More farmers reported higher levels of stress last year compared to 2022 in the latest Iowa Farm and Rural Life Poll, which surveyed nearly 950 farmers statewide. Most of the respondents were men and ...

Iowa Lakes Community College will once again be offering a pair of different courses over the spring semester as a part of their Stay Active in Learning, or SAIL program. Dr. Kella Klinker-Simonin ...

Mass of Christian Burial for 99 year old Rita Plathe, of Algona, will be held Thursday, January 16th, at 11am, at the St. Joseph Catholic Church in St. Joe. Visitation is the same day, at the church, ...

Funeral Mass for 75 year old Mike St. John, of Algona, will be held Saturday, at 10am, at St. Cecelia Catholic Church. Visitation is Friday, at Oakcrest Funeral Services in Algona, from 4-6pm.

When the winter winds are howling, some Iowans take solace in dreaming of the coming warmth of spring and working in their green backyard gardens. Iowa State University Extension and Outreach is ...

One of the most popular events during Algona’s annual Frostbite Olympics will be led by a new group this year, and they are in need of participants. The Algona Morwen’s Kiwanis club had been the ...

Governor Kim Reynolds has called for a statewide cell phone policy for Iowa schools and will unveil the details of her proposal next Tuesday. House Speaker Pat Grassley says lawmakers are most likely ...

Both drivers suffered minor injuries when two vehicles collided in southern Kossuth County late last week. According to the Kossuth County Sheriff's Office, 72-year-old Larry Smith was traveling ...

It didn’t take long for the first baby to be born at Kossuth Regional Health Center in 2025, as an Algona couple welcomed a baby girl on New Year’s Day. According to KRHC, Vienna Arianeth Chanelo was ...

Funeral Service for 94 year old Duane Habeger, of Algona, will be held Wednesday, at 10:30am, at First Lutheran Church in Algona and a burial will follow at East Lawn Cemetery. Visitation is Tuesday, ...

Funeral Mass for 86 year old Barbara Metzger, of Algona, will be held Friday, at 10:30am, at St. Cecelia Catholic Church in Algona. Visitation is Thursday, from 4-6pm, at Oakcrest Funeral Services of ...

The Iowa State Extension survey found that average price of an acre of farmland dropped in 2024, breaking a five-year trend of increases. ISU extension economist Rabail Chandio conducts the survey and ...