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 ...

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 ...

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 — ...

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 ...

There are weeks that feel like you’re wading through knee-deep mud. Everything drags. The caffeine doesn’t do the trick. The ...

Gov. Tim Walz and Minnesota’s narrowly divided Legislature have struck a deal on the state budget and will return to St. Paul ...

After years of fundraising and months of construction, the All Together Albert Lea Inclusive Playground on Thursday ...

The Freeborn County Arts Initiative will host its current exhibit, “GAZE: A Study in Presence,” through the month of June.

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

Three Albert Lea athletes will compete Saturday in the Beastmode Fighting Championships 7 at the North Iowa Events Center in ...

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

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 ...