Across the Pastor’s Desk by George Marin “For the grace of God has been revealed, bringing salvation to all people. And we ...

Rosie Morton of Vortex Cold Storage in Albert Lea on Thursday was recognized by the Office of the Secretary of Defense’s ...

On Monday night the school board approved the 24 Pay 25 school district portion of property taxes. The proposed levy is a ...

Big Island Rendezvous & Festival began Thursday morning with students from area schools visiting the historical reenactment ...

Sam Darnold joined the Minnesota Vikings as a serviceable bridge to J.J. McCarthy who could deflect pressure from the rookie ...

More than 170 Minnesota schools and thousands of students are expected to participate in 28th annual Walk to School Day on Wednesday, according to the Minnesota Department of Transportation. This ...

The Sons of Norway will meet Wednesday at the Freeborn County Historical Museum. Doors open at 5 p.m., and a soup supper will be at 6 p.m. The program will be presented by students of the Norwegian ...

A free community youth event is slated from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Albert Lea Skate Park. All youth ages 11 to 17 are invited to attend. There will be food, drinks and giveaways for youth.

The Community Sew Day will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 12 at Bridge Community Church, 2016 N. Bridge Ave. Projects ready to be completed include quilts, crib sheets, girls’ dresses, aprons, ...

The American Red Cross blood drive hosted by Bridge Community Church on Thursday collected 31 pints of blood. Shari Anderson of Albert Lea completed donating her third gallon of blood, Karen Olson of ...

Duplicate Bridge is played twice weekly at the Senior Center in Austin, both sessions starting at 11:30 a.m. This week, 4 1/2 tables played both Tuesday and Wednesday; the Albert Lea team led in ...

Police received a report at 7:26 a.m. Wednesday of a male who threw a rock through a window at 1410 Kirkwood Ave. Bean field fire reported A bean field was reported on fire at 12:18 p.m. Wednesday ...