We have less than two weeks to go until the start of this year’s Freeborn County Fair, known to many as the Six Best Days of Summer. If you have never entered in a project to be judged, we encourage ...

A chaw, a chew, a pinch or a dip kept more than NFL and rodeo stars’ mouths company. The players in MLB spit enough each day ...

Grassroots political groups are the foundation to affecting change within our state and federal government. Political groups ...

Of course, top of mind is our taste-testing day on the first day of the fair. We’ve been doing this for probably more than two decades. After some discussion, we would like to open up our review team ...

The word “great” might be the most overused word in this country over the last 10 years. It is used to signify how “great” ...

Donald Trump was a very close personal friend of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Trump denies this, but there are ...

Pain exists for a reason. It tells us when something is harming us physically or emotionally. It motivates us to do something ...

I joined the Relay for Life of Freeborn and Mower Counties committee. The committee is made up of an amazing group of hard ...

Roll the Lakes and from Southern MN Albert Lea REACT Chapter met with Western Star Lodge No. 26 earlier this month. The lodge ...

Pam Gilbertson was a weekly winner of the Albert Lea Farmers Market basket giveaway. Pictured, from left, is Farmers Market ...

The American Red Cross blood drive hosted July 3 at Bridge Community Church collected 24 pints of blood. Kelly Kreiter of Albert Lea donated her third gallon of blood, and John Holt of Albert Lea ...

Although numerous farm-related policy priorities were passed in the recent “One Big Beautiful Bill,” there’s still more work to be done to protect soybean farmers and improve the ag economy. To keep ...