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    December 15, 2018
    Steve Vrchota (left), is the coordinator of the robotics tournament. He was assisting Ashley Vogt and Brock Manderschied (right) of Douglas County 4-H. (Abel Mehari / Echo Press)
    Putting STEM skills to work: Area students to compete in robotics tournament
    Future creative minds will be competing this weekend in a Legos-based robotics tournament in Alexandria. On Saturday, Dec. 15, more than 200...
    community/eventsDecember 15, 2018 - 5:49am
    November 1, 2018
    4-H'ers take dogs, horses to state
    Douglas County 4-H'ers brought home ribbons and honors in September after a state competition with their dogs and horses. Dogs Four area 4-H members brought their dogs to the Minnesota 4-H State Dog Show Sept. 22-23, competing against several hundred youths and dogs from across the...
    community/peopleNovember 1, 2018 - 7:27am
    September 5, 2018
    Overall Fashion Review and Conference Judging Champion Clothes You Make, Kendra Massmann. (Contributed)
    4-H holds county competition
    The 2018 Douglas County 4-H Clothing and Textiles Day and Fashion Review was held on July 31 at Lake Community Church in Alexandria. The show's...
    business/agricultureSeptember 5, 2018 - 7:42am
    July 27, 2018
    Community news
    Alexandria youth act in 'Jungle Book' Three young Alexandria actors will appear in The Terrace Mill Children's Theatre production of "The Jungle Book," a story of a boy raised by wolves in the jungle. Parker Jensen, Sopha Roell and Kenna Horan will be part of a 33-member cast from...
    community/eventsJuly 27, 2018 - 8:04am
    February 26, 2018
    Right after Whitney Olson won at the National Western Stock Show Open Percentage Simmental Show, she hugged her heifer, Demi. It was a bittersweet moment for the girl and her cow because it was the last time Olson would show Demi at a show. (Contributed)
    A farm girl in Forada: Whitney Olson wins two national livestock championships without living on a farm
    Whitney Olson is a farm girl through and through and has been involved in 4-H since she was in third grade. Just last month, she competed and...
    business/agricultureFebruary 26, 2018 - 7:23am
    January 6, 2018
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    AgweekTV: A Voice for FFA
    FFA is credited with the success of many students. We found a Fertile-Beltrami high school student who is finding the organization to be a real...
    newsJanuary 6, 2018 - 8:30am
    November 20, 2017
    In this screenshot of the live press conference in Washington, D.C., Carl Wittenburg of Alexandria (at the podium), announced the official names of the two presidential turkeys. To his left are the five 4-H members from Douglas County, who will be part of the presidential pardoning ceremony tomorrow along with Carl and his wife, Sharlene. The 4-Hers are Christina Kuismi, Katie Kent, Kodi Bundermann, Kayla Egenes and Kerryn Lund.
    White House turkeys are ‘Drumstick’ and ‘Wishbone’
    As the pair of presidential turkeys strutted their stuff in front of the cameras at a press conference Monday morning in Washington, D.C., Carl...
    newsNovember 20, 2017 - 11:44am
    November 17, 2017
    The turkeys for the annual presidential pardon at the White House have been chosen and are pictured with four of the five 4-H members who helped make the final selection. The 4-H girls, left to right, Katie Kent, Kayla Egenes, Christina Kuismi and Kodi Bundermann (Kerryn Lund is not pictured), will be traveling to Washington, D.C., this Sunday to take part in the pardoning events next week. (Celeste Edenloff / Echo Press)
    Best of the birds chosen for D.C. trip
    Tot and Tater. Cheese and Mac. Marshmallow and Yam. Biscuits and Gravy. Besides all being food items, what do these pairs of words have in common?...
    newsNovember 17, 2017 - 4:34pm
    November 8, 2017
    Young Minnesota judges display the ribbons they received in a national Arabian horse judging competition. From left: coach Josh Tjosaas, Taylor Clemenson from Stevens County, Madison Floden from Douglas County and Savannah Aanerud from Stevens County. (Contributed)
    Osakis 4-H'er judges Arabians in Oklahoma
    A young Douglas County horsewoman's strong performance in a statewide horse show this fall earned her a trip to a national horse judging event...
    lifestyleNovember 8, 2017 - 10:29am
    November 3, 2017
    As a treat for the turkeys on Carl and Sharlene Witteburg's hobby farm, they dine on a mixture of feed and grub worms. The turkeys love the grub worms, according to Carl and Sharlene, who are raising them on their hobby farm east of Alexandria. (Celeste Edenloff / Echo Press file photo)
    A turkey trot to the White House
    It's official. The Wittenburgs are going to the White House — along with two of their turkeys. Carl and Sharlene Wittenburg of Alexandria,...
    newsNovember 3, 2017 - 8:24am
    October 19, 2017
    Madison Floden takes Rhinestone through her paces on their farm east of Carlos. (Jeff Beach / Echo Press)
    Going far with 4-H horses
    For Madison Floden and Brooke Strand, horses have been a prominent part of their journey to adulthood. "I really don't think I would be who...
    business/agricultureOctober 19, 2017 - 12:06pm
    October 18, 2017
    Douglas County 4-H Dog Show winners, obedience: Back row from left: Morgan Bitzan, Julie Corneliusen, Samantha Kakac and Benjamin Kakac. Front row from left: Rylee Bundermann, Analise Schroeder, Nathan Saulsbury, Allian Noe (Contributed)
    4-H dogs and young handlers take home awards
    Dogs with names like Bubba, Cuddles, Eddie and Murphy showed off their skills in August during the Douglas County 4-H Dog Show. Alongside their...
    business/agricultureOctober 18, 2017 - 3:10pm
    October 7, 2017
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    AgweekTV: Kids for Kids
    There's a place in Minnesota where many 4-H kids get their goats to raise and show for the summer. Agweek's Shawna Olson takes you to Erhard...
    newsOctober 7, 2017 - 8:30am
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    AgweekTV: Soybeans for Sale
    Some of the world's largest buyers of US soy come to North Dakota to check on the crop. Watch the full episode of AgweekTV on Agweek.com Get...
    newsOctober 7, 2017 - 8:30am
    As a treat for the turkeys on Carl and Sharlene Witteburg's hobby farm, they dine on a mixture of feed and grub worms. The turkeys love the grub worms, according to Carl and Sharlene, who are raising them on their hobby farm east of Alexandria. (Celeste Edenloff | Echo Press)
    Douglas County team raising turkey destined for presidential pardon
    The flock has been chosen and now the waiting game begins for Carl and Sharlene Wittenburg. The Wittenburgs, who live on a hobby farm off Gene's...
    newsSeptember 7, 2017 - 12:10pm
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