As the weather warms up and peak gardening season approaches, area plant sellers are hard at work getting stores open and ready to welcome customers. Hill’s Gardens in Albert Lea opened this week, and ...

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Across the board, Freeborn County mental health professionals will agree that many students in Freeborn County are facing ...

U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar on Thursday visited Albert Lea and attended a meeting about the benefits of sustainable crop farming ...

About six years ago, my niece’s husband was killed in a car accident on his way to work, leaving her a widow at 40 with three ...

Since getting involved with Albert Lea Area girls wrestling three years ago, Benjamin Lares has seen a lot of growth in both ...

While the knowledge of ticks being vectors for Lyme disease is ubiquitous, there’s a lesser-known threat these insects carry ...

Michael J. Belshan, age 73 of rural Lake Mills, passed away on Wednesday, April 16, 2025 surrounded by his loving family. ...

The Alden-Conger school board on Monday voted to approve Jenny Hanson as the district’s new superintendent. Hanson currently ...

I am not the only person in our district who feels we are talking into the wind. Our words sucked into the rush, silenced, ...

An Albert Lea family with a long-standing restaurant in the community has branched out to offer a different type of cuisine ...

Voters in Wisconsin narrowly outperformed Minnesota voters in the 2024 election. The University of Florida’s Election Lab ...