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Area woman finds joy helping at food shelf
Five years ago, Karen Vanderploeg of Hollandale received what she described as a random phone call.
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Father-son duo take on Albert Lea busines
A father-and-son team from the Twin Cities area is finding success as the owners of Albert Lea’s Slumberland ...
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Albert Lea native enjoys working with people in community he grew up in
An Albert Lea man is assisting people in both retirement and youth in Albert Lea. Troy Irvine, 41, ...
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ALHS Grad returns to area for new job
Snowy peaks ascending into a pristine sky. A place so beautiful that the view is a distraction from ...
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Longtime Albert Lea barber got into profession at the age of 10
By Jerome Meyer The traditional barber shops as people know them today were totally different centuries ago and ...
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Riverland program develops ag skills
Curriculum focuses on needs of industry, education for rising farmers Riverland Community College has big plans as it ...
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Chiropractor drives to and from Northfield to work in Albert Lea
Customer loyalty is keeping a Northfield man in business in Albert Lea. Pete Ahlers-Nelson, owner of Pete’s Chiropractic, ...
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Store director says Albert Lea is ‘friendlist’ place he has lived
One Albert Lea transplant has worked for the same company for nearly three decades. Peter Streit has been ...
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Former City Council member, ALEDA board member loves Albert Lea
When Albert Lean Ellen Kehr sees a problem in the community, she takes that problem on as her ...
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Area manager: Albert Lea seemed ‘friendlier’
After looking at about 20 different homes in the area, Papa Murphy’s Area Manager Travis Alitz and his ...
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He’s reviving a pioneer business in Albert Lea
In June 2015 Blane Maher had an interesting challenge when he opened a new business on the city’s ...
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Helping others see
Story by Dustin Petersen After moving away to attend college, an Alden native has returned to the area ...
