Story archive for January 2009

Sunday, Feb. 1

• NRHEG wrestlers place 9th at Kasson-Mantorville

Saturday, Jan. 31

• New Prague dismisses Tigers 7-3

• Prep scores for Jan. 31

• A gourmet night

• Nelson selected to state committee

• Man found guilty of aggravated robbery

• Brie’s photo contest winner

• The Albert Lea Port Authority will hold its regular meeting

• Thumbs

• Inner tranquility, unread books, fresh faces

• Gov.’s budget provides good starting point

• Amer. Cancer Society is accessible to locals

• Someone call the Obamas

• Litterbugs fail to use Brookside trash cans

• Trying to find long lost friend

• Make people pay for elderly care

• Green Acres is not place to be

• Peek at the Past

• Tell Klobuchar to oppose bailout

• See these extra cartoons

• No. 1-ranked West rolls against Tigers

• Tiger defense breaks down in second half

• NRHEG wrestlers go down to wire for win

• Bethlehem Academy avenges loss to NRHEG boys

• G-E boys fall by 2 to Mabel-Canton

• Collector loves relics and stories behind them

• Lessons from nature

• Remembering the great blizzard of 1909

• Birth announcements

• Five generations

• Local tow company receives national award

• Parkview Care Center receives five-star ranking

• Auditions set for new symphonic orchestra

• You Can Help

• Campus Notes

• ALMC recognized by Minnesota Council for Quality

• Travel Class of Albert Lea

• Northwood-Kensett boys grab fifth straight win

• Viking girls give North Butler a run

• Lake Mills girls pick up conference win

• Wolverine girls fall to Mabel-Canton

• Panther girls hold off Maple River

• Bulldog boys go cold against Garner-Hayfield

• Cold shooting hurts Alden-Conger boys

• Quick start fades fast for Alden-Conger girls

Friday, Jan. 30

• Prep scores for Jan. 30

• Legacy of ‘Popcorn Man’

• Tribune wins 5 awards in state contest

• Student’s letter wins books for school

• This new book really sinks the name Fountain

• You can be a hero, just like King or my students

• Peek at the Past

• Bound for Africa

• Have a game plan before weekend tailgating

• Counterfeit bill reported

• First-time ice fishing experience proves to be enjoyable

• DNR urges snowmobile, ATV riders to use extra caution in road rights of way and ditches

• Osprey nest in southern Minnesota one highlight of nongame program success

• Panthers trounce Tigers 7-2

• Albert Lea girls rebound with 5-1 win

• N-K girls keep G-E at bay with FT shooting

• Winona downs Albert Lea swimmers

• Vikings overcome slow start to rout Wolverines

• Wrestling pancake breakfast fundraiser set for Sunday

• Knights fall apart in 2nd half against Maple River

• Prep schedule for Jan. 30 and 31

• Supper benefits Salvation Army

• AAUW honors Frydenlund

• Mansfield 4-H

• Women’s health care symposium registration deadline extended

• To impress or not — that is the question

• Church librarians win books

• Albert Lea Aglow meets Thursday

• Healing service at Our Father’s House Feb. 6

Thursday, Jan. 29

• Prep scores for Jan. 29

• Get ready for kindergarten

• Kevin Costner rocks out in Leland

• Hormel finds growth in rocky climate

• Dist. 24B Rep. Tony Cornish ready to work on good policy

• Fishing, songs of Beatles on tap for weekend

• Auditions slated for newly formed symphonic orchestra

• Students of the month

• Snowmobile reported missing

• Program set on diabetes and the eye connection

• Sibley kids watched inauguration

• City budget retreat tonight

• Convictions

• Scholarship winner

• Editorial: Burning garbage is thing

• When will ideological pingpong come to end?

• In need of balanced housing policy in Minn.

• Support Obama in this time of trouble

• Peek at the Past

• Bulldog sharpshooter leads team to contention

• Looking for the Big Ten Nework on Mediacom

• Grand Meadow too much for Wolverines

• Prep Schedule for Jan. 29 and 30

• Pancake breakfast fundraiser for Albert Lea boys’ basketball set for Sunday

Wednesday, Jan. 28

• Inundated in inauguration

• Seifert: Cost cuts are coming all around

• Albert Lea is in the running for VA outpatient clinic

• Geneva Cancer Auction raises $72,000

• Southwest 8th-grader earns 3rd district spelling bee title

• Person injured after wreck

• Albert Lea Rotary Club donates $150 to Twin Valley Boy Scouts

• Albert Lea Rotary Club gives $2,000 in scholarships

• Dairy princess, milk maid candidates sought

• Art Center celebrates 50 years in high fashion

• District VFW, auxiliary to meet Sunday in Spring Valley

• Ashley Hagen participates in Bethany production

• Convictions

• Editorial: Get the digital TV change done with

• Tales 232 to 245 from the Tales from Exit 22 file

• Father had a deep connection to the Steelers

• Audubon Society still is viable group

• Visitors need idea of how to get around

• Peek at the Past

• Fairmont holds off Albert Lea

• Second period costs Tiger boys

• Tigers swim team falls to Austin

• Owatonna sweeps Tiger girls

• Lake Mills girls unable to get past Broncos

• Viking girls fall in overtime to Nashua-Plainfield

• Bulldog boys squeak by Belmond-Klemme

• Stifling defense leads Viking boys to win

• Panther girls handle Loyola with ease

• Alden-Conger girls dominate Lyle/Pacelli

• Rebels hold off Saint Peter

• Knight boys bounce back with win over Madelia

• Grand Meadow too much for Wolverine girls

• NRHEG boys unable to crack Loyola defense

Tuesday, Jan. 27

• Prep scores for Jan. 27

• Prairie Profiles: Curtis Smith

• 3 teens plead not guilty to charges

• Albert Lea City Council keeps preagenda meetings

• Salvation Army surpasses its campaign goal

• It’s been 50 years since Buddy Holly’s plane crashed near Clear Lake, Iowa

• Why aren’t The Crickets in the Hall of Fame?

• Albert Lea Rotary Club donates $2,205 to ShelterBox USA

• Tribune photographer holds weekly photo contest for readers

• Probation check leads to arrests

• USC elementary concert Thursday

• Salvation Army, Anytime Fitness team up to fight hunger

• Daffodil Days presales are now being held

• ALHS band members attend regional honor band festival

• Local student earns degree at Drake University

• Editorial: Join a service club

• Racial viewpoints, Web skills, God and Satan

• Leaving Albert Lea was scary but good for me

• Bridge Avenue needs a stoplight

• Peek at the Past

Monday, Jan. 26

• Tigers defense gets tough in second half

• Knight girls fall to Cleveland

• Second half scoring drought hinders Knights

• Prep scores for Jan. 26

• A taste of Guatemala

• Minnesota man presents light-based wireless network

• ‘Breaking Dawn’ is pop phenomenon but it is fun to read the teen series

• State House minority leader to be in Albert Lea Tuesday

• Editorial: ‘Silence of the good people’

• Life is short; remember to laugh and have fun

• The ‘honeymo’ for Barack Obama is now over

• Albert Lea library needs something

• Say no to Geithner for treasury secretary

• Peek at the Past

Sunday, Jan. 25

• Wolverine offense explodes in 77-51 win

• Upper weights lift Tigers to tourney victory

• Glenville-Emmons girls fall by 1 to Hope Lutheran

• Bulldog boys cruise in 82-54 win over Eagles

• LM/NK wrestlers finish fourth at North Butler

• USC wrestlers place 6th at Westbrook-Walnut Grove

Saturday, Jan. 24

• Bulldog girls fizzle in second half

• Panther wrestlers finish fifth at Hutchinson

• Prep scores for Jan. 24

• The animals need your help

• Police: Alleged abusers did not violate terms

• City council to vote on its rules of order

• ALHS one-act play to hold open dress rehearsal Tues.

• Thumbs

• Jan. 20 in Washington was a day to remember

• School officials make case for equitable funding

• Peek at the Past

• Letter bashing Batt was uncalled for

• Tigers cool in second half

• Rockets dominate Tiger girls

• Alden-Conger girls cruise over LeCenter

• Albert Lea Community Theatre to present Neil Simon comedy

• Meet the Actors

• A bird feeder benefits more than just birds

• When January was the month for polio awareness

• Traveling icy roads brings back memories of learning to drive

• Birth announcements

• Shrine auxiliary to meet Monday at Masonic Lodge

• Gallery dedicated

• Zion quilters

• Salem Women’s Executive Board

• You Can Help

• Bulldog boys stretch streak to four with 67-42 win

• Second half woes plague Bulldog girls

• Rebels no match for No. 4 Cardinals

• Rebel girls handle Bethlehem Academy

Friday, Jan. 23

• Prep scores for Jan. 23

• Police unable to validate report about alleged abusers

• Ready, set, curl!

• Threat prompts evacuation of Glenville-Emmons High

• Help line serves Mower, Freeborn area

• Austin native competes in Miss America Pageant

• Treasurer retires

• Mount Albert Lea

• Stroke Support Group to meet

• Family Financial Aid night Monday

• Convictions

• Fountain Lake fishing contest is Feb. 1 at Fountain Lake Park

• Boating fatality rate lowest on record

• Editorial: Governors of Minn. and Wis. want

• An interesting challenge down memory lane

• The great orator gives a poor inaugural speech

• Drunken driving deaths are murder

• Elected officials don’t act on immigration

• Minnesota highway crews do good work

• Peek at the Past

• Who was Jesus?

• St. Theodore plans parish renewal mission

• First Lutheran Church Women meet Wednesday

• Our Savior’s Ladies’ Aid

• Trinity Lutheran holds annual congregational meeting

• Austin power play hurts Tiger girls

• Tigers blast Austin 7-1

• Tiger girls battle in 62-56 loss to West

• Albert Lea wrestlers extend streak

• Panthers fend off feisty Rebels

• USC boys top rival NRHEG

• Wolverines roll on special night

• Knights grab first conference win

• Vikings knock off Ventura with strong 3rd quarter

• Northwood-Kensett girls win defensive battle

• Panther wrestlers fall to No. 7 Medford

• LM/NK wrestlers hold off Saints, handle Garner-Hayfield

Thursday, Jan. 22

• Prep scores for Jan. 22

• Broitzman, Larson appear in court

• Family members fill the courtroom

• Town hall meeting brings out concerns over possible other cases of elder abuse

• Alden’s Hometown Snacks and Sweets to celebrate two years

• ALHS choir hopes to raise funds for trip with spaghetti supper

• Southwest holds career day

• Police ask residents to look out for people lurking around vehicles

• Convictions

• Albert Lea Dance team grabs another first place finish

• Minnesota, John Wooden & Tubby Smith

• Registration for youth soccer begins Sunday

• Prep schedule for Jan. 22 and 23

• Tiger swimmers unable to keep pace with Faribault

• Editorial: Bridge backs up more than you think

• Courage of the past makes the present possible

• Obama offers hope, but he isn’t Superman

• Global warming alarmists are off-base

• Pawlenty gives the same, old rhetoric

• Peek at the Past

• Prep Schedule for Jan. 23 and 24

Wednesday, Jan. 21

• Albert Lea witnesses history

• Fergus Falls band marches in D.C.

• Medical center cited for 2 cases of foreign objects

• Convictions

• Man arrested on DWI charge

• Read President Obama's inauguration speech

• Before a jubilant crowd, Barack Obama takes historic spot as the first black president

• President and first lady attend 10 balls and dance to Etta James classic ‘At Last’

• Walz calls it his most memorable exerience in Washington

• Albert Lea High School graduate recounts being at the National Mall

• What are they saying on the streets?

• Obama in Iowa

• Editorial: It’s the economy, everyone

• Hartland, Minnesota, is a state of mind

• Obama’s success hinges on more than race

• Ideas for the Blue Zones community discussion

• Peek at the Past

• Tigers fade in second half

• Tigers score in bunches in win

• Sensational 2nd half fuels Albert Lea girls

• Northwood-Kensett 56, Rockford 51

• LM/NK wrestlers go 2-0 at triangular

• NRHEG 49, Randolph 31

• NRHEG 58, Randolph 26

• Northwood-Kensett 62, Rockford 44

• Lyle/Pacelli 62, Glenville-Emmons 51

• USC 66, Medford 32

• Tiger girls rout East 7-1

• USC 71, Medford 20

• Lake Mills 73, Forest City 66

• Forest City 51, Lake Mills 43

Tuesday, Jan. 20

• Prep scores for Jan. 20

• Crowds pack frigid Mall for Obama’s inauguration

• A historic moment unfolds in frigid temps

• Inauguration security tight; cold taking a toll

• Bush leaves White House for last time

• Crowds pack D.C. for inauguration

• Frenetic street scene awakens capital before dawn

• Got books?

• Locals celebrate MLK Day, talk about Obama

• Local chefs to display cooking skills

• Austin officials talk about blaze

• Winter sunset

• Program matches children with mentors

• Children throw snowballs at cars

• Safe & Sober campaign rounds up 12 impaired drivers

• Editorial: History is made today

• Racism divides America less than it used to

• Is ‘so help me God’ still appropriate in oath?

• Peek at the Past

• Corporations have choke hold on all

Monday, Jan. 19

• Panther defense stands tall in 51-37 win

• Foul trouble and turnovers hurt NRHEG boys

• Knights knocked off by Maple River

• Albert Lea girls' hockey crushes Waseca

• NRHEG wrestlers take 7th at Stewartville

• Rebel wrestlers take 6th at Hayfield

• Prep scores for Jan. 19

• Watch the inauguration parade live online

• Elder abuse support group forms

• Families turn to national watchdog for answers to their many questions

• Arraignment for two young women comes Wednesday

• There was a special Christmas in Ellendale

• Tribune looking to cover local inauguration celebrations

• NAIFA sponsors tax presentation

• Editorial: Be open to ideas from makeover crew

• Move over banana peel; here comes the carrot

• Following the trail of Interstate Power people

• Children’s program was delightful

• Drink in moderation on Super Bowl Sunday

• Keillor’s humor fails to find an audience

• Tigers unable to overcome first period deficit

• Peek at the Past

• Poor first half cost Tigers against Century

• Tigers take 3rd at Kiffmeyer Duals

• Albert Lea swimmers place 5th at Rochester

• LM/NK wins dual tourney

• Prep schedule for Jan. 19 and 20

Saturday, Jan. 17

• Prep scores for Jan. 17

• Hy-Vee announces recall of products with peanuts

• Bikeable, walkable, liveable

• Albert Lea firefighters helped with Austin fire

• Albert Lea government launches new Web site

• The man behind the makeover, “The Blue Zones” book

• Warming center helped firefighters working in brutal cold

• Political cartoons about the inauguration

• A heroic Tribune carrier

• Editorial: Thumbs

• Picture it Painted program pays for paint to spruce up buildings

• She saw her pale reflection in the window

• More details needed on governor’s proposal

• Thanks for helping at church parking lot

• Vandegrifts are true friends, good people

• Peek at the Past

• Tigers show improvement, but fall to Century

• Slow start spells doom for Alden-Conger

• Collector to share love of paper dolls at Doll Museum Saturday

• These fireplaces were moved from Courthouse Square

• Some lessons from nature

• Birth announcements

• Sanderson Auto Repair donates to Knights baseball team

• Local funeral home employee earns preplanning consultant designation

• Festival of Trees a success

• Is a rollover in your future?

• Wells student participates in FYRE program at Bemidji State

• Conger 4-H

• United Methodist Women

• You Can Help

• NRHEG girls dominate Medford

• Panther boys climb to .500 in conference play

• Third quarter run by Central Springs halts Vikings

• Panther wrestlers go 1-1 at Faribault

Friday, Jan. 16

• Mayo upends Tiger girls 5-1

• Prep scores for Jan. 16

• Fire ravages downtown Austin

• Walkable audit of Albert Lea offers Bridge Avenue ideas

• AARP, Blue Zones leaders congratulate Albert Lea

• Man arrested for multiple charges

• Cause listed for power outage

• Editorial: Walking is vital to Albert Lea

• How to use the three D’s to avoid ID theft

• First ladies goes through a rite of initiation

• Recount balloting is looking silly

• Peek at the Past

• God in the flesh

• Zion Lutheran offers free study group

• Albert Lea cancels classes

• Program on National Cathedral planned at Christ Episcopal Church on Saturday

• Lake Mills student on Central College dean’s list

• Gopher Conference proving exciting to watch

• Prep schedule for Jan. 16 and 17

Thursday, Jan. 15

• Officials: Makeover is Albert Lea's chance to inspire the country

• Blue Zones and AARP pick Albert Lea for health makeover

• Book's author in Albert Lea to kick off project

• Dorman: Local economy remains steady

• County will wait for city on Bridge Ave. decision

• Expert to study Albert Lea's walkability

• Cold temps, wind chills cancel school

• Freeborn American Legion to hold soup and pie supper

• Eagles Cancer Telethon, Bridal Expo, art exhibit opening make for busy weekend

• Editorial: Don’t delay signal switch

• There is good news amid the cold and snow

• Is it ‘smart power’ or just more dumb policy?

• Minnesotans pick senators, not Reid

• Peek at the Past

• Tigers return to the mat

• Albert Lea swimmers fall to Raiders

• Old Foolish Fan returns with a series of tales

• USC wrestlers drop pair of matches

• USC 65, Randolph 41

• Panthers fall by 1 to W-E-M

• Northwood-Kensett 52, Riceville 43

• Martin Luther 48, Alden-Conger 47

• Prep schedule for Jan. 15 and 16

Wednesday, Jan. 14

• Fit Forever

• Claire’s at mall to close Jan. 24

• Cold! Cold! Cold!

• County leaders talk about cutting jobs

• Ice fishing contest is Feb. 1

• Two men arrested for DWI

• Albert Lea Art Center holds meeting

• Editorial: Do you like to make videos?

• Surviving a blizzard makes Minnesota great

• Legislature should offer insurance to jobless

• Minnesota nice didn’t free the U.S.

• Nominate a hero in your community

• Peek at the Past

• Albert Lea wins in shootout

• Tigers push Scarlets to the limit in 4-3 loss

• Tigers struggle inside against Winona

• Panthers capture their 11th win in a row

• USC 62, Randolph 24

• Martin Luther 61, Alden-Conger 55

• N-K 48, Riceville 34

• Youth wrestling tournament set Friday in Northwood

• N-K boosters sponsor 3 basketball tournaments

• Prep schedule for Jan. 14 and 15

• Many schools 2 hours late

Tuesday, Jan. 13

• Prep scores for Jan. 13

• Commissioners discuss what to do about Bridge Avenue

• Snow, wind hit Albert Lea area

• Council: No decisions on Bridge Ave.

• Verizon Wireless purchases Alltel

• Paperboy rescues woman in her home

• Assault suspect’s lawyer requests a bail study for client

• Parking violations reported

• Author presents ‘How to write a children’s picture book’ class

• Passing the gavel

• Elder abuse support group holds initial meeting

• Marriage Dissolutions Filed

• Educational Opportunities

• Kiwanis donation to RSVP

• Editorial: Writing never goes out of style

• Where do you spend time on the Internet?

• Seminar aimed at people who work with kids

• County, city don’t need to fix Bridge Ave.

• The community pulls together for a cause

• Peek at the Past

• Roar of the Bison: Woodside leads NDSU

• Albert Lea boys’ hockey moves into rankings with win

• Tiger swimmers finish 11th at Austin Invite

• Prep schedule for Jan. 13 and 14

• Area prep standings

Monday, Jan. 12

• Tigers knock off Hibbing 4-1

• Tigers fall in overtime to Red Wing

• No business like snow business

• Wintry weather is on the way

• Albert Lea Inn charged with failure to pay tax

• Co-op donates to ‘Reach Out For Warmth’

• New Masonic officers

• Wa-tan-ye

• Convictions

• Editorial: Fans loved and hated Pohlad

• Good reading in Jan.: laughter, banned books

• Five presidents in one place is a real photo op

• Peek at the Past

• People at meeting didn’t want to listen

Sunday, Jan. 11

• Panthers fall to Hayfield

• LM/NK wrestlers go 3-1 at Mason City

• Third quarter woes hurt Vikings

• Panthers prevail in overtime against No. 6-ranked Hayfield

Saturday, Jan. 10

• Baby New Year

• United Way exceeds campaign goal

• New city council discusses rules and procedures

• Fundraiser concert for T.O. Jan. 17

• Arc holds waffle breakfast today

• Birth announcements

• Tribune looking for presidential inauguration celebrations

• Big Island Rendezvous holds meeting

• Bridge Avenue meeting to rebroadcast today

• Kiwanis Golden KII donates money

• Editorial: Thumbs

• The 2009 legislative session is off to a brisk start

• Current Occupant leaving with self-esteem OK

• Peek at the Past

• Cheap nuclear power is faulty accounting

• Starving people go unnoticed by others

• Thunder fail to capitalize on power plays

• No rhythm for Tigers in 3-1 loss

• Poor shooting hampers Tigers at Faribault

• Art Center plans special anniversary exhibit

• A history of the Albert Lea Art Center, 1959-2009

• Nature’s Q and A

• Fireplace legacies from the past

• It’s exciting to be part of a community’s art history celebration

• Jot down those holiday memories for future generations

• Birth Announcements

• You Can Help

• Henderson accepted for admission to Luther

• Panthers blowout J-W-P

• Bulldogs struggle in 36-24 loss to West Hancock

• Bulldogs score second straight win

• Panthers get 3 in double figures in 52-44 win over J-W-P

• Rebels stumble in second half

• Final minute 3 foils Vikings

• Blossoms handle Rebels

• Cardinals polish off Wolverines

• Panthers pick up second straight

• Knights go cold against Nicollet

Friday, Jan. 9

• Prep scores for Jan. 9

• Bridge Avenue meeting to rebroadcast on Saturday and Sunday

• Breaking news: United Way hits goal

• Midsummer musical in winter

• Crowd voices Bridge Avenue ideas

• Scott LaFavre withdraws bankruptcy on tree farms in Freeborn, Rice counties

• Man arrested for DWI

• Hall of Fame seeks nominations

• Convictions

• First Lutheran Church Women meet Wednesday

• Editorial: Utah football gets ripped off

• Earning winter money with the wolf bounty

• Getting more students into engineering fields

• Thanks to carrier for finding doggy

• Thanks to Samaritan for returning wallet

• Peek at the Past

• Is there a cure for cabin fever?

• May this be your year

• Zion Lutheran offers free study group

• Confirmed at Trinity Lutheran

• Lens and Shutter

• Tiger wrestlers power past Austin

• Early turnovers transform to big deficit for Albert Lea

• Tigers roll with 4-2 victory

• Wolverines knock off Lyle/Pacelli

• LM/NK wrestlers fall to West Hancock

• Knights can't keep pace with Martin County West

• Maple River downs Rebels

Thursday, Jan. 8

• Panthers crush Blooming Prairie

• Prep scores for Jan. 8

• Vikings come back for OT win

• Bulldogs prevail in overtime

• Bulldogs start quick in 67-44 win

• 25 years of saving lives

• John Deere dealer sold

• What does the Bridge Avenue study say?

• ‘It’s an interesting place’

• Cancer telethon events kick off this weekend

• Watercolor paintings on exhibit at City Hall

• Firefighters respond to alarm

• Convictions

• Dentists offer free care for needy kids

• Editorial: Give road crews a break this season

• Things you can do while addicted to Facebook

• Thanks for the positive internship experience

• Lack of humanity reflects poorly on city

• Peek at the Past

• Thunder spreading the scoring

• R.I.P. 2008 Vikings

• Prep schedule for Jan. 8 and 9

Wednesday, Jan. 7

• Artspace launches survey

• TV show to study hauntings at county courthouse

• U.S. Senate race is not over till it’s over

• Austin gets 24/7 fire coverage back

• 31 days to a healthier you

• Supporting education foundation

• Program offers free dental care to kids

• Marriage Licenses Issued

• Editorial: Speak up about Bridge Avenue

• In December, the economy, weather were cold

• A breakthrough in research for colds and flus

• Peek at the Past

• Owatonna powers past Tigers

• Blossoms blow by NRHEG

• Panther girls snag double OT thriller

• Road about to get much tougher for Tiger icemen

• Albert Lea hoops team falls

• Tigers beat Northfield

• Knights get high off victory against L-O

• Prep schedule for Jan. 7 and 8

Tuesday, Jan. 6

• Prairie Profiles: Ken Petersen

• Albert Lea police officer given state award

• Kettle campaign went better than Salvation Army expected

• Permit issued for new clubhouse

• Team rings Salvation Army bell

• Family financial aid meeting Monday

• Convictions

• Port Authority meets Wednesday

• Editorial: Don’t take down Coleman sign

• Coaching failures hurt the Vikings’ potential

• Caution needed for use of household chemicals

• Peek at the Past

• New year needs new cable TV system

• G-E rocked all Knight long

• Athletics rally past A-C

• Prep schedule for Jan. 6 and 7

• USC claims ugly win

• Monday’s prep results

Monday, Jan. 5

• Franken declares victory; Coleman to sue

• Minn. Supreme Court deals Coleman setback

• What to do about Bridge?

• 2 trooper squad cars struck on slick I-35 Sunday

• Man arrested for assault, kidnapping

• Tax season means tax changes, too

• Fountain Lake Sportsmen’s Club meets Tuesday

• Bloodmobile coming to ALMC

• Convictions

• Combat Squad members grateful for support

• Editorial: Music industry can let up now

• Coupons, coupons, coupons for the queen

• Far left is upset with Obama for going center

• Peek at the Past

• That’s the way they like it

• Express rally past Thunder

• Packers run away from Albert Lea

• Prep schedule for Jan. 5 and 6

Saturday, Jan. 3

• Car wrecks caused 14 deaths

• Eagle’s Rest Development files for bankruptcy

• Austin home has giant nativity scene

• Editorial: Thumbs

• Paris is a fine place to wait out the big belch

• Job losses cost the state in income, sales taxes

• Dallas making headlines for wrong reasons

• Peek at the Past

• Port Authority meeting

• Resolutions done right

• Prep schedule

• Clash VII results: Day One

• A perfect three

• Sports Memories

• Icy roads in Freeborn County

• Postcard greetings for a new year

• Nature lessons

• Shining the spotlight on the Hartland 4-H Club

• A party doesn’t have to have alcohol to be fun

• Why not give a gift to promote health going into the new year?

• Lions distribute dictionaries

• Kiwanis Club supports new G-E playground equipment

• Albert Lean elected association treasurer

• Domestic Engineers

• VFW Auxiliary

• Campus Notes

• Sons of Norway offers scholarships

• Salem Women’s Executive Board

Friday, Jan. 2

• Ringing in the new year in Albert Lea

• A raucous good time for kids

• Man cited after hit-and-run

• Firefighter challenge to air on cable this month

• ‘Clash’ of titans begins today

• Area lakes offer a great winter pastime

• Knights fall to Windom

• Prep Schedule for Jan. 2 and 3

• Editorial: Don’t cut higher ed

• Skee jumping and some other winter sports

• The top 10 news stories of 2008

• Peek at the Past

• The gift of place

• Cantata at Wells church this weekend

• Healing service tonight