Education
School board voices continued concerns over MSHSL fees
Albert Lea school board members expressed continued concern Monday night with increased Minnesota State High School League membership costs, saying they were disappointed they have ...
Sarah Stultz, Author at Albert Lea Tribune
News
Video: Matson welcomed home to Freeborn
FREEBORN — Led by an escort of law enforcement officers and first responders, Waseca Officer Arik Matson returned home Monday afternoon to a small crowd ...
by Sarah Stultz, Monday, October 19, 2020 4:12 pm
Cops, Courts & Fires
Arik Matson returns home
FREEBORN — Led by an escort of law enforcement officers and first responders, Waseca Officer Arik Matson returned home to Freeborn Monday afternoon to a ...
by Sarah Stultz, Monday, October 19, 2020 4:11 pm
Cops, Courts & Fires
Albert Lea drive-thru celebration planned for Matson at Edgewater Park
In addition to welcome home celebrations planned in Waseca and Freeborn for Waseca Officer Arik Matson, a separate welcome home drive-thru celebration is planned to ...
by Sarah Stultz, Thursday, October 15, 2020 9:20 pm
Elections & Campaigns
5th Ward council candidates tackle attracting businesses, taxes and the pandemic in forum
Fifth Ward Albert Lea City Council candidates faced off Wednesday night at City Hall about attracting businesses to the city, taxes and other ways to ...
by Sarah Stultz, Thursday, October 15, 2020 6:04 am
Cops, Courts & Fires
Officer Matson returning home next week
Nine months after he was shot while on duty, Waseca Officer Arik Matson will return home to Freeborn on Monday.
by Sarah Stultz, Wednesday, October 14, 2020 1:49 pm
News
City to apply for grant funding to clean up arsenic contamination at Blazing Star Landing
The Albert Lea City Council on Monday approved applying to the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development for grant funding to clean up arsenic ...
by Sarah Stultz, Wednesday, October 14, 2020 10:29 am
Elections & Campaigns
Commissioner candidates face off in forums
Topics included roads, taxes, goals for office Freeborn County commissioner candidates in two districts took on questions regarding roads, taxes and the impact of the ...
by Sarah Stultz, Wednesday, October 14, 2020 9:43 am
Elections & Campaigns
Q&A: Commissioner candidates weigh-in
Freeborn County voters will select commissioners in Districts 1, 3 and 5 this election.
by Sarah Stultz, Tuesday, October 13, 2020 8:20 pm
Columnists
Sarah Stultz: It’s a case of revenge of the no-see-ums
Their bites feel like little zaps every time you step outside for longer than a couple minutes. You look down at where the zap came from, ...
by Sarah Stultz, Tuesday, October 13, 2020 8:13 pm
News
Council voices support for potential $20 million cold storage facility
The Albert Lea City Council on Monday approved resolutions of support for a potential new $20 million cold storage facility in the industrial park in ...
by Sarah Stultz, Tuesday, October 13, 2020 8:28 am
Cops, Courts & Fires
Man reportedly stabbed and other reports
A man reportedly came into the Law Enforcement Center lobby at 8:29 a.m. Friday with stab wounds to his hand and leg. According to police, ...
by Sarah Stultz, Monday, October 12, 2020 10:30 am
Elections & Campaigns
DFLers campaign in Albert Lea
With about three weeks to go until Election Day, DFL candidates had two outdoor events in Albert Lea over the weekend, encouraging people to get ...
by Sarah Stultz, Monday, October 12, 2020 9:10 am
Featured News
2 St. John’s staff shave heads after residents achieve goal
Residents at St. John’s Lutheran Community’s The Woodlands campus started out at the beginning of September with a goal to raise $100 for the Albert ...
by Sarah Stultz, Friday, October 9, 2020 8:19 pm
Elections & Campaigns
Q&A: Albert Lea City Council candidates
Voters in wards 1, 3 and 5 in Albert Lea will be asked to choose councilors to represent them in the upcoming election.