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Drainage vital to area farming; complex to regulate

   KOSSUTH COUNTY – Possibly the toughest decisions or even the most difficult issues for the Kossuth County Board of Supervisors involve farm drainage.
“Drainage improves a farmer’s land, so it is more productive,” said Kossuth Supervisor Roger Tjarks. “That is what we all want, but we don’t necessarily come to the same conclusion on how to do it. Without drainage, we wouldn’t be farming any ground at all. It would be just mosquitoes and pasture.”

ACSD transitions to block scheduling for grades 5-12

ALGONA—The Algona Community School District had two days of block scheduling for classes the last two years. This year, classes for grades 5-12 are all in a block scheduling format.

Community Spotlight Page: Corwith, Lu Verne, Wesley this week

The Sept. 10 Community Spotlight Page in the Kossuth County Advance includes photos from Wesley's swimming pool finale, a feature on how the Lu Verne School District is proceeding during the pandemic and preparing for online learning in case that need arises, a new teacher profile and a report on the approaching turkey supper in Wesley.

Public Safety Night Out in Algona Canceled

Public Safety Night Out is canceled. It has been canceled on the recommendation of Community Health and EMA due to an uptick in COVID-19 numbers in Kossuth County. It was scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 10.

90 mph winds, rains pummel northern Kossuth

KOSSUTH COUNTY—An early Sunday morning storm caused at least $2.5 million in damage in an area stretching along Highway 9 from Swea City to east of Lakota and down to Titonka.
The storm path included the communities of Swea City, Titonka, Lakota and Ledyard, and damage was reported to houses, farm buildings and trees.

Bishop Garrigan readies for Homecoming week

Bishop Garrigan celebrates homecoming week Sept. 14-18. Get all of the details on the homecoming court, activites and the football game in the Sept. 10 Kossuth County Advance.

Late summer is time for squash

To bake or not to bake, that is the question. Fall is a busy time of year for many. School is underway, harvest time is near and usual activities seem to be resuming. Finding time to make good meals can be a challenge, which is why squash season is so great. It’s easy, convenient and versatile to enjoy.
Almost any squash can be dealt with in the kitchen with just three easy steps.
 

Senator gets ag input in Kossuth County

  ALGONA—U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst dedicated a full week of her 99-county tour to agriculture, and a Kossuth County business was one of her stops.
Ernst visited Suidae on the first leg of a week when she heard and discussed the challenges in the ag industry. 
“How do we move forward?” she asked after a presentation and tour at Suidae on Monday, Aug. 31. 
 
See the answers and read the story in the Sept. 10 Kossuth County Advance.

Algona Library board meets Wednesday

 
The regular monthly meeting of the Algona Public Library Board of Trustees is scheduled for Wednesday, September 9, 2020 at 4:30 P.M. in Meeting Rooms A & B of the Algona Public Library.

Courts and COVID - Adjustments are being made statewide and in Kossuth County

“When looking at the changes in regard to COVID-19 we obviously want to ensure the protection of members of the public who are called into jury service,” said Todd Holmes, Kossuth County Attorney. “The attorneys, court staff, judge and the defendants will all follow the recommendations by the CDC (Centers for Disease Control) and supreme court but will try to accomplish it with as minimal changes as possible to in order to assure a fair trial.”
 

Hormel at 50 in Algona: Legacy built with people, pepperoni

Hormel in Algona is celebrating 50 years in the community. Read the feature story and see the advertising in the Sept. 3 Kossuth County Advance.

Community Spotlight Page: Three Doors Down Liquor has plans in Whittemore

This week's Kossuth County Advance (Sept. 3) Community Spotlight Page is on West Bend and Whittemore. 

AMU workers on Derecho: 'It looked like a war zone'

ALGONA—When crews from Algona Municipal Utilities rolled into Ames and Ogden, there was no question – they had their work cut out for them to help the communities get back up and running after a devastating derecho storm socked the area.
“We arrived in Ogden coming from the west and the south. It looked like a war zone,” said Rod Vitzthum, AMU electric line superintendent. “Many trees were down, power lines and poles broke off.”
 

Local editor's series of five novels takes flight

 “August 17, 1862. Rye Tyler halted the Black and scanned the wide open land of Minnesota. The place of his birth. The trail of revenge led him to this state and a place where he would not stop hunting down the three Union soldiers who had massacred defenseless Confederate soldiers in a rotted jail.”

Iowa Lakes plan could change during year

ESTHERVILLE—A plan is in place for the COVID-19 pandemic as classes start at Iowa Lakes Community College, but that plan could change at any time, according to Valerie Newhouse, president at Iowa Lakes Community College.

County plans to cap wind megawatts

KOSSUTH COUNTY—Wind energy generation in Kossuth County will be limited to applications that have been received as of July 1, 2020.

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