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Bruce and Sue Thomas of Algona will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Saturday, August 2. They were married in the Letts United Methodist Church. They have one son, Kraig of Urbandale. Cards ...
The Algona Community School District set those as its legislative priorities for the 2025-26 legislative session during its July 14 meeting. The information will be forwarded to the Iowa Association ...
On July 9, the Sierra Club Iowa Chapter released its Wildlife Connectivity Report at a virtual press conference, sounding the alarm on Iowa’s drastic loss of native habitat and calling for immediate ...
A Summary of the life story of the Third Order of St. Francis, a.k.a. “The George Society” ...
An Algona resident was recently the target of an online scam that seemed so real that she fell for it at first despite the uneasy feeling she had.
Hanna Merron of Bishop Garrigan along with Ainsley Ulrich and Shallie Walders of North Union were chosen to the Class 1A North Central squad while Algona’s Reagan Haynes and Allison Trunkhill were ...
ALGONA—The Iowa Lakes Community College Board of Trustees met in regular session Tuesday, July 15, at the Algona Campus. The meeting featured an in-depth presentation on the College’s rapidly growing ...
Betsy Bekcer, ag educator at Algona High School, recently attended a Curriculum for Agricultural Science Education professional development institute at Greeley West High School in Greeley, Colorado ...
The Kossuth County Farmers Market is a great place for finding fresh local food and homemade treats, but it’s also a hot spot for handmade crafts and specialty items.
The new town grew quickly and touted many businesses: a drug store, an implement store, a locker, hardware store, a hotel, a creamery, a blacksmith shop, and a post office. A bank, the “People’s ...