Monday, February 17

2:40 a.m. 911 hang up.

2:54 a.m. Miscellaneous auto.

9:44  a.m. Unlock.

10:04 a.m. Background check.

10:05 a.m. Background check.

5:46 p.m. Aided vehicle broke down.

6:41 p.m. Ambulance.

Tuesday, February 18

1:59 a.m. Ambulance call.

9:21 a.m. Animal complaint.

9:45 a.m. Ambulance call.

10:51 a.m. Alarm.

12:16 p.m. Motorist assist.

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, February 17

5:03 a.m. Request for an ambulance, Swea City.

8:20 a.m. Request for welfare check, all OK, Swea City.

Monday,  March 3

9 a.m.: Presbyterian Church

7 p.m.: Girls BB Regional Final vs. Spirit Lake

9 p.m.: Boys BB District Semifinal vs. Humboldt

Tuesday,  March 4

9 a.m.: Trinity Lutheran Church

10 a.m.: Grace Church

7 p.m.: City Council

9 p.m.: Boys BB District Semifinal vs. Humboldt

Wednesday,  March 5

9 a.m.: Faith Assembly of God

10:30 a.m.: Divine Mercy Catholic Church

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Thursday, Feb. 27

Scalloped potatoes and ham, dinner roll, vegetable, fruit

11 a.m. – Exercise

2 p.m.  – Act./Program meeting

6:30 p.m. – Euchre tournament sign up

By Katie Ludwig, AHS Journalism

The Northern Festival of Bands is an annual weekend wind band festival for high school band students that was hosted at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls.

Selected students performed in bands led by internationally and nationally renowned conductors. The Algona students in attendance were Abigail Droessler, David Kissinger, Paul Kissinger, Owen Orban and Axel Mortensen.

The Holy Father Pope Francis has appointed Father John Edward Keehner, of the Diocese of Youngstown as the eighth bishop of the Diocese of Sioux City. A press conference introducing the bishop-elect was held Feb. 12 at the Central Catholic Offices in Sioux City.

Father Keehner, 59, is a native of Youngstown, Ohio, and is one of five children. He attended Austintown schools and graduated from Austintown Fitch High School in 1984.

Samantha Elbert (owner Little Sprouts Daycare) and Sebrina Meraz (director of Bear Care) were at the capital last week for the Daycare Coalition Day.

Iowa Child Care Coalition Day is an event held at the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines to advocate for early childhood education. The 2025 event took place on Wednesday, Feb. 12.

ALGONA—Kossuth Regional Health Center is proud to announce KRHC Community Health was named a 2024 HHCAHPS Honors-Elite recipient by MatrixCare, a leading provider of RCM services, CAHPS surveys and advanced analytics for home health and hospice organizations.

By Amy Frankl-Brandt, News Editor

Good Samaritan Center Administrator, Joe Bartolo loves surprising people and he had a big one planned for Bethany Kofoot, the dietary manager for the Good Samaritan Society on Tuesday, Feb. 18. Kofoot recieved the Ever Forward Champion award from Good Sam which recognizes staff members for going above and beyond. Bartolo had planned a big surprise party for her.

By Molly Montag, News Correspondent

Questions about emergency response times and safety plans were voiced during a recent public meeting by locals who live in the path of a proposed carbon dioxide pipeline in southern Kossuth County.

By Molly Montag, News Correspondent

It appears livestock will no longer be subject to a proposed animal ordinance in Kossuth County.

The Kossuth County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to direct the county attorney to remove references to livestock in the ordinance. Going forward, the proposed regulations — which are still under development and not finalized — will now only apply to domestic animals, such as dogs and cats.

Photos below:

Lone Rock principal business district. Photos from Ben Reed’s History of Kossuth County Vol. 2.

Swea City Main Street, looking North, 1911. Photos from Ben Reed’s History of Kossuth County Vol. 2.

The Euchre results for Tuesday, Feb. 11 at Pep’s are:

First place - Nolan and Nick Ford with 70.

Second place - Dean and Linda Frideres with 63.

Third place - Lyndon and Mary Fowler with 58.

Most loners - Tie between Dean Frideres and Nick Ford with seven.

The door prize went to Doreen Koepke.

Everyone is welcome to participate on Tuesday nights. For more information call 515-320-3719.

Photos below:

Third grade Bulldog Heroes from left: Sullivan Kaneer, Serenity Lemos, Lea Elbert, Sapphire Jordan, Tavus Barnes and Brantley Leiting.

Fourth grade Bulldog Heroes from left: Shay Oman, Jean Bermudez Puerto, Kase Riedesel, Henry Reynolds and Natasha Vaske.

The number of farms in the United States for 2024 is estimated at 1,880,000, down 14,950 farms from 2023. The number of farms decreased in all sales classes except the $1,000,000 or more sales class. In 2024, 48.1 percent of all farms had less than $10,000 in sales and 78.9 percent of all farms had less than $100,000 in sales. In 2024, 9.8 percent of all farms had sales of $500,000 or more.