(ABC 6 NEWS) – One Southeastern Minnesota farm owner is sowing love. Johnny Olson planted a sunflower field in Monticello which has now grown into the Facebook group, Fish Sunflowers to remember children who have passed away. Visitors can make signs to place in the fields in memory of someone they’ve lost. The field can … Read more
A preliminary 2021 tax levy is expected to keep property tax increases to a minimum in Owatonna. The 3% increase, officials said, is well below the estimated 8% increase, determined by the Steele Assessor’s Office. -0-
FREEBORN COUNTY, Minn. – An Iowa man was hospitalized after an early-morning rollover crash Monday on Interstate-90 in Freeborn County. The Minnesota State Patrol said 23-year-old Sergio Romero, apparently lost control of his vehicle, before overturning. A passenger was taken to St. Marys Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. -0-
Fans will have to wait a little longer for high school volleyball and football to kick off. The Minnesota State High School League Board of Directors held a special meeting Monday and decided to move both football and volleyball back to the fall season. The new season would allow for practices to begin Sept. 28, … Read more
Albert Lea Area Schools are pausing in-person learning at the high school for one week after new COVID-19 cases were reported. The school district announced that 14 new positive COVID-19 cases have been confirmed within the district, twelve from Albert Lea High School, and two from Southwest Middle School. The school district reported that most … Read more
(ABC 6 News) – Albert Lea Area Schools has decided to pause hybrid learning for one week as the school recently had fourteen new COVID-19 cases. Twelve cases are from Albert Lea High School, nine of which are related to a single event this past weekend unassociated with the district. Two of the 14 cases … Read more
Two Austin residents arrested during a recent drug bust (Sept. 16) made their first court appearance Friday in Mower County District Court. Mallory Jean Kurth, 33, and Jose David Talamantes, 40, are facing feleony drug charges, including possessing methamphetamine in a school zone, in connection to a probation check at a home on Fourth Avenue … Read more
Schedules are changing for students at Alden-Conger Public School and Glenville-Emmons School. A letter sent to parents stated students of all grades will attend in-person this coming Monday through Thursday, and students and teachers in seventh through 12th grades will prepare for distance learning on Sept. 28. If all goes well the older grades would … Read more
Albert Lea school district was commended by the governor for keeping COVID case numbers lower. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz recently visited Albert Lea High School as part of his statewide safe learning tour amid the COVID-19 pandemic, and highlighted the success with Albert Lea’s hybrid learning model, and distance instruction. The governor was also scheduled … Read more
Some high school athletic associations around the country have started to reopen fall sports. The Minnesota State High School League will take up the issue on Monday to review its earlier decision to cancel fall sports. The league plans to poll schools about restarting football and volleyball this fall, noting that both sports might involve … Read more