The Algona City Council on Monday, April 7, unanimously approved allocating $150,000 for the cost-share program. Described as a pilot program, the effort would pay up to 50 percent of eligible ...

Producers surveyed across the United States intend to plant 95.3 million acres of corn in 2025, up 5% from last year, according to the Prospective Plantings report released today by USDA’s National ...

Forty-seven Algona high school and middle school students participated in the Western Iowa Science & Engineering Fair (WISEF) on March 15 at Buena Vista University in Storm Lake and the State Science ...

City Administrator Jacob Tjaden issued a statement regarding plans for development of the Peck property site, which was donated to the City of Algona to be developed as a city park.

ALGONA—In celebration of their appearance in the 2025 Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union state basketball tournament, the Bishop Garrigan Girls Basketball Team received a donation of $4,376 from ...

BOONE—The 2025 and 2026 high school football schedules were released on Monday by the Iowa High School Athletic Union for the four area high school teams. The 2026 schedule will be the same teams as ...

What do you think of President Trump's decision ordering full redaction of documents regarding the assassinations of JFK, RFK and MLK, Jr.? Choices • I don't know/care. • It's time for total ...

ALGONA—The Algona and Bishop Garrigan High School trap-shoot squads hosted the first ever Larry Lenz Invitational on Saturday, April 5 at the East Fork Izaak Walton League. The meet was held in honor ...

This year’s RAGBRAI route will pass through northern Kossuth County on Tuesday, July 22, on Day 3 of the bicycle ride. It’s part of the 73.9-mile leg from Estherville to Forest City.

The two-act play “Murder at Lone Rock” by local author Gene Miller was performed Sunday, March 30, at 3:00 p.m. at the Fenton Legion Hall and Community Center to a sizable crowd despite the snowy ...

AHS/BGHS all class reunion will be held at the Algona VFW from 6-10 p.m. on May 23. Organizers of the event are Brenda Sjogren Suneson and Joyce Frideres. The idea came about during one of their ...

Several people from Kossuth County joined the nationwide peaceful protest that took place on Saturday, April 5. They began at the library in Algona before heading to Mason City to join other ...