Carlos News

A local resident found a zebra mussel attached to a coffee can in the northeast corner of Lake L'Homme Dieu in Alexandria last week.

For Jeff Bosek of Alexandria, there's nothing more fun than finding a fishing pole in the depths of one of Douglas County's few hundred lakes, and then wondering how long the angler looked for it once he lost his grip and it went overboard.

CANNON FALLS -- Alphonse S. Johnson of Carlos, Minn., passed away on Friday, June 5, 2009, in Cannon Falls.

Dennis Tuel, Sr., and wife, Marsha, are the founders of ShoreMaster, Inc. They moved the company to from Carlos to Fergus Falls, in 1985, and have given back to the community in many ways.

Imagine the Alexandria area with: A regional auditorium. A new industrial park. Twenty percent more volunteers.

Arbor Day took center stage in a couple of events in the area on Friday. Students from Miltona Science Magnet Elementary School presented a Dr.

Terry Stanley's story is a sappy one. It started two decades ago with a few spouts and some ice cream pails.

In less than a month, work on the County Road 42/11/34 project will begin and residents will have to take alternate routes.

They say, "When it rains, it pours." Steve Myrin says, "Enough already!" The Carlos man's driveway has been underwater for more than a month.

The Alexandria Lake Area Sanitary District scored a major victory for its expansion project Thursday.

After a late-winter snowstorm postponed all but one township election last week, voters in 19 of the 20 townships went to the polls on Tuesday, March 17.

All but one township in Douglas County has postponed their annual election and meeting today because of the bad weather.

Next Tuesday, township residents throughout Douglas County will have the opportunity to let their voices be heard.

Fires in the Alexandria area caused an estimated $844,000 in damage last year. The good news: Alexandria firefighters saved more than $1.5 million worth of property that caught fire from going up in smoke.

Motorists should notice something different - " something red and flashing - " while driving on Highway 29 North today.

Therea ll be an evening of Irish music at the Osakis High School auditorium on Saturday, February 21, to raise funds for St.

Motorists will encounter a four-way stop north of Alexandria at the intersection of Highway 29 and Douglas County Roads 13 and 42 beginning Thursday, February 19, weather permitting.

MONTICELLO - A Minneapolis man was arrested Saturday after a business was burglarized in Monticello.

Seventy-five students a ' one representing each 1st-6th grade classroom in School District 206, competed in the annual Elementary Spelling Bee held January 23 at Lincoln Elementary School.

Two more Douglas County townships have decided to drop out of the Central Lakes Region Sanitary District.