The Kossuth County Farmers Market corner was a busy place last Saturday! It was a great morning of market vendors, paired with artists of the Founders’ Day Art in the Park event. I enjoy seeing the people who come back to visit family and celebrate this annual event.

DES MOINES, Iowa – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly April through November. Additionally, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship provides a weather summary each week during this time.

ORANGE CITY, Iowa - The Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Dairy Team monthly webinar series continues on Tuesday, July 22 from 12 noon to 1 p.m. This program will be presented by Drs. Matt Brewer, Grant Dewell, Chelsea Hamilton and Phillip Jardon, all with Iowa State Veterinary College.

The Burt Bulletin hosted their first ever Watermelon Derby at the 29th annual Burt Summer Celebration. To enter the Watermelon Derby, racers were instructed to bring a decorated watermelon, put it on four wheels and race it down the ramp. The Watermelon Derby was played as a round robin bracket, meaning each racer had the chance to face all the other contestants. After three rounds of a hard-fought battle, Jordan Jahnke won with his Burt Fire Department themed watermelon.

Burt Presbyterian church will host a community Vacation Bible School the evenings of Aug. 4,5 and 6, from 5 to 8 p.m. for children four years old through 6th grade. Lessons and activities are based on the theme "Breaker Rock Beach. God's Rock-Solid Truth in a World of Shifting Sands, Romans 12:2". There is no fee to attend.

On Aug. 4, the fun begins at 4:15 p.m. with a Coin Carnival of games and prizes.

Along the wall in the Wells Fargo building belonging to the Kossuth County Historical Society is a wooden shovel signed by Burt residents on June 11, 1941. The shovel was made by Jay Graham and donated to the society by D. Keith in 1967. You may view the shovel and see if you recognize any names on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1-4 p.m. Maybe your ancestor left their name for you to find.

Monday, July 7

11:38 a.m. Hose found on roadway.

12:48 p.m. Accident, property damage only, 700 block S. Jones.

3:25 p.m. Request to speak with Community Liaison Officer.

4:21 p.m. Lost wallet.

6:18 p.m. Ambulance call.

6:22 p.m. Domestic.

6:28 p.m. Welfare check.

7:08 p.m. Aided helicopter land at KRHC.

7:32 p.m. Speak with officer.

10:54 p.m. Miscellaneous auto.

Notice to Readers:

The information included on this page has been obtained from public records — either court files, police and sheriff logs or accident reports. The Kossuth County Advance staff reminds readers that all charges are accusations, and the defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.

Monday, July 7

7:27 a.m. Dog complaint, Bancroft.

8:44 a.m. Jailer transport, Algona.

State Auditor Rob Sand held a townhall meeting at the Algona Public Library on Monday, June 30. Sand is running for Governor of Iowa. The crowd was made up of a mixture of Democrats, Republicans and Independents. People took up every seat in the room and were leaning against the walls. Sand started by saying “We are going to do things a little bit differently here today. And that’s because I want politics to be different than what it is.

Secondary Roads worker Lynn Stevens will retire this week after seven years with the department.

Stevens, of Algona, was honored Tuesday, July 8, by Kossuth County officials with a certificate of appreciation for his years of service upon his retirement. The framed certificate was presented to Stevens during the regular Kossuth County Board of Supervisors meeting in Algona.

Save a life this summer

Community blood centers, like LifeServe Blood Center, collect approximately 60 percent of the nation’s blood supply. Annually, it takes thousands of generous volunteer donors to support local hospital patients through blood donation.

The CHIPS Woodworking Club recently gave a $500 donation to the Kossuth County Shriners for support of the Shriners Children Hospital.

Anne Kohlhaas, one of the directors for Stinson Prairie Arts Council, holds the 4x5-foot canvas that will be set up at Art in the Park on Saturday, July 12 during the Founders Day event. Artists will have booths set up on the Carnegie Centre for the Arts lawn and anyone can place their own art on this canvas to be displayed at a later date. Materials will be provided, let your imagination go wild.

The Science Center of Iowa is bringing their mobile planetarium to the Twin Rivers Elementary gymnasium on July 12. The first of two programs will be at 1 p.m. featuring “Iowa Skies Tonight” which will locate constellations and planets. The planetarium holds approximately 30-40 people. Hot dogs, chips, star crunch cookies and moon pies will be served at the shelter house west of the school. The gymnasium and the planetarium are both handicapped accessible.

The Algona Public Library's Summer Reading Program is in full swing, thanks to the help of their summer interns and the support of some of our local organizations and foundations. One of these is the Donald Tietz Charitable Foundation, whose mission is to support area youth and education.