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Sharing Jesus’ love through service

For one group of local organizers, being a Christian is not something they keep inside church walls. The ...

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‘Keeping people informed of what’s going on in their community’

NORTHWOOD — Growing up on a family farm just outside of Northwood, Kris Kenison has been involved in ...

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Albert Lea resident finds balance as church leader, meat inspector and family man

Albert Lea resident Brian Jeppson spends 40 hours a week as a U.S. Department of Agriculture meat inspector ...

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‘You can do anything you want to do’

Just one of the team.

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‘There’s no such thing as setting goals too high’

Now in her junior year at the University of Minnesota, former Albert Lea swimming standout Lindsey (Horejsi) Kozelsky, ...

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Influential citizens of the past

Where everyone stands today is the direct result of the footsteps of those who walked before them. Citizens ...

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50 years after the moon landing

On May 25, 1961, then-President John F. Kennedy addressed Congress with the challenge of the U.S. being the ...

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In South Sudanese worship services, everyone can play a role

It’s a frigid Sunday morning in Albert Lea, and while an impending snowstorm has kept away some churchgoers, ...

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Albert Lea nonprofit movers and shakers

Albert Lea movers and shakers

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First Lutheran Church youth room moved, renovated for use

Members of the youth group at First Lutheran Church in Albert Lea were in a pickle when they ...

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Woman touched by suicide looks to increase awareness in A.L. with walk

Darcy Nielsen walks for Tommy.

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Beyond the football field

4 Albert Lea Grizzlies players share what they do outside the sport

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Karen church gives building same purpose but different congregation

The Zion Karen Baptist Church found its home by moving out of a house. That’s where it was ...

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‘Called to heal a broken world’

The Rev. John Mitchem’s typical week includes 50 to 55 hours of work at United Methodist Church. In ...

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Retirement doesn’t slow down A.L.’s Citizen of the Year

At the age of 84, Albert Lean Norm Fredin doesn’t plan on slowing down anytime soon. With a ...

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