Funeral Mass for 75 year old Mike St. John, of Algona, will be held Saturday, at 10am, at St. Cecelia Catholic Church. Visitation is Friday, at Oakcrest Funeral Services in Algona, from 4-6pm.

One of the most popular events during Algona’s annual Frostbite Olympics will be led by a new group this year, and they are in need of participants. The Algona Morwen’s Kiwanis club had been the ...

Governor Kim Reynolds has called for a statewide cell phone policy for Iowa schools and will unveil the details of her proposal next Tuesday. House Speaker Pat Grassley says lawmakers are most likely ...

When the winter winds are howling, some Iowans take solace in dreaming of the coming warmth of spring and working in their green backyard gardens. Iowa State University Extension and Outreach is ...

Both drivers suffered minor injuries when two vehicles collided in southern Kossuth County late last week. According to the Kossuth County Sheriff's Office, 72-year-old Larry Smith was traveling ...

It didn’t take long for the first baby to be born at Kossuth Regional Health Center in 2025, as an Algona couple welcomed a baby girl on New Year’s Day. According to KRHC, Vienna Arianeth Chanelo was ...

Funeral Mass for 86 year old Barbara Metzger, of Algona, will be held Friday, at 10:30am, at St. Cecelia Catholic Church in Algona. Visitation is Thursday, from 4-6pm, at Oakcrest Funeral Services of ...

The Iowa State Extension survey found that average price of an acre of farmland dropped in 2024, breaking a five-year trend of increases. ISU extension economist Rabail Chandio conducts the survey and ...

–A West Bend teen was seriously injured in a one-vehicle accident early Sunday morning near Titonka. According to the Kossuth County Sheriff’s Office, 16-year-old Ian Thomas Roethler of West Bend was ...

A state law that went into effect on New Year’s Day now allows the transfer of motor vehicle titles to be registered in any county. Previous law required title changes to be registered in the county ...

The Calhoun County Sheriff’s Department has filed multiple charges against a man involved in a New Year’s Eve shooting in Pomeroy that sent two people to the hospital. Information from the Sheriff’s ...

Funeral Service for 94 year old Duane Habeger, of Algona, will be held Wednesday, at 10:30am, at First Lutheran Church in Algona and a burial will follow at East Lawn Cemetery. Visitation is Tuesday, ...