Freeborn News

For 16 years, Dan Espeland worked for his father at Espeland Van Service. When the business sold, Dan and his wife, Lori, had a decision to make: Stay with what they knew or risk a new venture in a rocky economy.

Nine out of 10 southeastern Minnesota counties have property tax rates below the state average, says a report released Thursday by the Minnesota Taxpayers Association.

Mower County has agreed to donate 33.1 acres of land adjacent to the Cedar River to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources in lieu of paying a $31,000 penalty for alleged stormwater violations during a ditch repair project.

One man is in custody preparing to be charged with possessing meth after authorities made a big drug bust.

The Momsa Group presents the donation to the First Responders. In the front row, from left, are First Responders: Bernie Drenth, Peg VanWilgen , Paula Heijerman.

Alyssa Whaley studies in Georgia Dinneen's eighth-grade exploratory class at NRHEG junior high school Friday.

As news spread about the Freeborn County death, residents were gathering to get answers and voice concerns.

According to a Minnesota Department of Public Safety study, Freeborn County motorists do a poor job of wearing their seat belts.

22, the Minnesota Department of Public Safety announced the Minnesota counties with the highest percentage of unbelted traffic deaths based on total number of vehicle occupant deaths.

St. Paul, MN -- The Minnesota Historical Society, the Minnesota State Arts Board and the Minnesota Humanities Center will host a series of listening sessions to obtain public input for a 10-year plan and 25-year framework for the use of funds made available through the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.

Eleanor Anderson Berg was born on Sept. 20, 1909. She is the daughter of Andrew and Carrie Anderson.

Pat Waddick may be best known around Albert Lea for his work as a restoration architect on the Freeborn National Bank building.

Housing and Urban Development published the 2009 Continuum of Care Notice of Funding Availability for Homeless Assistance Grants on Sept.

Richard Thomas Hancock, age 83, of North Mankato, died Sunday, October 4, 2009, at Oak Terrace in North Mankato.

With Freeborn County taking federal inmates as a result of a recent agreement, Mower County has had to look elsewhere when boarding their own inmates.

A leading Minnesota Department of Agriculture official said the agency can do three key things to help farmers: refrain from increasing the tax burden on farmers, promote trade relationships, and promote domestic renewable resources.

The Freeborn County Pheasant and Habitat will hold its annual banquet and fundraiser Saturday at the Freeborn County Fairgrounds in the 4-H buildings.

Court officials in southeastern Minnesota are anticipating some delays this fall as judges begin hearing cases from neighboring counties.

At least 50 people from Albert Lea, around the state and from as far away as La Crosse, Wis., came together Sunday for the unveiling of the Beatrice Bessesen mural by one local artist in downtown Albert Lea.

National and local officials announced Thursday that the Albert Lea Economic Development Agency and the city of Albert Lea have been awarded a $700,000 grant from the Economic Development Administration of the U.S. Department of Commerce.