It was around 1985 that I was asked by the late Orrie Jirele to coach a youth sixth-grade traveling basketball team in Albert ...

Just a couple weeks ago, in the Education Policy Committee, I brought forward my bill (HF3550) that would restore and clarify ...

There’s a quiet danger in life that rarely makes headlines. It doesn’t crash in like a storm or announce itself with warning ...

Spring in Minnesota can usually be described as more of February, but with a little less snow, with freezing temperatures, ...

The Maple Island Park Association recently donated $1,500 to the Albert Lea Firefighters IAFF LOCAL 1041 Fire ...

I had the opportunity to return to my old stomping grounds last week. I was asked to judge the annual in-house gymnastics ...

Sometimes the well runs dry. Though my friends say I have quite the adventures in my life, I sit before this keyboard and ...

The fourth season of theater camp will take place this summer through Albert Lea Community Theatre. This year participants will present “Storybook Court: Full of Beans” by Tracy Wells. Although the ...

Stephanie Ehmke's class went for a walk using their map to find the different landmarks around the school.

Spiritual leaders and public servants gathered to show support for a potential Adult & Teen Challenge Minnesota facility to ...

Members of the closely divided Minnesota Legislature have struggled to reach agreement on several high-profile issues facing ...

A: Dad played hockey, tennis and boxed. Mom played volleyball and basketball. A: I’ve been on varsity since freshman year for ...