It is not easy to make difficult decisions, and I want to publicly thank you for listening to the task force and trusting ...

When Jordan Mullenbach graduated from Albert Lea High School in 2024, she was not sure what she wanted to pursue as a career.

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 ...

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 ...

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

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

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

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

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