Alden News

Incumbent Freeborn County commissioners Glen Mathiason and Mike Lee filed their bids for re-election Tuesday morning on what was the first day of filing for public office.

The Jefferson County Sheriff's Department charged Mark D. Fethke, 41, of Alden, Minn., with fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon after he was stopped at the border.

A local couple is excited about a new opportunity to support a disease they've been living with for 24 years.

The Minnesota Farm Bureau announced Tuesday it will recognize 24 recipients of its Sesquicentennial Farm award this year, and one of them is from the Alden area.

Students from kindergarten age right up to seniors will strut their stuff in the annual Alden Idol event, which will be 7 p.m. May 24 at the school.