Story archive for April 2008

Thursday, May 1

• Prep scores for May 1

• Albert Lea boys golf fifth at Red Wing Invitational

• Column: Its not looking good for the Twins

• Celebrating 150 years of Minnesota

• Albert Lea Fire Fighters host party for Reassurance Call-in participants

• Winnebago Co. offers new health program for women

• NAHL grants Albert Lea an expansion team

• Erik Larsen wins GOP nod for House seat

• Child care providers ready for next week

• Get to the church on time for Father of the Bride

• Big Nine Music Festival tops events

• Police investigate cause of dog bite

• Car reported stolen

• Editorial: The paper helps you save money

• Column: Do New York and other places overhype race?

• Column: Are you ready for some summer fun in the sun?

• Thunder rolls into Albert Lea

• Albert Lea boys and girls track finish fourth at meets

• Prep schedule for May 1 and 2

• Alden-Conger softball splits doubleheader

Wednesday, April 30

• Austin man is directing an Albert Lea play

• Arlene Frondal, 73, Albert Lea

• Rebels track powerful at home turf

• Prep scores for April 30

• West hurls perfect game

• USC uses power surge against Medford

• Alden-Conger takes down Glenville-Emmons

• Albert Lea boys tennis scores second win

• Home away from home not so cozy for Panthers softball

• Two in a row for Lake Mills

• BREAKING NEWS Albert Lea lands NAHL team

• Column: Whats wrong with this (religious) picture?

• Column: Now the Edgewater Park cleanup can begin

• Column: Its spring, and the smell of skunk is in the air

• Editorial: Wars require sacrifices

• Help is Here bus tour stops in Albert Lea

• Childrens community carnival is Friday at The Childrens Center

• Boy bit by dog

• Rental housing group names top concerns

• No marching band this summer

• Select Foods to expand

• BREAKING NEWS: Larsen endorsed as GOP District27A candidate

• County employee retires

• Kids bike around during Trike-O-Rama

• NRHEG boys golf second, USC third

• USC girls golf solid win

• NRHEG baseball loses to conference leader

• Prep schedule April 30 and May 1

• Albert Lea baseball drops sixth straight

Tuesday, April 29

• Green Lea Friday Mixer is May 9

• Fast start helps NRHEG

• Column: Fighting wars with underarm deodorant spray

• Editorial: Giving to charity helps local economy

• Maribelle Sokolofsky-Talamantes, Albert Lea

• Maureen Curtis, 76, Eden Prairie

• Hazel McGill, 93, Albert Lea

• Park & Rec: Hockey team news coming Wednesday

• City decides to try to save old oaks

• Rose Creek man running for House

• Festival of Bands canceled this year

• Albert Leans upset over compost fee

• BREAKING NEWS: Select Foods announces $1.5 million expansion

• Mike Falk is a page at the State Capitol

• Lake Mills girls win

• Prep schedule April 29 and 30

• Tough battle for NRHEG golf

• USC and A-C no match for B.P.

• Prep scores for April 29

• USC rally not enough against Bethlehem Academy

• NRHEG softball holds on

• USC baseball dismantles Bethlehem Academy

Monday, April 28

• Albert Lea man buys, renovates Austin bar

• Prep scores for April 28

• Best shot open at Rice Lake golf course

• A.L. ninth grade team 2-2 to start season

• Column: Is Minnesota the land of 10,000 jobs, and no more?

• Column: Scattered thoughts are a few of my favorite

• Editorial: Make sure you visit Wash., D.C.

• Luella Earl, 93, Albert Lea

• Lois Squires, 75, Albert Lea

• Lois Halvorson, 66, Albert Lea

• Girl transported after jumping out of moving vehicle on I-90

• Freeborn County 4-Hers Share the Fun

• BREAKING NEWS: Festival of Bands canceled

• Partridge Family inspired bike-a-thon

Saturday, April 26

• For the love of Izzy

• Identity theft program slated

• In brief

• Olson throws 278

• Lake Mills boys golf wins

• Lake Mills girls golf shoots low in rain

• A-C grad steps up

• Grab the clubs and go

• Column: Wading through the state budget negotiations

• Column: The joys of a structured life, which can heal

• Howard Colvin, 78 of Albert Lea

• Dorothy Hershey, 86 of Albert Lea

• Expressions Salon & Spa stylists attend Vision, Zoom

• Pestorious wins corn yield contest and contributes to scholarship fund

• Doctors attend menopausal medicine course

• Electroplating employee bumped his head

• Council to vote on area improvement project

• Rental housing task force meets Tuesday

• Rep. Walz gets DFL nod

• Local contractor honored by Butler Manufacturing Company

• Cold Stone Creamery to host St. Theodore fundraiser

• Bergdale mechanics earn certification

• At 4, children are screened before they go to kindergarten

• Womens Auxiliary of Shriners Hospital to meet Monday

• Freeborn County Home Council to award scholarship

• Column: Museum couldnt do all it does without volunteers

• Father of the Bride opens Thursday

Friday, April 25

• Dean Schneider, 48, Albert Lea

• Albert Lea softball splits with Rochester Century

• NRHEG and USC girls golf play in Dodge Tourney

• Back and forth game for A-C baseball

• Alden Conger boys golf fifth at Faribault

• Prep schedule for April 25 and 26

• Outdoors: Weather, camping and skunks

• Prep scores for April 25

• NRHEG softball loses low scoring affair 2-1

• There wont be a spring disease hunt

• Pass required for horse riders on trails

• USC/AC track second, NRHEG third at Maple River Invitational

• Kerkoff wins three events for NRHEG boys track

• Glenville-Emmons boys golf pushes through rain

• Tigers fall to Huskies

• Column: Is there a right and wrong? What interferes?

• Column: Katherine Island has ties to the Ruble family

• Editorial: Tax panel misses outstate Minn.

• Neil Larson, 77, Albert Lea

• Albert Lea Human Rights Commission essay winners announced

• DFL Party to hold 1st District convention Saturday in Albert Lea

• Man transported after work injury

• Students at St. Teds meet adopted soldier

• Health care consumers compare hospitals online

• NRHEG might hold a levy referendum

• Breaking news: Juvenile jumps out of moving vehicle

• Salem Womens Executive Board

• VFW Auxilary

• St. Johns Auxiliary

• American Legion to hold open house

• Republican womens luncheon slated

• Judge Broberg prepares to retire

Thursday, April 24

• Edith Ward, 85, Albert Lea

• Ruth Foat, 73, Mason City, Iowa

• Curriculum committee seeks members

• Weekend Planner: Cantori concert, promenade, breakfasts set for weekend

• Column: Why have property taxes gone up so much?

• Column: Kudos to the Albert Lea girls basketball team

• Editorial: Why does Minnesota drink and drive?

• Bob Snyder, 85, Sun City West, Ariz.

• Korner Mart stores sell

• GOP puts forth candidate for House District 27A

• Its going to cost to compost

• Alden math teacher Amy Wallin nominated for state Teacher of the Year

• Going behind the scenes of a dog groomer

• County seeking watershed district board members

• ALHS to host Big Nine Music Festival

• Prep schedule for April 24 and 25

• Tigers track fourth at Owatonna meet

• Martin Luther-Granada-Huntley-East Chain downs Glenville-Emmons

• Prep scores for April 24

• Column: Its spring and kite flying time

• Albert Lea girls golf gets win

Wednesday, April 23

• Your Comments

• Peek at the Past

• Editorial: Socialized health will be good for small biz

• Column: How much do you make? Would you ever tell?

• Bike-A-Thon organizers are looking for a few good teams

• Students celebrate Earth Day

• Korner Mart stores sold to local couple

• Bill gives officers teeth in enforcing dog laws

• Robert Muschler, 83, Albert Lea

• Patrick McQuillan Sr., 84, St. Paul

• Nancy Delger, 49, Albert Lea

• Earl Spande, 92, Albert Lea

• Boy chases with knife

• Watch for farm equipment on public roadways

• New Richland students visit nations capital

• Northwood-Kensett girls golf team wins meet

• Glenville-Emmons boys and girls golf experience similar results

• Glennville-Emmons baseball takes advantage of Mabel mistakes for win

• 15 strikes mean win for USC

• Prep schedule for April 24

• NRHEG softball unable to find runs against Blue Earth

• USC big bat out but keep hitting

• USC turn tables on Tracy in win

• Albert Lea boys track finishes third at home

• Packers hand Albert Lea boys tennis 7-0 loss

• Albert Lea boys golf loses to Austin by eight shots

• Century tames Tigers

• Maleta Breamer, 94, Albert Lea

• Albert Jacobs, 80, Alden

• Keith Bakken, 60, Alden

Tuesday, April 22

• Front nine foils Tigers

• NAHL Express leave Owatonna

• NRHEG baseball loses game late

• Editorial: Cutting JOBZ bolsters Iowa, Wis.

• Column: Photo resolution can be difficult to understand

• A.L. High School to get new sign

• 6 are added to the Wall of Inspiration

• Local works in online museum

• JWP sneaks by NRHEG

• Alden-Conger boys golf 5th

• Albert Lea boys tennis wins first match

• Glenville-Emmons softball nabbed at plate twice

• Prep schedule for April 22

• Mistakes cost Alden-Conger baseball

• Robert Reynen, 61, Orange City, Iowa

• Karolyn Christenson, 60, Owatonna

• Erma Steele, 99, Albert Lea

• Civic Music announces new scholarship

• Heart Association offers estate planning seminar

• Albert Lea High School to get new sign

• Man run over by his tractor

Monday, April 21

• Man run over by his own tractor

• BREAKING NEWS: Man run over by his own tractor

• Zoo Man visits Albert Leas library, encourages children to read

• This weeks focus is on severe weather

• Casino nonprofit gives out $920,000

• Prep schedule for April 21

• NRHEG golf finishes 3rd

• Free biathlon in Sleepy Eye set for Saturday

• NRHEG track teams battle wind

• USC/AC boys track shines

• Tigers fall hard to Mayo

• Column: Genealogy results can send your head spinning

• Column: Have you ever desired to run away from it all?

• Editorial: It was a perfect day to be outdoors

• Arcley Johnson, 99, Northwood, Iowa

• Donna Qualey, 79, Faribault

• Viola Goette, 89, Albert Lea

• Free legal workshop set

• Teacher retirement banquet set for May 1

• Southwest math teacher is grateful for assistance with annual math fair

• 2 cited for minor consumption

Saturday, April 19

• A street sign with historical significance

• Column: The call of the rain crow

• United Way books being distributed this month

• ALHS Class of 1963 seeks classmates addresses

• Wet weather dampens spring sports plans

• NRHEG girls golf edges USC by 1 shot

• 4 Albert Lea boys on winning team at Great 8 tourney

• NRHEG track team takes first at invite

• Albert Lea cheerleader awards banquet today

• A.L. boys golf fourth at New Prague Invite

• Seniors lead Albert Lea boys track at Winona

• Peek at the past Here are

• Column: The gift of jealousy and what to do with it

• Column: Singing the Delta blues from the Northwest

• Gilma Helgeland, 90, Bricelyn

• Clayton Palmer, 90, Albert Lea

• Richard V. Bagaason, 83, Sun City, Ariz.

• American Cancer Society invites area women to sessions

• Award for Excellence presented to Beth Erickson

• St. Teds teaches community service

• Robert Muschler knew how to wait

• Family walks for grandpa, for cure for Parkinson's

• Airline merger won't affect A.L., yet

• Stocking up some peace

• Local wastewater treatment operator is recognized for excellent performance by MPCA

• Stroke Support Group to meet at HealthReach

• Church Women United offers scholarships

Friday, April 18

• Column: Health care reform process takes first step

• Column: Phrases, words that can be somewhat confusing

• Editorial: Keep to the real issues

• Keith Bakken

• Carol MacRae, 69, Albert Lea

• Thomas Hedeen, 36, Farmington

• Anna Sturtz to present recital in Austin tonight

• Festival to celebrate peace, music

• Barbecue chicken feed supports Big Island Rendezvous

• Albert Lea boys tennis loses to Mankato East

• Building permit issued for recycler

• Pole down, cars in ditches

• Wolverines are 3-1

• City gears for visit from Artspace

• Deer Hunters Association annual meeting set for Tuesday

• Mother-daughter team leads campaign

• Looking for a place to volunteer time?

• Lake Mills Bulldogs have a new softball coach

• Lake Mills girls golf team battles Tuesdays winds

• Albert Lea boys golf struggles

• Outdoors: Ice out dates

• Outdoors: Camping can make for an inexpensive vacation

• NRHEG has no-hitter

• Outdoors: Dead fish by lakes after ice-out likely result of winterkill

• Lake Mills Bulldogs have a new wrestling coach

• Albert Lea softball team loses both in doubleheader

Thursday, April 17

• Marie Metzger, 87, Osage, Iowa

• Teacher of the Year

• Ice on Fountain is gone

• Doc Evans Jazz Festival to return this July

• Committee close to final draft of Albert Leas comprehensive plan

• Coming Friday at Albert Lea Tribune.com

• Barbershop concert and many fundraisers on tap for weekend

• Our Fathers House opens Josephs Closet for weekend

• Freeborn attempts to clean up Cobb River with grants

• Ralph Klingbeil, 66, Albert Lea

• Barbara Christensen, 73, Albert Lea

• Column: Tax preparers get to party, then have hangover

• Column: Peace Corps discourages we-they separation

• Local flyball team prepares for tournament

• Column: How are 2008 Twinkies?

• Sports Memories For April 6

• Sports Memories For April 13

Wednesday, April 16

• Albert Lea Tigers Softball

• Glenville-Emmons girls forfeit golf match, while boys battle winds

• Albert Lea girls golf beats Mayo

• Knights not welcomed

• Tennis team falters in blustery conditions

• When do flowers eat a carniverous mammal?

• Tigers split doubleheader with Faribault at Hayek Field

• Jacobs pitches areas first no-hitter game

• Sophomore Letters

• Column: Dont blame farmers for the high prices of food

• Column: Mr. Science examines the five-second food rule

• Editorial: Behavior at council was out of order

• Ernest Peterson, 87, Longmont, Colo.

• Lila Whiteaker, 89, Albert Lea

• Bryan Wittmer, 49, Alden

• Marvin Gaard, 94, Albert Lea

• Eslie Bergstrom, 75, Albert Lea

• Montessori Childrens House to host first pancake fest and silent auction

• Group gives families chance to meet, discuss the joys, challenges of raising child with autism

• Man rolls his car, then hit by 2nd car

• Coming at AlbertLeaTribune.com

• Students learn how to keep water clean

• Glenville couple worried about water table

• BREAKING NEWS: Today marks the ice-out day for Fountain Lake

• BREAKING NEWS: Hinnenkamp named 2008 Teacher of the Year

• Vehicles hit with paintballs

• Choirs perform for elementary students

• 117 W. College coming down

Tuesday, April 15

• A.L. tennis team opens with loss

• Golf goes well for G-E girls

• Blossoms turn out not so awesome

• Glenville-Emmons baseball team beats Hope Lutheran 2-0

• Albert Lea softball gives up 5 runs in final inning against Mayo

• G-E softball looks good in loss to Hope Luth.

• Column: Building ownership of the classrooms rules

• Column: Fatherhood helps offset the loss of a father

• Editorial: There is no harm in tabling an item

• Scott Petersen, 53, Alden

• Anna Gallagher, 94, Albert Lea

• Elaine Studelska, 79, Grafton, Wis.

• George Rugroden, 84, AlbertLea

• James VanRiper, 94, Albert Lea

• Thomasa Serrano, 82, Albert Lea

• Insurance, financial advisors to meet

• Pelican Breeze II arrives in Albert Lea

• City Council tables rental ordinance

• New animal control officer wants people in Albert Lea to get their pets licensed

Monday, April 14

• Local gymnasts do well in state competition

• Column: Haditha case has the collapse of liberal fiction

• Column: Have you tried to recall the earliest memories?

• Editorial: Crane, Art Center have a decision to make

• Maxine Ericsson, 86, Albert Lea

• James VanRiper, 94, AlbertLea

• Three classes raise more than $340 for the March of Dimes

• Epilepsy Foundation hosting Understanding Epilepsy workshop

• Five injured in roll over Sun.

• Hambone Blues Jam to move to Hayward

• Crest Services empowers disabled people

Saturday, April 12

• Column: Stuffing the box at the Augusta golf course

• Your Comments: Rental ordinance is set on a slippery slope

• Column: Bonding bill brings good news to District 27

• Column: Some observations from the back of the line

• Donna Johnson, 80, formerly of Albert Lea

• Mercedes Nowak, 79, of Wells

• Gladys Holtz, 81, of Kiester

• Carol Toft, 88, of Albert Lea

• Edwina Harris, 88, of Albert Lea

• Clarence Anderson, 94, of Albert Lea

• Program addresses hot topics in pediatrics

• Albert Lea Medical Center welcomes new internal medicine physician

• Villarreal attends Fitness Fusion conference

• Attorney serves as course chair for 17th annual Agricultural, Rural Law Institute

• Meet the 2008 District 241 Teacher of the Year candidates

• Riverland Welding Contest aims to spark interest in industry

• Ordinance proposes to register landlords

• Dancing nets $30,000 for Red Cross

• Larson Contracting ranked 19 in steel purchased in 2007

• Trotting through the cold

• Civic Music announces scholarship auditions

• Family Fun Festival is Saturday

• Column: Discuss these tough questions within your families

• Column: Create. Innovate. Listen.

• Just try to keep up with these March of Dimes Ambassadors

Friday, April 11

• Column: Closing in on the opener

• Column: Community colleges need to be at forefront

• Column: Trying to figure out those odd product labels

• Whilma Jensen, 92, Albert Lea

• Mary Ellis, 57, Rochester

• Kathleen Flaherty, 92, Mason City, Iowa

• Singles, solos to hold dance tonight

• Bonnerup Funeral Service acquires new building in Albert Lea

• Man reportedly urinated in public

• Sheriff, jailer report on jail inspection

• Tiger Trot is slated for Sat. morning

• 3 finalists named for judge spot in Freeborn County

• Lawsuit against Art Center dismissed

• Bus-eum makes it to Albert Lea City Hall

Thursday, April 10

• Charter to air NHL games

• Prep schedule for April 10 and 11

• Column: Rock, chalk Jayhawk

• Glenville-Emmons seeks baseball coach

• Albert Lea volleyball standout writes name on national letter of intent

• Column: Hmm. Could there ever be a global peace corps?

• Column: Smiter-Man is out to smite all the bad people

• Noreen Burdick, 78, Lake Mills

• Dorothy Olson, 49, West Lake Jefferson, Cleveland

• Darrell Carlsen, 78, AlbertLea

• Lois Michaelis, 93, Albert Lea

• Beverly Kranebell, 81, AlbertLea

• James Kranebell, 61, Wabasha

• Geneva Cancer Auction celebrates 24 years of work

• The appendage lost April 1 was a hand

• Declining enrollment results in teacher loss

• Manchester, Myrtle and Riverland also received funding

• Another winter storm?

• BREAKING NEWS: Bus-eum broke down

• BREAKING NEWS: Art Center case dismissed

• Dancing with the Freeborn County Stars set for Friday

• Governor Pawlenty signs bill in ceremony

Wednesday, April 9

• USC golf teams look good

• NRHEG softball wins

• Albert Leas boys tennis team impresses but loses

• USC posts a victory

• Conger-Bear Lake team wins dartball league

• BREAKING NEWS: Annika Smed signs with North Dakota

• Lets play ball, finally!

• Column: Collecting household hazardous waste to start

• Column: What you should really know about ladybugs

• Editorial: Pawlenty deserves the real thanks

• Angela Mosier, 92, Owatonna

• Woman cited for DWI

• Everyone can make a difference in preventing child abuse

• Report: Prevent nutrients in Pickerel

• County audit finds rural curves, corners are unsafe

• Albert Leas Dan Dorman, others from around Minnesota testify on behalf of JOBZ program

• Pawlenty, Albert Leans celebrate Edgewater funding

Tuesday, April 8

• Rebels falter against Randolph

• Column: University of Wisconsin murder rattles students

• Column: A word or two about words and word origins

• Editorial: What did they say?

• Henry Krueger, 94, Albert Lea

• Clayton Esse, 83, Glenville

• Dorothy Worrell, 86, Ellendale

• Donna Johnson, 80, Anoka

• Bloodmobile obtains 110 units during one-day drive March 10; pins awarded

• Child Abuse Prevention Month event Wednesday

• Man arrested on DWI charges

• Stabbing suspect pleads not guilty

• Park gets $2.5 million for dump cleanup

• Austin woman dies in collision with dump truck

• BREAKING NEWS: Pawlenty coming to Albert Lea to sign bill

• Bob Schreibers career started after WWII

Monday, April 7

• Prep schedule for April 8 and 9

• Albert Lea Blades win 2 tourneys, post perfect mark

• Column: City invites Artspace Projects Inc. to Albert Lea

• Column: Getting rid of clutter can be hard but feels good

• Warren Sawyer, 83, Ellendale

• Expo aims to celebrate women

• Albert Lea singer to perform in Austin

• Franken: Democrats need to take back federal government

• Clinton, not Obama, won Freeborn County

• Lou-Rich tears down 7 houses as part of expansion to the east

• Pawlenty approves funding for Edgewater project

• Cast announced for Owatonna production

• AAUW to host bus trip

• ALMCs weight loss series starts April 10

• Breaking news: At least one person dead after wreck

Saturday, April 5

• No word on team

• Works pays off for local bowler

• Man bowls second 300 game of season

• Bowling scores will print Tuesday

• Batting cage is open at City Arena

• Tribunes 2007-08 Boys Basketball All-Area Teams

• Boys Basketball Coach of the Year: Brian Riley

• Boys' Basketball Player of the Year: Steve Hengesteg

• Column: Transforming jealousy into joy and letting go

• Column: Theirs not to reason why, theirs but to do or die

• Maxine Bowen, 88, Albert Lea

• Donald Walk, 79, Mason City, Iowa

• Conrad Frydenlund, 90, Ann Arbor, Mich.

• Winnebago Industries names new CEO

• 2 Albert Lea companies honored by Hormel Foods

• Man loses appendage Tuesday at A.L. company

• Milk maid crowned

• Town hall forum cites scary stats on underage drinking

• Red Cross volunteers train for disasters

• Twinkies celebrates birthday

• Freeborn and Mower County 4-Hers participate in Communications Contest

• Boy Scout representative for Southern Trails District announced

• Column: In 4-H, it all begins with Cloverbuds

• Column: Cranes return gives feeling that all things are possible

• St. Theodore Catholic School plans annual auction and extravaganza

Friday, April 4

• Boys basketball banquet is Sunday in commons

• Albert Lea sports schedule

• Column: Stream fishing for carp can be fun in spring

• Riverland posts 2 wins Thursday

• Reese: Great players think the game, too

• Column: The great coal and gas fiascos at Freeborn

• Editorial: Dont drop the ball, St. Paul

• Kenneth Robinson, 75, Albert Lea

• Civic Music offers season tickets

• County food drive nets 2,895 pounds

• Austin pork plant worker sues QPP

• Collision with pole causes power outage

• New firefighters train on cars at the Blazing Star Landing

Thursday, April 3

• Youth wrestling team advances

• Column: Jobs bill wins bipartisan support, moves to gov.

• Column: You heard it: Cubs will win the World Series

• Iola Smith, 79, Golden, Colo.

• Art Center to feature elementary art exhibit

• Can you garden in a square foot? Yup

• Brewery celebrates one year anniversary

• Power company to build warehouse

• Alcohol Awareness Month: Question 2

• Alcohol Awareness Month: Question 1

• Breaking news: FMCS members without power after wreck

• Classes will teach baby-sitting skills

• Mattson exhibits at Platte River Art Show

• Freeborn Red Cross announces 2008 Dancing With the Freeborn County Stars

• ALMC will soon offer hyperbaric medicine

Wednesday, April 2

• Column: Keeping up on the countys recyling program

• Column: The music of my life comes in many forms

• Editorial: Dropout rate is a warning

• Mattie Meagher, 98, Springfield, Ore.

• Joyce Metcalfe, 71, Albert Lea

• Clara Krause, 86, Albert Lea

• Area Womens Expo to be held April 19

• City, county issue permit reports

• Sparky Charity Golf Event benefits Habitat for Humanity

• Window shot out of vehicle

• Cedar River district plans for summer

• Manchester gets help from U.S. Dept. of Agriculture

• Iowa school bus goes into Interstate 35 ditch

• Training for new firefighters to be held at Blazing Star Landing

• Eye Services opens at medical center campus

Tuesday, April 1

• Holiday Lanes bowling scores

• USC/AC girls and boys excel at Gopher Indoor

• Column: Do we have more gripers than other places?

• Editorial: It looks like a landfill

• Loretta Oetjen, 94, Albert Lea

• Trever Benner, 7, Albert Lea

• Educational Opportunties

• Several crashes reported

• Freeborn-Mower Co-op names CEO

• School bus goes into ditch

• Pelican Breeze II arrives next week

• Winter seemed rough, but really it was only average

• Cargill unit buys Schweigerts owner

• Real estate agents raise money to support childrens charity

• FMCS awards Rural Electric Youth Tour scholarships

• Comedy Live returns to Albert Lea Friday

• St. Casmirs invites people to Celebrate with the Saints

• Teacher of the Year finalists announced

• Kari Ulrich brings attention to rare disease