Plummer News

Katherine Elaine Helms of 411 E. Fifth St., Albert Lea, announces the birth of a daughter, Aurora Leisa Helms, on June 24, 2009, at Albert Lea Medical Center.

A longtime champion of peregrine falcons was honored Tuesday at Mayo Clinic during the annual banding of falcon chicks that hatch each year atop a downtown Mayo building.

Last week we were sitting on Annenberg Plaza between the 1928 Plummer Building and the 19-story Mayo Building, started in 1952 with 11 stories, with the remainder added years later.

The Minnesota Senate has started the task of balancing the budget by approving an education bill that cuts state funding to schools by more than 3 percent.

Mighty Answer Man, can car thieves steal your electronic door lock code? A friend passed along a lengthy e-mail that says if you use a remote door opener, you're at risk of having your car stolen.