Parking to the Freeborn County Fair has been moved to the Northbridge Mall, 2510 Bridge Ave., due to wet ground conditions at the fairgrounds, according to the event’s Facebook page. Free bus ...

Gallery: Craig Morgan opens up the Grandstand entertainment; military recognized in ceremony Published 6:51 am Wednesday, July 30, 2025 ...

This year’s Freeborn County Fair features a blend of family favorites from years past and new activities for people of all ages to enjoy. The fair begins Tuesday and runs through Sunday ...

Starting when he was 8 months old and continuing each year since, former Alden area resident Roger Reindal has made it a priority to be in Albert Lea for the Freeborn County Fair.

LAKE MILLS — The Lake Mills Area Historical Society on Saturday will host their 2025 Garage Tour, the first of its kind for the society.

Cinde Goskeson WAS the weekly winner of the Albert Lea Farmers Market basket giveaway in mid-July. Pictured, from left, is farmers market board President Kathleen Bleckeberg giving Goskeson her ...

The community is invited to attend the worship service Sunday at the Freeborn County Fair at 10 a.m. in the Grandstand. The service is anticipated to be a time of uplifting music and personal ...

A heat advisory remains in effect for most of the day Monday as heat index values up to 106 are expected. According to the National Weather Service, the advisory is in effect for Faribault ...

Ask a Trooper by Troy Christianson Question: I see a lot of motorists pulling campers and trailers that don’t have experience or simply don’t know what they are doing. I see some crashes that ...

The Albert Lea City Council voted 4-3 Monday against signing off on the registration for the city’s first cannabis dispensary, previously approved by the Minnesota Office of Cannabis Management ...

The state of Minnesota Compliance Department has found that Freeborn County assessors are under-assessing all upper-valued properties and over-assessing all lower-valued properties in the county ...

The Freeborn County Fair has arrived, and I don’t know how you feel, but to me it seems like there’s a sense of excitement in the air as the Six Best Days of Summer begin.