News
Liquor store owners speak out about proposed change in sales hours
Several liquor store owners on Monday spoke out against a possible change in Albert Lea’s city ordinance that would allow for extended weekday sales by ...
Sarah Stultz, Author at Albert Lea Tribune
News
Electric vehicle sharing company looking to bring scooters to Albert Lea
A stand-up electric vehicle sharing company is looking to bring 50 to 75 of its rental scooters to Albert Lea in the coming weeks. The ...
by Sarah Stultz, Wednesday, April 14, 2021 11:08 am
Columnists
Sarah Stultz: Thank you to all working in Public Health
I covered the Freeborn County Board of Commissioners workshop on Tuesday and was impressed after hearing a presentation by three members of the county’s Public ...
by Sarah Stultz, Tuesday, April 13, 2021 8:45 pm
News
Dredging project left out of House bonding bill
Funding for the final phase of dredging on Fountain Lake was not included in the Minnesota House Capital Investment Committee’s bonding bill released Monday, the ...
by Sarah Stultz, Tuesday, April 13, 2021 4:44 pm
News
What will happen with the 2021 Freeborn County Fair?
The Freeborn County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday discussed the impact COVID-19 restrictions could have on the county fair board’s ability to have a financially ...
by Sarah Stultz, Tuesday, April 13, 2021 1:32 pm
Health Updates
Council approves $200K loan to MercyOne
The Albert Lea City Council on Monday approved a $200,000 loan with MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center through the city’s state economic development revolving loan ...
by Sarah Stultz, Tuesday, April 13, 2021 6:18 am
News
City Council approves reopening guidelines
The Albert Lea City Council on Monday approved requirements for reopening city buildings, with the goal of expanded services by May 10 in adherence with ...
by Sarah Stultz, Monday, April 12, 2021 9:45 pm
News
‘We’re going to get through it’
WELLS — The morning of Feb. 24, Dawn Navara, owner of Jake's Pizza in Wells, went into the restaurant a couple hours before opening time ...
by Sarah Stultz, Monday, April 12, 2021 4:56 pm
News
Future of state’s historic tax credits still up in air
The future of the Minnesota Historic Structure Rehabilitation Tax Credit, which proponents say has strengthened economic development opportunities to revitalize historic buildings, remains in question ...
by Sarah Stultz, Friday, April 9, 2021 9:00 pm
Arts & Culture
The stories in the apron strings
An Easton area fiber artist with a love of textiles and stitchery is showcasing her artwork for the next month at the Albert Lea Art ...
by Sarah Stultz, Friday, April 9, 2021 9:00 pm
Arts & Culture
‘We know what it would mean if the city were to lose something like this’
Hagedorn tours Marion Ross theater on eve of opening of grant relief program Representatives of Albert Lea Community Theatre and the city of Albert Lea ...
by Sarah Stultz, Thursday, April 8, 2021 6:44 pm
Cops, Courts & Fires
Biden tightens some gun controls, says much more needed
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden, in his first gun control measures since taking office, announced a half-dozen executive actions Thursday aimed at addressing a proliferation ...
by Sarah Stultz, Thursday, April 8, 2021 11:53 am
Education
‘A champion for them and for us’
Albert Lea High School math teacher Kevin Gentz was named the 2021 Albert Lea Teacher of the Year Wednesday in a ceremony in the high ...
by Sarah Stultz, Wednesday, April 7, 2021 6:41 pm
News
‘It’s a way to pay back’
Two local men last week officially opened a new store specializing in men’s clothing on Marshall Street in Albert Lea.
by Sarah Stultz, Tuesday, April 6, 2021 9:00 pm
Columnists
Sarah Stultz: Oh, the woes — and joys — of getting older
As I write this, I have a pain that has been lingering in my upper back near my shoulder blade for two days.