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Taste of Osakis is set for Sept. 11 and 12
6+ day, 16+ hour ago (279+ words) 🏥 👮🏽 👩🚒 HEROES AMONG US — NOMINATE ONE TODAY! 👩🚒 👮🏽 🏥 OSAKIS — It's early September, which means it's time again for Taste of Osakis, which will be held Sept. 11-12. This will be the seventh annual event, and people are looking forward to it, said one…...
Tracking a pleasant evening for the valley
1+ week, 4+ day ago (16+ words) Alexandria Echo Press 🏥 👮🏽 👩🚒 HEROES AMONG US — NOMINATE ONE TODAY! 👩🚒 👮🏽 🏥...
What color will Big Ole's hair and beard be?
1+ week, 5+ day ago (267+ words) 🏥 👮🏽 👩🚒 HEROES AMONG US — NOMINATE ONE TODAY! 👩🚒 👮🏽 🏥 ALEXANDRIA — Time is ticking if you plan on voting for what color hair and beard Big Ole will have when he is repainted. The 28-foot, 4-ton statue that stands in Big Ole Central Park…...
Attendance at this year's Douglas County Fair exceeded 65,900 people
2+ week, 6+ day ago (508+ words) ALEXANDRIA — This year’s Douglas County Fair brought in the highest attendance to date. More than 65,900 attended the four-day event Aug. 19-22, according to Fair Board President Brad Brejcha. “Everything just fell together for us,” he said in a phone call Monday…...
A Minnesota wildlife museum that's been closed for decades donates its taxidermy pieces to four universities
3+ week, 1+ day ago (1260+ words) BAGLEY, MINN. — As he has done for the past three years or more, Brady Manteufel drives past the Bagley Wildlife Museum almost every day during his work hours. In all that time, he’s never stopped to inquire about what’s inside…...
Wings Over Alexandria 2026 air show wows crowd of about 2,000 on Sunday, Aug. 16
3+ week, 6+ day ago (459+ words) ALEXANDRIA — Organizers of the Wings Over Alexandria Air Show were pleased with how the show turned out — despite having to be moved from Saturday to Sunday. Kreg Anderson from the Alexandria Airport said all of the performers were able to…...