As part of their National Nurses Week and National Hospital Week celebration, Kossuth Regional Health Center awarded Ashley Thompson, RN, with the 2025 DAISY Award for extraordinary nurses.
On Sunday, May 18, dignitaries from the Minnesota Hungarian consulate traveled to Kossuth County to lay a wreath at the Lajos Kossuth statue on the south side of the Kossuth County courthouse. Lajos Kossuth was a Hungarian freedom fighter, a symbol of freedom, resiliance and democratic ideals.
Danica VanGorkom will be this year’s summer news intern for Kossuth County Advance.
She will be helping with the 2025 Progress Edition as well as helping around the newsroom. She said she is excited to learn more about the newspaper industry and be more involved in the community she grew up in.
Algona Municipal Utilities (AMU) has received a $2 million Grid Resilience Grant from the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) for an Electric Grid Resiliency Project. The total project cost is estimated at $3.4 million, with $2 million provided by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) through the IEDA, and AMU covering the remaining $1.4 million.
All are welcome to attend an informational come and go open house on Thursday, May 22 from 4 to 6 p.m. to discuss the 2025 street construction plans. The event will take place at Algona City Hall with city, engineering and contractor staff for the Nebraska, Thorington and Parking Lot Improvement Project. Topics will include proposed construction schedule, project phasing, access plan and what to expect during construction.
Algona city officials added $19.5 million in street construction, infrastructure and utility improvement projects to its urban renewal plan. Adding the proposed projects to the plan makes them eligible for payment through tax increment financing.
Officials say three stretches of Kossuth County road will soon be under construction for resurfacing projects.
The combined $4.8 million in work will be done on County Road P30, County Road B55 and County Road B63. Work has started on B63 and, weather permitting, Kossuth County Engineer Doug Miller said it will begin soon in the other two locations.
The Kossuth County Board of Supervisors plans to meet with landowners from the county’s largest drainage district to answer questions about drainage assessments and repairs. Landowners requested the meeting to get an accounting of funds.
The Kossuth County Genealogical Society is pleased to announce that Anthony Jahn, State Archivist and Bureau Chief of the Historical Library and Archives at the State Historical Society, will be the guest speaker at their Annual Meeting on Saturday, June 14, 2025, at the Algona Public Library. Mr.
The Haag-Turner Post 90 presented Jim Buscher with a 70 Year membership certificate to at the Active Seniors Center. In front from left: Jim Buscher, Bahne Struecker and Ray Nielsen. In back row from left: Russ Bode, Ken Clark, John Hyink, Dwayne Lieb, Kevin Molsberry and Ray Johnson.
ALGONA, IA – Nearly 400 fourth-grade students from Palo Alto and Kossuth Counties and fifth-grade students from Emmet County took part in the annual EPAK (Educational Partners, Agriculture & Kids) program, a hands-on, agriculture-focused field trip designed to connect students with the vital role agriculture plays in their daily lives.
Fourth graders from North Union Elementary enjoyed learning about many aspects of agriculture at the Kossuth County Fairgrounds on May 6. They learned how to prevent water pollution, egg production, corn and soybean byproducts, animal byproducts, technology and flew drones. Submitted photos.
North Union FFA students and their advisor Sarah Proctor brought a petting zoo to the North Union Elementary students. The NU High school FFA kids blocked the wind with their trailers and the students enjoyed pigs, turkeys, goats, sheep, donkeys, a dog, chickens, calves and a horse. Submitted photos.
Three North Union Elementary fifth graders won the Kossuth County Soil & Conservation poster contest. Mrs. Klepper, the 5th grade teacher taught a unit on water and soil for science and had the students compete in the contest. All three winners for the county came from NU Fenton.
Michelle Hjelle, professional photographer, held a chamber coffee in her studio on Friday, May 16. Hjelle has taken classes from people all over the world , has won numerous awards, is constantly trying new techniques and honing her skills to go above and beyond for her clients.
The next chamber coffee will be held at the Caddyshack on May 27 at 9:30 a.m.
