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5 things to do this week
Several downtown Albert Lea businesses will be open for trick-or-treating from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday.
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Repositioning the mall for growth
The owner of Northbridge Mall in Albert Lea is positioning the mall for growth in the coming months, not only as a retail shopping center ...
by Sarah Stultz, Tuesday, October 26, 2021 9:00 pm
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Sarah Stultz: Time off does body and mind some good
As I finished making the newspaper last Tuesday night, I got in my car and could feel a smile begin to spread across my face.
by Sarah Stultz, Tuesday, October 26, 2021 8:45 pm
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Sheriff, county attorney give recommendations for salaries
Freeborn County’s sheriff and attorney lobbied for increases to their salaries Tuesday during an annual presentation in front of the Board of Commissioners.
by Sarah Stultz, Tuesday, October 26, 2021 7:51 pm
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Council approves up to $760K in TIF financing for Ulland Bros. project
The Albert Lea City Council on Monday approved up to $760,000 in tax-increment financing for Ulland Brothers as part of its redevelopment of the former ...
by Sarah Stultz, Tuesday, October 26, 2021 6:02 am
Cops, Courts & Fires
Woman pleads guilty in case tied to Postal Service investigation
A woman charged with receiving packages in the mail containing methamphetamine concealed in teddy bears pleaded guilty Monday in Freeborn County District Court to one ...
by Sarah Stultz, Monday, October 25, 2021 4:44 pm
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County board approves sick time for vaccinated employees with breakthrough COVID-19 cases
The Freeborn County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday approved a revision to the county’s employee COVID-19 response plan to allow a bank of up to ...
by Sarah Stultz, Wednesday, October 20, 2021 8:57 pm
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Albert Lea firefighter comes back from cancer in his brain
Seven years after he was first diagnosed with cancer, an Albert Lea firefighter recently battled his third stint with the disease — this time in ...
by Sarah Stultz, Tuesday, October 19, 2021 9:05 pm
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5 things to do this week
Halloween activities are starting to pop up across the community this weekend with more to come the following weekend.
by Sarah Stultz, Tuesday, October 19, 2021 9:00 pm
Cops, Courts & Fires
Man charged with theft in shooting incident near Gordonsville
An Iowa man who was shot while allegedly stealing a pickup truck near Gordonsville last month is now facing charges of felony theft and criminal ...
by Sarah Stultz, Tuesday, October 19, 2021 1:30 pm
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Freedom Rock proposed for Freeborn County
A representative of the American Legion Riders in Albert Lea came before the Freeborn County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday with a proposal to bring ...
by Sarah Stultz, Tuesday, October 19, 2021 10:43 am
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Supporting a mission of help, healing and hope
WELLS — The nonprofit Five Sisters Project, which serves women and families in crisis, is hosting a fundraiser Oct. 24 with Christian recording artist Jason ...
by Sarah Stultz, Saturday, October 16, 2021 8:11 am
Health Updates
Woman remains positive despite a longtime battle with cancer
An Iowa woman with metastatic breast cancer is reminding women during Breast Cancer Awareness Month it’s never too early to conduct their own self breast ...
by Sarah Stultz, Friday, October 15, 2021 9:00 pm
Cops, Courts & Fires
Alden man facing 11 counts of child pornography possession
A 38-year-old Alden man made his first appearance in Freeborn County District Court on Thursday on multiple counts of child pornography possession. James Alan Rambo ...
by Sarah Stultz, Thursday, October 14, 2021 4:27 pm
Arts & Culture
Longtime artist, now on hospice, to showcase work
A partnership between the Freeborn County Arts Initiative and Mayo Clinic Health System Hospice is helping an Albert Lea resident fulfill a longtime dream of ...
by Sarah Stultz, Tuesday, October 12, 2021 10:30 pm
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