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 ...

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.

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.

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 ...

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 Oliver’s Light Foundation has established an endowment fund with the Kossuth County Community Foundation to ensure its mission of assisting animal rescue groups continues for generations to come.

For more than 32 years Mallory served the Algona Community and was the driving force behind many community activities, fundraisers and events.

There are 26 businesses participating in the drawing, with each business offering a prize valued for at least $400. The Chamber pays for $250 of each weekly prize and the business chosen each week ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.