KOSSUTH COUNTY—Brad Hoover, who was appointed to the Algona City Council late in the summer, earned an at-large seat for the next four years by defeating Sarah Mayer and Carl Westling in Tuesday’s city elections.
Unofficial results late Tuesday night showed Hoover with 229 votes or 40 percent. Mayer had 180 votes or 31.5 percent and Westling had 163 votes or 28.5 percent.

Due to predicted cold and rainy temperatures, the City of Algona is moving the park information meeting set for Thursday, October 28 to an indoor setting.  The meeting will be held at City Hall at 5 p.m. with a presentation at 5:30 p.m.

With the annual fall crop harvest running ahead of schedule, Iowa’s 2021 pheasant season is expected to be another good one when 55,000 plus blaze orange clad hunters take to the fields on Oct. 30. 
And based on the results of the August pheasant survey, hunters can afford to be optimistic. 

LAKOTA—Since its inception a decade ago, the annual Hunting with Heroes event based in Lakota has had an impact on countless veterans. Each year since 2011, a group of up to four to six veterans from a wounded combat battalion stationed in Camp Lejeune, N.C. and a handful of alumni from previous years arrive in Iowa in November to hunt for a week and be honored with first class accommodations all paid for by generous sponsors. 

ALGONA—The only contested race on the ballot for Algona voters is an at-large city council seat. Brad Hoover was appointed to the seat in late summer and he is running for election to the seat for the first time. He is challenged by Sarah Mayer and Carl Westling, who also sought the opening but was not appointed by the council. The Advance asked the candidates a series of questions. Here are their biographies and how they answered those questions. 
 

ALGONA—After an unwanted break from art exhibits due to COVID, the Kossuth County artist were happy to be able to exhibit and share their work with the public again at a reception on Thursday, Oct. 21. The exhibit will stay up at the Algona Publishing office through Dec. 4. Anyone can view the exhibit from 9 - 4, Monday through Friday. Much of the art pieces are for sale and would make the perfect gift this Christmas or for any other occasion.

ALGONA—AHS’s theatre department is proud to announce its upcoming theatrical production, The Addams Family! The Addams Family musical is a spinoff of the classic Addams Family show. 
The cast is excited to perform this Halloween weekend, with a showing Saturday evening, Oct. 30, at 7 and a matinee Sunday afternoon, Oct. 31, at 2, before the city’s trunk-or-treat and trick-or-treating. 
 
See the full story in the Oct. 28 Advance. 

KOSSUTH COUNTY—There will be plenty of fun area Halloween activities this weekend including trick or treating, trunk or treating and Halloween parties. There may be other events planned but here is a list of area activities compiled by the Kossuth County Advance.
 
See the full list in the Oct. 28 Advance. 

DES MOINES—Lawmakers were scheduled to be in special session at the Statehouse today, Thursday, Oct. 28, to vote on a second set of plans to set congressional and legislative districts for the next 10 years.
Should the new districts be approved, it would result in a different state senator, and for some, a different state representative.
 
See the story in the Oct. 28 Advance. 

KOSSUTH COUNTY—Twenty-five Kossuth County residents tested positive for the COVID-19 in the week ending Monday, Oct. 25, according to the state’s coronavirus website. Three local residents were hospitalized.
 
For the full story, see the Oct. 28 Advance. Also, see information on vaccination clinics through community health and Hy-Vee.

ALGONA—Kossuth Regional Health Center’s (KRHC) mission hasn’t changed, but a new statement regarding that mission was adopted by the hospital’s board of trustees.
 
See the full story, including information about the hospital's top 20 award, in the Oct. 28 Advance. 

Kossuth County Sheriff Roger Fisher issued a press release Friday morning regarding an allegation of livestock neglect. Click on the pdf to read the release.
 

     ALGONA—The city of Algona is inviting residents to take part in two upcoming public information sessions targeted at improving the community’s parks. Two public forums are scheduled to gather ideas and input from community members.

ALGONA—Dede Jacobusse of Algona feels incredibly blessed to be a breast cancer survivor. 
With October designated as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Jacobusse stresses the importance of doing self exams and getting mammograms. 
Dr. Alan Hjelle at the Kossuth Regional Health Center diagnosed her breast cancer and all her tests were done at KRHC.
 
See the full story in the Oct. 21 Advance. 

ALGONA—While it’s later than originally planned, Algona’s new public library facility will be open sooner than recently expected. 
What other description could there be more appropriate during an ongoing pandemic and supply chain crisis?