Webinars

“What Does This Season’s Corn Silage Look Like?”

ORANGE CITY, IA – The Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Dairy Team monthly webinar series continues Tuesday, Dec. 3 from 12 noon to 1 p.m.

The program “What does this season’s corn silage look like?” features a presentation by Neal Wininger, Feed and Forage Consultant with Dairyland Labs, Arcadia, Wisc.

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas all over the world. Christmas celebrations include various time-honored traditions that celebrants hold near and dear to their hearts. Depending on where someone lives, their Christmas traditions may look quite different from those in other parts of the globe.

Help is available to purchase or improve a home

By Barb Smith, City of Algona

The City of Algona offers low-interest loans and incentives to residents who are purchasing a home or making needed home improvements.

Fifteen Algona High School musicians were selected through audition for membership in the Iowa Music Educators Association and the Iowa High School Music Association’s annual All-State Band and Chorus on Saturday, Oct. 26 in Le Mars. The 78th annual Iowa All-State Music Festival will be held in Ames on Nov. 21-23, 2024.

Selected to perform in the 2024 Iowa All-State Band is:

By Molly Montag, News Correspondent

Algona City Council members approved a financial report for the 2023-24 fiscal year.

The report, which must be submitted to state officials by Dec. 1, details the city’s $20.7 million budget for the year that started July 1, 2023, and ended on June 30, 2024.

The report included:

Revenues of $18,399,113

Expenditures of $20,706,982

An ending fund balance of $11,249,164

The Oliver's Light Foundation is kicking off a fundraising campaign to build a new, much needed animal rescue facility. Kossuth County Tails of Hope Rescue, which operates with unpaid staff and no regular income, will benefit from being able to operate from this building.

Funds will facilitate preliminary planning for additional childcare options

TITONKA—An initiative to launch flexible and reliable childcare in Titonka has received a $5,000 Power of Connection grant jointly administered by ITC Midwest and the Iowa Rural Development Council.

Thirteen members of the Algona Middle School Band were selected to participate in the North Central Iowa Bandmasters Association (NCIBA) District Honor Band Festival, which was held at Clear Lake Middle School on Saturday, Nov. 16. These talented musicians had their performance resumes submitted by their teachers and the top students were chosen for the band.

By Molly Montag, News Correspondent

An internal budget review found the finances of the Algona Community Schools are healthy in fiscal year 2024.

Algona Community Schools Superintendent Joe Carter shared details of the certified annual report with school board members during their regular meeting on Nov. 11. The report gave an overview of the $22.26 million dollar budget and calculated the district’s standing in ten categories:

By Dr. John Schantzen

Family Physician, KRHC

This time of year always seems to sneak up! It’s hard to believe Christmas is a few weeks away. This season I am excited to spend quality time with family, and am often left wondering when my children’s noses will stop running. Since the holidays and cold season tend to come hand in hand, let’s review how to treat colds with over-the-counter medicine and easy home remedies.

By Molly Montag, News Correspondent

Officials plan to hold a special meeting this month to decide on how much money to borrow for projects in Kossuth County’s urban renewal plan expansion.

It’s part of a proposal by the Kossuth County Board of Supervisors to expand an urban renewal area to include more than 100 wind turbines across the county. Officials estimate the tax increment financing on the wind turbines could collect approximately $51 million in 20 years.

By Molly Montag, News Correspondent

The Algona School District Board of Education has scheduled a hearing next month to extend a tax levy for instructional support services. The extension would begin in 2026.

Board members voted unanimously at the group’s Nov. 11 meeting to set a hearing on the tax extension for Dec. 9.

DES MOINES—Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased to 3.0 percent in October amid job cuts in manufacturing and construction. Meanwhile, the state’s labor force participation rate ticked down by 0.1 percentage points to 66.2 percent last month, and the U.S. unemployment rate remained at 4.1 percent in October.

Deitering Bros employees, pictured at left with a mountain of food items. They donated around $3,150 worth of food for the Kossuth County Food Pantry. The Bancroft Chamber of Commerce matched that amount for a total of more than $6,300 of food for those in need in Kossuth County. Submitted photo.

Chamber Ambassador Vice-President Bridget Galligan addresses the crowd at the chamber coffee held at AK’s Chrome Kitchen on Friday, Nov. 15 to kick off the start of the annual Stuff the Trailer event. The event collects non-perishable food items as well as monetary donations to help stock the Kossuth County Food Pantry. The next Chamber Coffee and ribbon cutting will be held on Fri., Nov. 22 at Ivy & Co. Boutique located in the Eastland Hills Plaza on Highway 18 in Algona.