will be held Tuesday, October...

As of September 29, Heather Schlangen is the new Douglas County Coordinator. It’s a new job title for her, but she’s certainly not new to Douglas County. “This seems like home to me I’ve been here so long now,” she told the Echo Press last week. For the last 11 years,...