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Columnists

April Jeppson: Adults need a village to help out in life, too

A child gets hurt at the park, people go over to check until a parent gets there. You see your neighbor’s toddler waddling their way ... Read more

by Submitted, Friday, July 26, 2024 8:45 pm

Columnists

Guest column: Grants support welcoming communities

Since 1986, Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation (SMIF) has invested over $60 million in grants across our 20-county region. These grants support a diverse array of ... Read more

by Submitted, Friday, July 26, 2024 8:45 pm

Columnists

Help show youth the impact they can have in community

My kids hung up their cleats for the season. It’s bittersweet — it’s a summer highlight to sit on a ball field, watching the kids ... Read more

by Submitted, Friday, July 26, 2024 8:45 pm

Letters to the Editor

Paid political letter to the editor: Save public education from Project 2025

It is crystal clear Project 2025 has been embraced by our local MAGA’s who attended the GOP national convention, so we can only assume GOP ... Read more

by Submitted, Friday, July 26, 2024 8:30 pm

Letters to the Editor

Letter: New policy increases risk for workers

I am a food services worker in the kitchen at the Mayo Clinic Hospital in Fairmont. On July 1, Mayo Clinic management told food services ... Read more

by Submitted, Friday, July 26, 2024 8:30 pm

Letters to the Editor

Letter: How is this helping the little guy?

Democrats preach that they are for the little guy. They passed the Infrastructure and Investment and Jobs Act. In this act was $51 billion to ... Read more

by Submitted, Friday, July 26, 2024 8:30 pm

Letters to the Editor

Letter: Truck show was a big success for community

On Saturday, June 22, Albert Lea was on the map with the well-planned and tremendously executed Simply Built Rigs All-American Truck Show. The Freeborn County ... Read more

by Submitted, Friday, July 26, 2024 8:30 pm

Arts & Culture

Across the Pastor’s Desk: Come to God today — why not?

Have you ever considered coming to God, but felt turned off by “religious” people you have encountered? Have you felt you have more life to ... Read more

by Submitted, Friday, July 26, 2024 8:00 pm

News

Applications open for national Young Leader program

The Minnesota Soybean Growers Association (MSGA) is on a mission to uplift the next generation of farmer leaders. For many aspiring directors, that journey starts ... Read more

by Submitted, Friday, July 26, 2024 8:00 pm

Arts & Culture

Robin Gudal: Using bold actions to help others

I had the amazing opportunity recently to pray for a young man. Picture with me, outwardly a less than perfect car, filled with “life’s stuff,” ... Read more

by Submitted, Friday, July 26, 2024 8:00 pm

Education

Campus notes

University of Wisconsin-La Crosse The University of Wisconsin La Crosse has announced the May 2024 graduates who have completed degree requirements. Austen Kelley, Albert Lea, ... Read more

by Submitted, Friday, July 26, 2024 8:00 pm

Obituaries

Gloria Procuniar

Gloria “Skip” (Fink) Procuniar, 93, of Crystal Lake, Illinois died on July 15, 2024. She was born  on July 6, 1931, in Albert Lea, Minnesota ... Read more

by Submitted, Friday, July 26, 2024 4:16 pm

Sports

2 holes-in-one reported at Wedgewood

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by Submitted, Friday, July 26, 2024 3:55 pm

Cops, Courts & Fires

Court dispositions: March 8, 2024

Freeborn County District Court March 8 Jose Guadalupe Garza Jr., 52, 940 Bridge Ave., Albert Lea. Count 1: Criminal damage to property – first-degree felony. ... Read more

by Submitted, Friday, July 26, 2024 3:52 pm

Obituaries

Kathleen M. Branstad

Sept. 3, 1957 – July 23, 2024 FARGO, N.D. – Kathleen M. Branstad, 66, Detroit Lakes, Minn., died Tuesday, July 23, in Essentia Health. Arrangements ... Read more

by Submitted, Friday, July 26, 2024 2:51 pm

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