Freeborn County News

A boat motor was reported stolen from 80274 130th St., Glenville, at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, according to the Freeborn County Sheriff's Office.

A key deadline for area farmers is creeping closer. They have until Friday to sign up for the "D-C-P/ACRE program", which helps them by providing an income safety net.

Thank you, Albert Lea and surrounding community, for the overwhelming support given us, the Southern Minnesota Parkinson's Support Group, in our inaugural Walk for Parkinson's Disease held May 19 at the Northbridge Mall.

The American Legion Post 56's campaign to raise money so that it can stay afloat financially and keep its building is about a third of the way to its target.

The Freeborn County Commissioners recently awarded five Freeborn County high school seniors with $500 scholarships.

Almost three decades ago, while attending a funeral at Concordia Lutheran Church of Pickerel Lake, Mountain Lake man Marlin Peterson noticed a memorial stone that caught his eye.

Just after they moved their June meeting date to May, the Blue Earth City Council loaded that meeting agenda with several public hearings.

The Salvation Army of Freeborn County is participating in the Summer Food Service Program through the Minnesota Department of Education Food and Nutrition Service.

A bill introduced by U.S. Sen. Al Franken aimed at improving courthouse safety is moving onto the Senate after clearing a committee Thursday.

Local individuals concerned about water quality and soil erosion should consider filing for a position on the Freeborn County SWCD Board.

The Albert Lea-Freeborn County Chamber of Commerce and KATE\KCPI radio are holding their annual Fireworks fundraiser on June 1 beginning at 6 a.m. Chamber staff, KATE staff and volunteers will be standing on the corner of Broadway and Main collecting donations for the 4th of July fireworks display.

According to police, an unattended fire was reported east of 29557 Minnesota Highway 13 at 4:05 p.m. A fire was also reported at 83638 330th St., east of Geneva, at 5:47 p.m. Three ditch fires were reported at 6:39 a.m. today east of Geneva on Freeborn County Road 28, south of Freeborn County Road 35.

Redesign goals The current full-fledged human services offices in each county would be replaced by an expanded network of walk-in and call-in centers sprinkled across the region.

In Albert Lea, seats up for election include those of mayor and of Albert Lea City Council members in wards 1, 3 and 5. People wishing to file for a city race can do so with City Clerk Shirley Slater-Schulte at City Hall.

Mayo Clinic Health System's Hospice program will hold its 12th annual Friends of Hospice Walk/Run around Albert Lea's Fountain Lake on June 9. Registration begins at 7 a.m. at the Freeborn County Fairgrounds, with the walk/run from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. For more information call the Hospice office at 377-6393. Hospice care focuses on quality of life ... (more)

Though it has not been made official, he is assuming current Albert Lea Mayor Vern Rasmussen will file for re-election. Porter said he served on the Albert Lea Township Board from 2008-11 and as Freeborn County commissioner from 1992-2000. He noted he has also run for county auditor once along with the office of state representative as a member of ... (more)

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.

Freeborn County Sheriff's Office deputies arrested one man for drunken driving after a reported rollover west of Albert Lea.

Freeborn County USDA Farm Service Agency Executive Director Lee Crawford reminds producers of the approaching June 1 deadline for Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments, the Direct and Counter-Cyclical Program and the Average Crop Revenue Election Program.

Back row from left are Capt. Jim Brickson of the Salvation Army, Kathy Belshan and Brenda Koch.