Kossuth County Conservation Board Executive Director Kendall Stumme was honored Tuesday for 40 years of service. Stumme started as a ranger in 1986. He’s been the organization’s executive director ...

The Algona Evangelical Free Church celebrated 40 years with a chamber coffee on Friday, March 27. During the event Pastor Dan Jacobson shared some of the church’s history and announced that as of ...

Multiple crews from the surrounding area battled an overnight fire at Hawkeye Pride Egg Farm near Corwith. The Bode Fire Department was among the departments called in to assist. The fire broke out ...

McGovern war diary reveals soldier before the statesman My Life in the Service: The World War II Diary of George McGovern George S. McGovern Introduction by Andrew J. Bacevich Franklin Square Press ...

Easter and resurrection The heart of the Christian faith is Easter, the day Jesus rose from the dead. Historically speaking, Easter was the day Jesus revealed, once and for all, God’s power over death ...

ALGONA—Iowa State Bank employees continued their commitment to supporting local human services charities through the Iowa State Bank Community Crusaders, the bank’s employee-driven charity. Through a ...

April brings promise — and patience — to Kossuth County gardens April is a month that tests a gardener’s patience in Kossuth County. A warm afternoon can quickly turn cold, reminding us that spring ...

LAKE CITY—The West Bend-Mallard Wolverine boys’ track team opened the 2026 outdoor season on Monday, March 30 at the Chelsey Henkenius Early Bird Co-Ed Relays. The purple-and-gold scored a total of 25 ...

Time is running out Mid-America Publishing, which owns newspapers and shoppers in 15 Iowa counties, will cease operations April 2. And no — it’s not an April Fool’s joke. “We regret to inform you that ...

Of my version of The Egg and I You’ve heard the expression “egg on one’s face.” Well last week I had egg on my face big time. I had put a half-cooked egg in the microwave to solidify a bit. It was ...

ALGONA—A trio of area girls’ track squads compete in the first annual Tom and Karilyn Claude Indoor Meet held on Monday, March 30 inside the new spacious Algona fieldhouse. No team scores were kept in ...

Four players return for boys’ all-area team ALGONA—Four all-staters and a pair of players that eclipsed the 1,000 point barrier headline the 29th annual edition of the Kossuth County Advance boys’ ...