EMMETSBURG—Julia Swift of Bishop Garrigan was the runner-up and North Union’s Alexis Cummins took fourth to highlight the performances of the two schools girls’ cross-country squads at the Emmetsburg ...

A beautiful summer night, free horse rides and watermelon, what could be better? On Wednesday, Sept. 10, the delicious smell of hamburgers barbecuing drew crowds as Algona First United Methodist ...

A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025, at Hillcrest Baptist Church in Algona. The service will be livestreamed on Oakcrest Funeral Services’ Facebook page. Burial will ...

Bishop Garrigan High School Careers Program Prepares Students for Real-World Success Career Exploration Initiative Bridges Classroom and Workforce Since 2018 In a time when students are thinking more ...

First United Methodist Church welcomes you to participate in its first ever homecoming weekend. The weekend will serve as a bridge between the past, present, and future of the church, weaving together ...

Central Financial recently contributed $50,000 towards the renovation of the Kossuth County grandstand project. The committee for the grandstand project has been aggressively pursuing donations from ...

Jane Boyd was awarded $1,000 from Burt Beautiful 100 to Care for the purchase of 100 hostas. They will be sold to the community at a much lower rate and the proceeds be given toward Callie Monson’s ...

Tommy Kramer and Ed McDaniel from the Minnesota Vikings paid a visit to the North Kossuth Golf Club to help raise money for cancer research. There was also a meal, music and a live and silent auction.

Morgan Wagner was presented the Congeniality Award at the chamber coffee held at the Farm Bureau building at the Kossuth County Fairgrounds on Friday, Aug. 1. She’s the kind of person whose presence ...

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DES MOINES—A pair of Algona senior softball players were among a long list of players across the state that were recently named to the Academic All-State team by the Iowa Girls Softball Coaches ...

Erpelding Voigt & Co. is proud to announce a $10,000 contribution to the Fairgrounds Grandstand Project, underscoring the firm’s longstanding commitment to community investment and civic engagement.