City Administrator Jacob Tjaden issued a statement regarding plans for development of the Peck property site, which was donated to the City of Algona to be developed as a city park.

This year’s RAGBRAI route will pass through northern Kossuth County on Tuesday, July 22, on Day 3 of the bicycle ride. It’s part of the 73.9-mile leg from Estherville to Forest City.

BOONE—The 2025 and 2026 high school football schedules were released on Monday by the Iowa High School Athletic Union for the four area high school teams. The 2026 schedule will be the same teams as ...

Forty-seven Algona high school and middle school students participated in the Western Iowa Science & Engineering Fair (WISEF) on March 15 at Buena Vista University in Storm Lake and the State Science ...

Producers surveyed across the United States intend to plant 95.3 million acres of corn in 2025, up 5% from last year, according to the Prospective Plantings report released today by USDA’s National ...

At a public hearing before the regular Algona City Council meeting, officials said the proposed city levy rate will be $17.1374 per $1,000 of taxable valuation for next fiscal year. In 2024-25, the ...

AHS/BGHS all class reunion will be held at the Algona VFW from 6-10 p.m. on May 23. Organizers of the event are Brenda Sjogren Suneson and Joyce Frideres. The idea came about during one of their ...

ALGONA—In celebration of their appearance in the 2025 Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union state basketball tournament, the Bishop Garrigan Girls Basketball Team received a donation of $4,376 from ...

A local excavating company was awarded the contract to demolish parts of a former auction property to make way for a 51-acre city park. Planning for the park is expected to begin later this year.

ALGONA—The Algona and Bishop Garrigan High School trap-shoot squads hosted the first ever Larry Lenz Invitational on Saturday, April 5 at the East Fork Izaak Walton League. The meet was held in honor ...

Saturday, May 10 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the dumpster site at the Algona Aquatic Center. No unauthorized dumping outside of set hours for this event. Fees for loads • $25 per l ...

ALGONA—Amy Wolter of Iowa State Bank, Algona, successfully completed the Iowa Bankers Association Consumer Credit School, March 3-7, 2025, in Ankeny, Iowa.