When Dave Langerud came from St. Cloud three years ago to take on the position of activities director for the Albert Lea ...

Albert Lea’s well known cross country coaching duo retired as coaches at the end of the fall season — but not after impacting ...

Her career began in 1996 in the United South Central School District as a special education teacher, and she continued in ...

As a musician and educator, Ben Jahnke understands the positive influence music can have on a person’s life. It is something he gets to experience both in the classroom and in his new role as the ...

Four Albert Lea wrestlers started the final day of the state tournament still with hopes of climbing as high as third place in their respective weight classes.

Freeborn County is under a winter weather advisory as a band of snow is expected to remain over the area into the early evening. f ...

God’s Word is our road map for life and our manual for living. It is written for our instruction and guidance; but if we ...

February was filled with joy, laughter and a whole lot of books as students celebrated I Love to Read Month at Hawthorne.

Albert Lea Area Schools started a new initiative this year that brought student-athletes into elementary classrooms to ...

Uthke said he was 3 years old when his leg was amputated after a lawnmower accident, and he found sled hockey when he was 7.

I had a conversation at work a few weeks ago that felt a bit odd. To keep things simple and avoid the political mud, let’s ...

Greggy and I both grew up in homes where a hard and steady work ethic was not only the norm, but it also was taught and ...