Work has already started for the Algona Community School District field turf project, but on Wednesday, June 3, those involved with the project helped make everything official with a groundbreaking ceremony.

Deb Mueller helps Sondra Schaefer at the voting machine.
Changes that were made in the June primary election had an impact on Kossuth County voters, according to Amber Garman, auditor and elections supervisor.

Brittany Stevens and Serena Reemtsma, both nurses, provide a thumbs up letting everyone know they are being safe and working with others to keep them safe during the pandemic.
COVID alters life at centers.
Sleepless nights have become the norm for Jeanne Kinney, administrator of Accura Healthcare of Bancroft, since the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic struck Kossuth County.

Federal funding for close to $1 million for engineering services and the purchase of 14 acres of land for a 5,000-foot airport runway was approved by two resolutions at the June 1 Algona City Council meeting.

More than 700 Kossuth County frontline workers were tested for the COVID-19 coronavirus on Wednesday, June 3, in the Algona Community School District parking lot.

The Kossuth Regional Health Center (KRHC) laboratory is offering a new serology test that indicates if a person has previously been infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. The test is available as a wellness screening at KRHC as of June 10.

You know you are living in Iowa when one week gives us temperatures that feel like a freezer section, and the next week it’s like we’ve been tossed into a roaster oven. The temperatures have been high, but a little roasting isn’t a bad thing when it comes to vegetables. Last Saturday, I heard a lot of chatter around the table about roasted radishes – a delicious way to eat this early spring vegetable that bring beautiful color to our plates in June.

On Monday, May 25, the Wesley American Legion held its yearly Memorial Day chicken supper. This year, due to concerns about the COVID-19 coronavirus, it was done differently. Pick-up was done curbside rather than having people eat at the community center as has happened in the past. It takes a lot of work to do the barbecuing. Photo by Joella Leider.
Find more community photos in the June 11 Kossuth County Advance.

This week's birthdays:
Stan Berkland, Fenton
Darlene Claude, ALGONA
This week's anniversary:
Thurman and Gerry Gaskill, Corwith
This week's births:
Kolbe John Reding
Warren Edmund Vaske
John Parker Wilson
This week's college notes/scholarships:
Morningside May graduates
Central College May graduates
Dallas Clark Foundation scholarship winners

Murder hornets. The name alone is enough to incite fear and dread in most people. It’s not as if we don’t have enough to worry about these days. With viruses and insect-related diseases, do we really need to worry about murder hornets too?
The simple answer for most Iowans is no.
Read all about it in the June 4 Kossuth County Advance.
 

Markets continue to rebound for the most part as the U.S. economy begins the long process of reopening after being shut down for more than two months.

You know how kids will be on their best behavior when they really want something? Our farmers market shoppers must be young at heart.
They have been doing their very best to follow all the new guidelines facing farmers markets like ours. I see and appreciate the effort people are putting into safe shopping practices and want to say a big thank you to all the customers who have shown kindness, patience and consideration for others these past two weeks. We truly appreciate it.

Nearly all of the corn and soybeans planted in north central Iowa have emerged, and producers are hoping the warm weather this week boosts their growth.
According to the latest crops and weather report from USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, wet weather made just 2.6 days suitable for field work in north central Iowa during the week ending May 31. The statewide average was 2.7 days.
Get the complete report in the June 4 Kossuth County Advance.

The North Central Conference Art Show was held virtually this year due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.
The students’ submissions were entered by the schools on May 15. Member schools are Algona, Clarion-Goldfield-Dows, Clear Lake, Fort Dodge St. Edmond, Hampton-Dumont-CAL, Humboldt, Iowa Falls and Webster City.
See the results in the June 4 Advance.

Before paying an additional $153,136 to County Social Services, the Kossuth County Board of Supervisors would like an explanation of what the extra allocation is for.
“We have no clue, and they have no explanation as to what that is for,” said Chair Jack Plathe after the May 26 board meeting. “We have a signed agreement that has released us from all further allocations.”
Read the complete story in the June 4 Kossuth County Advance.