Voters flocked to the polls in Kossuth County for last week’s general election—nearly equaling the large turnout from 2020. Kossuth County Auditor Tammy Eden reported that a total of 8,460 voters cast ...

JOHNSTON—Algona junior diver, Reese Taylor, qualified for the state diving meet for third straight season with her performance at the regional diving meet at Johnston on Thursday, Nov. 7.

Purchase of the land from current owner Richard Crail is contingent on the Kossuth County Conservation Board securing a $208,000 grant. The remaining $170,000 would be funded by the Kossuth County ...

Kossuth County hosted eight special veterans to enjoy the patriotism and hunting grounds that this county provides. These visiting veterans were hosted by the Hunting with Heroes organization, a 501(c ...

The Kossuth County Concert Association will be presenting its 4th concert of the season on Wednesday, Nov. 20 at the Wilcox Performing Arts Center in Algona. There will be two opportunities to attend, ...

BISHOP GARRIGAN—The leading rusher in the entire state came to town on Thursday, Nov. 7, but the second-ranked Bishop Garrigan Golden Bear football team showed it takes more than one great player to ...

Wyatt Garman may have been one of the youngest auctioneers in the state when he started selling at just 15 years old. He went to auctioneer school for eight days, 12 hours a day. Garman said he wasn’t ...

MASON CITY—Sophomore Ella Welp became the first Algona swim team member in the school’s history to qualify for the state swim meet as she earned a spot in the 100-yard breaststroke event at Mason City ...

Residents peppered the Kossuth County Board of Supervisors with questions during a public hearing about expanding an urban renewal program. The program would use tax increment financing on wind ...

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State University students are working with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources and the Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines to give a group of Iowa’s Blanding’s turtles a better chance ...

Great communities don’t just happen – they are the result of people who are willing to make a difference. Community Stories, an initiative of the City of Algona, features people from around the area ...

South Dakota voters reject Referred Law 21. Sixty percent of South Dakotans sided with landowners, who called out RL 21 as “Summit’s Bill of Rights” and a danger to local communities.