The United South Central softball team made school history Friday night at Jane Sage Cowles Stadium in Minneapolis when it ...

Guest column by John Double As the summer season approaches, the Albert Lea-Freeborn County Chamber of Commerce is gearing up ...

When I packed up my small farm in central Minnesota and moved south to just outside of Albert Lea five years ago, I wasn’t ...

This Sunday begins the season of Pentecost. In Acts 2 we read of the disciples gathered in Jerusalem, whereupon “tongues of ...

The Albert Lea softball season came to an end with losses to Rochester Mayo and Austin at the Section 1 Class 3A tournament.

A 24-year-old man was injured Friday night after a vehicle went off the road and crashed on Interstate 90 in Freeborn County.  Derek Michael Glaser of Rochester was taken by ambulance to Mayo Clinic ...

EN(dur)ANCE by Robin Gudal As I sit at my laptop to write today, my mind is bouncing all over. I have so much to say, and yet ...

Wind Down Wednesday gives people a chance to come together to enjoy music, food, shopping, children’s activities and other festivities, and it is a fun time for anyone who attends.

When you’re on the outside of an agency looking in, it can be a mixed bag. On the one hand, you can reasonably say, “Not my circus, not my monkeys.” On the other hand, these are agencies that our ...

The books have been turned in, the caps thrown in the air and the kids are free for the summer. It’s an exciting thing leaving the daily confines of school and dipping into the routine of summer — ...

Since we are at the beginning of some very important observances, I wanted to share the importance of working together as a community. June is a month of empowerment. As a life coach, I work a lot on ...

Sons of Norway will have their summer picnic at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Pioneer Park. Chicken and lemonade will be provided. Guests are asked to bring a side dish or dessert to share and their own dishes, ...