A Giving Father When I was a child, my grandfather would always tell the same little proverb around Mother’s Day and Father’s Day every year. He would say, “You know why you don’t get presents on this ...

DES MOINES—Algona senior wide receiver Tate Garman was chosen to the Class 3A second-team all-state last week by vote of the Iowa Football Coaches Association. Garman led Class 3A this fall in yards ...

One or two a year Just the big ones I attend most of the ones I'm available for I go to them all!

One or two a year Just the big ones I attend most of the ones I'm available for I go to them all!

The Kossuth County Elections Commission has released the unofficial election results. Out of 10,393 registered Kossuth County voters, 1,943 ballots were cast. In the Algona mayoral race, incumbent ...

Algona Community Schools expects $23.7 million in expenditures during the 2025-26 school year. The projected 2025-26 budget, which was announced earlier this month, includes $23,701,220 in total ...

I don’t like whiners - does anyone? So don’t mistake this column for whining, I’m just stating facts. Telephone answering machines are quite fine - when they work. Mine doesn’t. It went on strike a ...

The CHIPS Woodworking Club delivered 25 handcrafted wooden toy dump trucks to the Trinity Quilters for distribution to children in need by the Kossuth County C.A.R.E. Team and the Shop With The Cops ...

The grounds of Riverview Cemetery and Eastlawn Cemetery are being prepared for winter. Please note the decoration reminders for fall, related to vases, artificial flowers, wreaths and shepherd hooks.

Lessons from the Field The hum of combines is a familiar soundtrack in and around Algona at this time of year. As farmers gather the golden corn and soybeans from the fields, we are reminded that the ...

ALGONA—For the past four weeks it has been tough sledding for the Algona Bulldogs’ football team with four straight losses in district play, including three of those losses by a total of six points.

Iowa Weird a great collection of the strange Iowa Weird Vol. 1 Nick Narigon, ed. Hayseed Press $15.95 paperback ISBN 979-8992877625 $7.99 Kindle Just in time for Halloween, Iowa Weird Vol. 1 is a tour ...