{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Echo Press Newsminute, week of August 24-30, 2025","description":"MINNESOTA \u2014 In this episode of the Echo Press News Minute, reporter Lisa Johnson talks about Alomere Health Board\u2019s hopes to convert to non profit status, lots of photos from Millerville Butter Day, an expanded cell phone policy in Osakis that may cause some cell-shock when school starts, a much-deserved Service to Mankind award for a local couple and an update on an Alexandria child torture case. Those stories and more, this week on the Echo Press News Minute. &amp;nbsp; Check out the top headlines from August 27&amp;nbsp; and August 29 below: &amp;nbsp; August 27, 2025  Alomere Health board votes to move to nonprofit status  Cool temps, sunshine, and a butter ball turkey (w\/VIDEO)  Business gets approval to cultivate and sell cannabis indoors in Alexandria  \u2018Cell shock\u2019 for some Osakis students; third time's the charm for school referendum?  Sonya and Earl Anderson of Alexandria receive 2025 Sertoma Service to Mankind Award  Viking Speedway: Alexandrians Kreg Anderson, Bailey Rosch win division season titles   August 29, 2025  Alexandria man to plead guilty to felony child torture, document says  There's no business like snow business in Osakis  Girls Tennis: Minnewaska looks the part Opinion &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"Echo Press Minute","author_url":"https:\/\/www.echopress.com\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/38023185\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/38023185"}