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Piece by piece: Art Center partners with Calico Hutch to host quilt show, raise money
From now through mid-August, the Albert Lea Art Center will display its newest gallery exhibit, a partnership between ...
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City leaders press need for more housing in meeting with new Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation president
Albert Lea community leaders emphasized the critical need for more housing in the community on Wednesday during an ...
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3 injured in crash on Highway 65 in Freeborn County
Three Albert Lea residents were injured Wednesday evening when two vehicles collided on U.S. Highway 65 in Shell ...
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Albert Lea’s new superintendent begins in role: ‘It’s been fun getting to know the community’
After two weeks in his new role as superintendent of Albert Lea Area Schools, Steven Heil has hit ...
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Meeting needs of aging seniors
Less than a year after it was awarded a LeadingAge Minnesota Foundation’s Connected Communities Grant for $600,000, St. ...
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Editorial: Submit a project into the upcoming county fair
We have less than two weeks to go until the start of this year’s Freeborn County Fair, known ...
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My Point of View: Donations will make a difference in future of state
Grassroots political groups are the foundation to affecting change within our state and federal government. Political groups organize ...
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Sarah Stultz: Want to be a taste-tester with us at the fair?
Hey, all you Freeborn County Fair food fans!
Columnists
Al Batt: I felt like a water-damaged ceiling on its worst day
We weren’t circumnavigating the globe like Magellan.
Opinion
Letter: A question of judgment
Donald Trump was a very close personal friend of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Trump denies this, but ...
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Letter: What’s happening is not too great
The word “great” might be the most overused word in this country over the last 10 years. It ...
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Letter: Relay for Life is approaching
This year, I joined the Relay for Life of Freeborn and Mower Counties committee. The committee is made ...
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Letter: Immigrants aren’t at fault for America’s pain
Pain exists for a reason. It tells us when something is harming us physically or emotionally. It motivates ...
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Recent blood drive collects total of 24 pints of blood
The American Red Cross blood drive hosted July 3 at Bridge Community Church collected 24 pints of blood. ...
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Farmers head to Capitol Hill to promote priorities
Although numerous farm-related policy priorities were passed in the recent “One Big Beautiful Bill,” there’s still more work ...
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Landscaping business opens storefront in Albert Lea, integrates new technology
When it comes to home projects like adding a patio, paving a driveway or installing an irrigation system, ...
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Federal grand jury indicts Vance Boelter on six counts related to lawmaker shootings
Minnesota’s top federal prosecutor says investigators have found no evidence that Vance Boelter had any help when he ...
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Farm & City Days has full slate of events
Farm & City Days in New Richland this year will take place Friday through Sunday. The festival is ...
Cops, Courts & Fires
Court dispositions: June 4-5, 2025
Freeborn County District Court June 4 Michael William Harkner, 64, 261 4th St. SE, Glenville. Count 1: Traffic ...
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Campus notes
Iowa State University The following area students were named to the Iowa State University President’s List for the ...
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Art Center prepares for Art and Garden Tour in Albert Lea, Alden this weekend
The Albert Lea Art Center on Friday and Saturday will hold its biggest fundraiser of the year, the ...
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County board appoints new assessor
The Freeborn County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday appointed a former Wabasha County appraiser as the new county ...