ORANGE CITY, Iowa - The Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Dairy Team will host its annual Dairy Directions Series January 7 in Sac City and January 8 in Pocahontas. The series will focus on ...

CLIVE — A northern Iowa woman has won a $50,000 lottery prize. Cynthia “Thia” Allum of Algona won the second top prize in the Iowa Lottery’s “Cyclone™” scratch game. She purchased her winning ticket ...

Jenna Boelter of Algona, a student in the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine program at Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences, presented their research titled "Exploring the gene expression ...

The West Bend Chamber of Commerce sponsored the West Bend Santa Days with lots of fun activities for the good boys and girls. Submitted photos.

ORANGE CITY, Iowa - The Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Dairy Team monthly webinar series continues on Wednesday, Jan. 22 from 12 noon to 1 p.m. This program will be presented by Dennis ...

Planning an event or holiday gathering? Rent a shelter house at Tietz Park or Veterans Park. Reservations for 2025 open on Thursday, Jan. 2 via telephone and online bookings on Saturday, Jan. 4.

Children and grown-ups were able to visit with Santa at the Fenton American Legion. There were plenty of food, games, crafts and prizes. Some kids were even able to walk away with brand new sleds.

Iowa Lakes Community College offers Moped Safety classes this spring to help area youth meet state requirements for obtaining a moped license. These classes fulfill the state-mandated safety education ...

Officials expect to begin working on the fiscal year 2025-26 budget during the Jan. 6 Algona City Council meeting. The process includes reviewing revenues, property taxes and department budgets. There ...

ALGONA HIGH—A big second half led the Bishop Garrigan Golden Bear boys basketball team to a 59-38 win over the Algona Bulldogs in the annual cross-town contest played on Saturday, Dec. 21.

Two children were checked out at a local hospital after a crash west of Algona. The Kossuth County Sheriff’s Office says the two juveniles were in a 2005 GMC Canyon pick-up that hit a patch of glare ...

The Hospitality Committee of the Algona First United Methodist Church is honored to receive a grant for $1,500 from the Mason City Clinic Charitable Giving Fund. The grant is to help provide ...