DES MOINES – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced plans to introduce the Iowa Farm Act, billed as a first-of-its-kind, comprehensive legislative package designed to support Iowa farmers, ...

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.

ALGONA—Improving to 11-0 overall on the year, the Algona Bulldog girls’ wrestling squad picked up a pair of victories on Monday, Jan. 5. The red-and-black started the night with a 56-24 win over the ...

ALGONA-—Kossuth Regional Health Center proudly welcomed its first baby of the New Year on Jan. 4, 2026. Baby Beau Johnson arrived weighing 6 pounds, 6 ounces and measuring 19 inches long. His proud ...

EMMETBURG—Junior Max Merrill went 5-0 on the day to highlight the performances of the North Union Warriors wrestling team at the E-Hawk Duals held in Emmetsburg on Saturday, Jan. 3. Merrill recorded ...

Funeral Service for Yvonne Rippentrop was held at 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 2, 2026, at Ramsey Reformed Church in rural Titonka. Burial followed the funeral service at Ramsey Reformed Cemetery. Visitation ...

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Lavonne “Bonnie” Riggert, age 91, of Algona, passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2025, at the Emmetsburg Care Center in Emmetsburg. Funeral services were held on Saturday, Jan. 3, at 2 p.m. at Trinity ...

To the Editor: After a revolution that defeated the King of England, the Founders of this great nation met in Philadelphia in the summer of 1787 and created the Constitution of the United States. The ...

The Kossuth County Advance asked fourth graders at Lucia Wallace Elementary and Bishop Garrigan to create drawings that are about “What the Holiday Means to Me.” This year’s winners, as selected by ...

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 ...

Students have begun using the $13.1 million Algona Fieldhouse athletic facility. While some tasks still remain, Algona school officials planned to do a walkthrough this week to determine substantial ...