Lake Lillian News

A 22-year-old Alexandria man died in a motorcycle crash in south Alexandria this weekend.

Tests on nearly 1,000 community water supply systems during the past year show little evidence of contamination problems in Minnesota, state health officials said today.

Back in June of last year, a Lake Lillian home was burglarized, several rooms were ransacked and many electronics and weapons were stolen.

The Albert Lea School District anticipates a shortfall of $698,000 in next year's budget as a result of an expected zero increase in state funding.

We want to say thank you for two things today: First, thank you to the six superintendent finalists for coming to Albert Lea and meeting with our school officials.

The Albert Lea school board Tuesday evening set the team of officials who will travel north to visit school districts of the two finalists in the search for a new Albert Lea superintendent.

A 33-year-old Lake Lillian man made his first appearance Tuesday on a felony charge of theft for allegedly reprogramming the code in an automated teller machine and taking $7,400 from the machine.

The Albert Lea school board Thursday afternoon interviewed the second three of six candidates in a search to fill the superintendent position.

One of the four finalists in the running for Albert Lea superintendent withdrew his name from consideration.

Before the Albert Lea school board members deliberated Thursday about the six superintendent finalists they interviewed, three administrators spelled out their views of the job candidates.

The Albert Lea school board on Thursday winnowed the six superintendent finalists to a list of four, which includes Grand Meadow superintendent Joe Brown.

Six finalists have been selected for the job of superintendent of Albert Lea Area Schools, the school board announced this morning.

Howard Lake City Council decided to plan and budget for a 75 percent reduction in this year's Local Government Aid and limit all spending in 2009.

Santa will accompany this semi-trailer, which is decorated with approximately 7,500 Christmas lights, as it makes its way through area communities the next few days.