Why is it that legislatures often pass new laws to fix some kind of problem and we end up finding out that those new laws ...

Local performing artist Elisha Marin introduced his music to a new audience at The Ordway Center for the Performing Arts in ...

On a warm late afternoon when you drive near the west end of Clark Street in Albert Lea you often get the aroma of a ...

Lake Mills girls were able to automatically qualify four events yesterday evening in St. Ansgar. Those event were high jump ...

Emerald ash borers kill ash trees by tunneling under the bark and feeding on the part of the tree that moves nutrients up and down the trunk. Trees become brittle and can topple over. While there is a ...

Administrations of any party are frequently blamed for things out of their control. That is not the case with the current student aid fiasco; it is purely the fault of the U.S. Department of Education ...

Happy Mother’s Day to all who celebrate this holiday. While it’s a secular holiday, churches often make a point to recognize mothers, if for no other reason than it always falls on a Sunday!

The city of Albert Lea urges residents to have their ash trees assessed for emerald ash borer damage after the Minnesota ...

The district superintendent of the Southern Prairie District of the United Methodist Church, Minnesota annual conference, has announced that it is the intention of Bishop Lanette Plambeck and the ...

The Dorothy Godtland Lecture Series at the Albert Lea Art Center on May 23 will focus on the “Art of Beekeeping” by Albert Lea resident and avid beekeeper Paul Hanson. Hanson has been a beekeeper ...

Full Draw Archery Club will host a 3-D outdoor shoot. Registration begins at 9 a.m. on June 1 at White Woods County Park, one mile south of Twin Lakes on U.S. Highway 69. Those who wish to shoot must ...

The American Red Cross blood drive hosted by Bridge Community Church on May 2 collected 39 pints of blood. Stacy Bednar of Albert Lea completed donating her second gallon of blood. Email newsletter si ...