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Albert Lea house fire
Albert Lea Fire Rescue (ALFR) responded to 522 College St. West on April 26 at 7:54 p.m. for the report of a house fire. Upon arrival, firefighters found fire in a bathroom on the second floor. Firefighters advanced hose lines and extinguished the fire. All residents of the home were able to escape unharmed. The losses…
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Albert Lea house fire
Albert Lea Fire Rescue (ALFR) responded to 730 Alcove St., on April 25, at 7:16 p.m. for the report of a house fire. Upon arrival, firefighters found fire showing on two sides of the house. Firefighters advanced hose lines and extinguished the fire. The residents were located at a neighbor’s and had no injuries. The residents had…
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City aims to make Earth Day every day
While the United States celebrates Earth Day this week, the City of Albert Lea aims to take steps every day to conserve resources and protect the environment: The city has installed solar projects at the wastewater treatment plant and arena with plans for four more buildings to reduce energy use and save money. The solar…
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Arbor Day: Lions Club and Parks Department branch out to schools
Today is Arbor Day, a time to celebrate the power of trees in providing habitat, absorbing stormwater, shading structures and people, and beautifying communities. Volunteers from the Albert Lea Lions Club, in the photo above, spent time this week preparing seedlings for distribution to local schools. Through this annual partnership with the Albert Lea Parks…
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Council approves street projects, pool repairs
At its April 13 meeting, the Albert Lea City Council accepted the low bids for several street projects this season, including: The council also approved to $140,000 for repairing the paint in both pools and the surrounding deck at the Albert Lea Aquatic Center this spring. The surfaces were last scraped, acid-etched and painted in…
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City council OK design work for Senior Center move
The Albert Lea City Council voted April 13 to approve a design proposal for a new Senior Center within the Jim and Dude’s building at 1705 S.E. Broadway Ave., the former HealthReach building. The design proposal from Wold Architects and Engineers of Minneapolis, which designed parts of the building for HealthReach in the past, will…
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Songbird Trail receives $2.6 million in grants toward bridge construction
Freeborn County and the City of Albert Lea report more continued success at securing grant money to build the Songbird Trail along 15 miles of a former rail line between Albert Lea and Hartland. “Development of the Songbird Trail has received wide support from residents since the original purchase of the abandoned rail line in…
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Beat the bin: Join the movement to out-recycle trash
Freeborn County officially recycled more than it trashed last year, diverting 22,280 tons of material away from landfills. While a major win for the environment, the community still sent 18,693 tons of garbage to landfills, a number that local officials are challenging residents and businesses to cut even more this year. To help increase recycling…
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Albert Lea receives grant to reduce chloride pollution
The City of Albert Lea has received a Chloride Reduction Grant $500,000 from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency to help a local industry switch to a water-softening system that uses less salt. Chloride is a form of salt and thus can be harmful to fresh-water fish and other aquatic species. The city collects and treats…
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Nation of Patriots Tour May 16 in Albert Lea
ANNOUNCED AT MARCH 23 CITY COUNCIL MEETING: Glenville American Legion Post 264 makes history this May as the first Minnesota post to launch the Nation of Patriots motorcycle tour. This 115-day journey carries a single American flag through all 50 states to raise funds for veterans and their families. Join the festivities! Friday, May 15:…
