With all the rain we’ve had over the last month, lawns around the area have needed mowing on a more frequent basis this summer. With that in mind, the City of Algona wants to remind residents that ...

More than 13,000 people used a new Iowa website to search for child care in its first nine months of operation. Iowa Child Care Connect lets Iowans search for child care openings specific to their kid ...

J.D. Scholten, one of the Democrats running for US Senate, says it's time to bust up the monopolies that control America's food supply and are driving small and medium farmers out of business. Scholte ...

A new support group aimed at assisting area mothers who are breastfeeding their child will meet for the first time tonight in Algona. Brianne Wilson is a Registered Nurse and Certified Lactation ...

State Climatologist Justin Glisan says the drought-busting rains of July pushed the month to near the very top of the state record book He says it will be a July many people will remember for the big ...

Memorial Service for 66 year old Judy Enos, of Algona, will be held Friday, at 2pm, at Lentz Funeral Home in Algona. Visitation is the same day, at Lentz, from 1pm until time of service. Lentz Funeral ...

The Algona Municipal Airport will close its concrete runway today to begin work on the final phase of an extension project that dates back over a decade. Deputy City Administrator Barb Smith tells ...

A dog complaint Sunday evening in Lu Verne ended with 2 people facing multiple felony level drug charges. According to the Kossuth County Sheriff’s Office, Deputies responded to a dog complaint at 307 ...

Iowa's economy continues to show signs of stagnation along with the nine-state Midwestern region, according to the monthly survey of supply managers by Creighton University. On the zero-to-100 scale, ...

As the United States Department of Agriculture consolidates operations away from Washington DC and into five new "hubs" across the country, Iowa was named among the early favorites for one of those ...

The Board of Regents has approved a proposal from the University of Northern Iowa to charge in-state tuition rates for incoming freshmen or transfer students from the nearby states of Illinois, ...

–The Algona Public Library recently received close to $20,000 in funding after asking patrons to create an account on a website designed for self-learning. Young Adult Librarian Sonya Harsha tells ...