KOSSUTH COUNTY—A Kossuth County man was determined to be eligible for additional attorney fees in a decision announced Friday, March 4, by the Iowa Court of Appeals.
ALGONA—The scheduled trial of a Swea City man accused of voluntary manslaughter has been delayed.
Robert Dwaine Laverty, 51, Swea City, was charged July 14 with voluntary manslaughter in the April 3, 2021, death of 41-year-old Casey Tobin of Swea City subsequent to an incident on April 3 in Swea City. Laverty pled not guilty last July 29 and is free on bond.
BANCROFT—KLM Acquisitions, Inc., doing business as Aluma in Bancroft, and Arts-Way Manufacturing, Inc. in Armstrong received grants from a state program, it was announced last week by Gov. Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Economic Development Authority.
Plan to eat all the fish you can at the West Bend Knights of Columbus fish fry on Friday night, March 11. The meal will be served from 5 to 7:30 p.m. or until the fish is gone, at the West Bend Country Club.
Whittemore
Vendor Show
Whittemore’s 4th annual vendor show will take place on Saturday, March 12 from
DES MOINES—One of Iowa’s biggest nursing home chains, now mired in bankruptcy, allegedly owes taxpayers more than $1 million in unpaid fines due to poor quality resident care, the federal government says.
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.
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.
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.
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.
