OSAGE—Will Limbaugh won all four of his matches to place first at 285 pounds to highlight the performances of the Algona Bulldog boys’ wrestling team at the Osage Shuffle held on Saturday, Jan. 3.

Officials from Kossuth County, the City of Algona and local emergency management leaders took the first step in finding a new home for Kossuth County EMS. They made the move after officials at Kossuth ...

Nitrate test strips and kits are a practical way to determine nitrate levels in water AMES – To help farmers and landowners better understand and monitor nitrate levels in surface and tile drainage ...

Happy new year It’s a great greeting anytime in the month of January, but you might meet someone who’s not feeling so happy about this new year. Some people feel pessimistic this year. Some say they ...

Supervisors plan to review options before responding to Alliant Energy’s request to build a 27-acre battery storage facility in northern Kossuth County. The proposed 75-MW facility, which the Madison, ...

A mission trip to Guatemala for nine parishioners of Divine Mercy Parish of Kossuth County proved to be impactful to those they served and the missionaries. Among participants were Deacon David Penton ...

JANUARY Bishop Garrigan boys’ swim team holds their first ever home meet at the Algona Family YMCA. The West Bend-Mallard Wolverine girls’ basketball squad improves to 8-0 on the year with a 54-23 ...

Of decades-old travel adventures I’m writing this several days before Christmas, but it won’t appear in print until January. You see, I’m flying all over the place to spend Christmas with our ...

Conservation officials are considering a $4.7 million project to remove nearly 60 years of muck from Smith Lake. Improvements could also include structures and processes to permanently boost water ...

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The Original Christmas Carols Writing an article for the paper on Christmas Day is a privilege for us pastors. Just last week, my good friend, Pastor Paul Avery mentioned that he had a godly jealously ...

150 Years Ago The Methodists will celebrate Christmas Eve at the Hall. A Christmas Tree and the dispensing of the gifts which Santa Claus is supposed in some inconceivable manner to have a hand in ...