ALGONA—Kossuth Regional Health Center will welcome Dr. Ricardo (Ric) Young, a general surgeon, to its staff in May. Young comes to Algona from a critical access hospital in rural Indiana.
The 19th annual Women’s Networking event was held at the Columbia Events Center last Monday, April 1. The theme for this year’s event was Any Fool Knows, Women Get Things Done.
Panelists were Shelly Brown, Kris Schlievert, Bernie Merrill and Mandie Studer. Shelly Brown received the Women’s Achievement award.
Shareholders of Mid-Iowa Bancshares Co., the holding company of Iowa State Bank, received a message of strength and growth at their annual meeting held on Tuesday, March 19. The holding company reported that Iowa State Bank had a 10% increase in assets in 2023 with total assets now exceeding $475 million.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Two dozen Iowa Farm Bureau members representing 18 counties met with Iowa’s congressional delegation last week in Washington, D.C. to discuss policy issues important to the sustainability of their family farms.
The sun was shining but it was windy for the Easter egg hunt at the park in Lone Rock Saturday morning, March 30. After the hunt, the children were awarded kite prizes and refreshments were served.
The Saturday event was sponsored by the Lone Rock Community Club.
A noodle workshop was held on Saturday at the West Bend Public Library. Each participant made two batches of noodles, one batch they could take home and one batch went toward the soup for the library soup fundraiser held yesterday, April 3 at the community center in West Bend.
Photos below in order:
Collin Wirtz and Harper Wirtz mix the flour and eggs
WHITTEMORE—Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, Kossuth County Master Gardeners and the Whittemore Public Library are hosting a plant swap on Saturday, April 27 from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the Whittemore Public Library.
LEDYARD—All area women are invited to Cafe' Latte, "Pray A Latte" on Saturday, April 20, at 9:30 a.m. at Bethany Evangelical and Reformed Church in Ledyard. There is no charge to attend this event.
ALGONA—Nominations are currently being accepted for the annual AHS Class of 1979 Award for Excellence in Teaching. The award is designed to recognize the outstanding contributions of a teacher, either in a single academic year or over a career including developing new programs, personally motivating students, achieving greater professional standing and going above and beyond the job of teaching.
WHITTEMORE—Divine Mercy St. Michael’s in Whittemore will be hosting their 9thAnnual Spirit 5K Run/Walk on Saturday, May 25. Registration begins at 8 a.m. outside the parish center with the event starting at 9 a.m. This event is open to people of all ages.
The 5K run/walk will be held in conjunction with Whittemore Fun Days. This event will start the famous Whittemore Memorial Day Weekend.
April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month. April 1-8, the Governor's Traffic Safety Bureau (GTSB) is partnering with law enforcement across Iowa to curb the alarming and unsafe trend of distracted driving. To deter multitasking while driving, GTSB is launching a new campaign targeting overconfident drivers and reminding everyone: No One is a Good Distracted Driver.
