WESLEY—Wesley is looking for a new design for the city sign and are asking the public to contribute their ideas. Submit your design idea by June 30 to city hall. Submissions will be on display at the Sesquicentennial celebration and the public will be able to vote for their favorite. The final vote will take place at the July 11 city council meeting. Everyone is welcome to participate. For more information call 515-679-4292. 

ALGONA—The Daughters of the American Revolution Algona Chapter met Feb. 8 at the First United Methodist Church in Algona. New officers were elected and will be installed at the March meeting.

Kathleen Schenck sent a report on the new veterans project collaborating with funeral homes in the area, compiling a list of veterans to honor and emailed her program, Children of the American Revolution. 

Lennox Jade Whitacre

Andrew Whitacre and Nicole Salvatore of Algona announce the birth of their daughter, Lennox Jade, on Feb. 25, 2022 at the Kossuth Regional Health Center. She weighed 6 pounds, 6 ounces and was 18.5 inches long. Lennox is welcomed home by a brother, Bristol.

Seven local

students named 

to president’s list

MASON CITY—Area residents earned president’s list honors for the 2021 fall term at North Iowa Area Community College in Mason City.

Students who complete a minimum of six semester hours and a earn a 3.50-4.00 term grade point average in an academic semester are named to the president’s list for the fall term. 

Armstrong: Sydney Gochanour.

ALGONA—Kossuth County Conservation Board is sponsoring a hunter education course on Tuesday and Thursday, April 5 and 7, from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Water’s Edge Nature Center at Smith Lake and again Saturday, April 9, 8 a.m.-3 p.m.,   at the Izaak Walton League across from Smith Lake. To receive certification, participants must attend all three sessions.  

By the IGHSAU

Even without a big game from star center Audi Crooks, Bishop Garrigan of Algona still had enough to win a state championship.

But it sure wasn’t easy.

Everyone played a role as Bishop Garrigan erased the disappointment of championship game losses the last two years with a 52-49 victory over MMCRU for the Class 1A title and a wrap to the 2022 state tournament.

By Amy Frankl-Brandt

Assistant Editor

ALGONA—Kossuth County Fair Board members held a special meeting Monday night to give citizens an opportunity to voice their opinions about the Drag Queen show scheduled for the 2022 Kossuth County Fair. 

At a previous meeting Sunday, Feb. 20, the board voted 6 to 3 in favor of the Drag Queen show entertainment for Thursday night of the fair at 11 p.m.

By Kim Wegener

Features Writer

When asked what his dream job would be, Nick Diers replied either a professional golfer or the parks and recreation director for the city of Algona.

Maybe some day the professional golfer dream might come true but for right now Diers is happy he landed the job as parks and recreation director for the city of Algona. It has been nearly a year since Diers began his duties as parks and recreation director. 

By Brad Hicks, Publisher

ALGONA—Meredith Illg takes hold of the golf club and follows the swing motion directed by a set of robotic arms. Her corrected personal golf swing is programmed into a computer, and the robot helps her repeat the motion. After several minutes of that, she heads to the simulator and starts hitting shots and receiving immediate statistical feedback.

Welcome to the Algona Golf Ranch.

Imagine being able to get a whole meal for under a dollar. You could in 1951 at the Council Oaks Super Market, later home to Hy-Vee. Does anyone know what this building is used for today? Email your best guess to news@algona.com. Bottom photo from left, manager Chris Wallukait, Lewis Gade, Mabel Colburn and Christine Cook.

BURT—Fourteen local gardening enthusiasts participated in a seed exchange on Wednesday, Feb. 23at the Burt Activity Complex. The event, held for the second year in a row, was hosted in partnership by the Burt Public Library, ISU Extension and Outreach of Kossuth County, and Kossuth County Master Gardeners.

ALGONA—Kossuth Regional Health Center is proud to share that Chief Executive Officer Dar Elbert is being recognized as one of 67 rural hospital CEOs to know by Becker’s Hospital Review.

As we know, rural hospitals play a critical role in keeping communities safe and healthy. The CEOs leading these small but mighty healthcare organizations have worked tirelessly to continue serving patients throughout the pandemic and ensure financial stability for the future.

From left: John Zaugg, Addison Montag, Abner Zaugg, Jackson Zaugg and Audrey Zaugg spent Saturday morning clearing the snow off the ice rink north of the Grotto in West Bend in preparation for skaters that afternoon. The ice rink is only open on weekend afternoons and this past weekend was the last weekend of this season. This year the skating season began on Dec. 31.

The West Bend-Mallard Middle School students dressed as the person they researched for a Civil Rights unit for a recent history night event. The students also displayed their completed projects during the history night event. 

Top photo: Seth Massner as “JFK”  and Trent Morey as “Rube Foster;” and Ellie Gerber as “Dr. Mildred Jefferson” and Avery Weydert as “Gabby Douglas.”