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Schmidt promoted to Water Department Assistant Superintendent

The Alexandria Board of Works approved a request from Water Department Superintendent, Mark Caldwell, to promote Eric Schmidt to the position of Assistant Superintendent. Alexandria Mayor, Todd Naselroad, asked the BOW members to approve the promotion retroactive to the retirement of Tony Brown as Schmidt has been acting in the role since fall of last year. Schmidt has been a member of the Alexandria water department for five years.

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Sheriff’s Deputy finds missing child with drone

Deputies from the Madison County Sheriff’s Department responded to a 911 call of a missing child in the 4700 block of County Road East 900 North near Alexandria Sunday evening. The call came in at 7:35 p.m. when the parents of a non-verbal 12 year old boy with autism noticed he was missing. Deputies responded within minutes and requested assistance from other surrounding agencies requesting manpower for a search of a large, rural area.

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