Before leaving Kossuth County Tuesday, RAGBRAI riders will go through Titonka, where they are geared up for everything that comes with an influx of 15,000-20,000 bicycle riders. Hannah Spear is ...

Funeral Service for 82 year old Martha Wagner, of Algona, will be held Friday, at 10:30am, at St. Cecelia Catholic Church. Visitation is Thursday, at Lentz Funeral Home, from 4-7pm. Lentz Funeral Home ...

RAGBRAI kicked off Sunday with riders taking off from Orange City and traveling to Milford. Riders travel to Estherville today, before making their way through Kossuth County on Tuesday. Trooper Paul ...

The Iowa Environmental Protection Commission has approved an update of rules on septic systems. Eric Wiklund of the DNR's Water Quality Bureau says the change involves aerobic treatment units or ATU's ...

Entries are still being accepted for the annual “Portraits of Kossuth” photo contest, hosted by Kossuth County Conservation. Naturalist Billie Willie says they are hoping to display a wide variety of ...

Salute to Veterans” races will be held at 3 tracks across Iowa next week, including here in Algona at the Kossuth County Speedway on July 24th. Bernie Becker with the Hunting with Heroes organization ...

Next week's RAGBRAI ride will cross into a neighboring state for the first time in the event's 52 year history. Monday's route from Milford to Estherville includes a 15 mile stretch in Jackson County, ...

The continued rains created another improvement in this week's U-S Drought Monitor report, with 88 percent of the state showing NO drought conditions. Jessica Reese McIntyre with the Iowa Department ...

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A Forest City man has been identified as the person killed while fleeing from law enforcement over the weekend in Clear Lake. According to the Iowa State Patrol, 22-year-old Zachary Hill was actively ...

An Estherville attorney has been appointed by Governor Kim Reynolds to serve as a district associate judge in Judicial District 3A, which covers 10 counties across NW Iowa. The Governor’s office ...