Kossuth County Sheriff Roger Fisher issued a three-fold press release late Monday morning, Oct. 4, stating his office is investigating three weekend deaths.
The press releases stated:

Meet homecoming royalty and see celebration photos in the Sept. 30 Advance.

    KOSSUTH COUNTY—“Find Your Spark” is the theme chosen to celebrate National 4-H Week Oct.3-9. More than 200 youth and 50 volunteers make up the Kossuth County 4-H program.
“Youth involved in 4-H have an opportunity to learn a variety of valuable life skills including communication and leadership skills that prepare youth to be successful leaders in their communities,” said Chyan Koppen, county youth coordinator with Kossuth County Extension and Outreach. 
 

ALGONA—Kossuth County has a new environmental health specialist and weed commissioner.
Aaron Montag, 27, of West Bend, was introduced during the Kossuth County Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday morning, Sept. 28.
Montag is a native of rural West Bend and holds an agriculture science degree from South Dakota State, with minors in animal nutrition and ag business.
 
See the full report on the county board meeting in the Sept. 30 Advance. 

KOSSUTH COUNTY—Aaron McCartan, Burt pilot, competed last week at  the National Aerobatics competition in Salina, Kan. McCartan finished in the top eight stunt pilots in the unlimited category earning him a spot on the American team to compete in the World Championship which will take place in July 2022.
 
See the Sept. 30 Advance for more details. 

WEST BEND—Because this year’s kindergarten class is larger than in past years, West Bend-Mallard had to split it into two sections – and that has the district looking for ways to find more space.
At its meeting Tuesday, Sept. 14, the school board discussed several options.
 
See the full story in the Sept. 30 Advance. 

Shovelers turned dirt to signify the groundbreaking for the new Kueck Industrial Park.
 
ALGONA—The Algona Chamber of Commerce held a groundbreaking ceremony on Friday, Sept. 24, for the Kueck Industrial park. In 2019, the city of Algona purchased 55 acres of farmland northeast of town (east of Snap-on Tools) to be developed as the next phase of the city’s industrial park.  
 
See the Sept. 30 Advance for full details. 
 
 

Chamber members congratulate the Algona schools on the new athletic gateway complex.
 
 
 
ALGONA—Algona Schools Superintendent Joe Carter cut the ribbon to signify the official opening of the Athletic Gateway at a Chamber coffee last Friday, Sept. 24. 

KOSSUTH COUNTY—With fall upon us, the Kossuth County Sheriff’s Office has offered some safety reminders.
Kossuth County Sheriff Roger Fisher said, “Our farmers work hard during harvest and will be putting in long hours. All of us can support them by being understanding, patient, and cautious while traveling the roadways during harvest.”
 
See the full story in the Sept. 30 Advance. 

New waterfowl hunting zone boundaries have been implemented for the 2021 waterfowl hunting season and it is important that hunters carefully review the zone boundaries and season dates relative to their intended hunting location as the new boundaries may change which zone certain locations fall within. Graphic courtesy of the Iowa DNR.

LAKOTA—Kossuth County landowners peppered Summit Carbon Solutions pipeline representatives with questions and pointed comments during an Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) public hearing Monday evening.

The Algona Community School District issued the following information to parents this afternoon:

Bishop Garrigan will host homecoming festivities the week of Sept. 27, including coronation on that Monday. See two pages about homecoming in the Sept. 23 Advance. 

Linda Vaudt spent 25 years with the Kossuth County C.A.R.E. Team, doing whatever she could to ensure needy people and children in our area got whatever help they required. It’s why she is the 2021 winner of the Advance Award for Citizen of the Year from the Kossuth County Advance. 

KOSSUTH COUNTY—There are races for mayors, city council seats and school board seats in communities throughout the area on the Nov. 2 election ballot. There is a three-way race for an at-large Algona City Council seat.
See the Sept. 23 Advance a rundown of who filed papers and for what seats in the coming election in the area's towns and school districts.