Are you in a pickle about where to find extra produce? Stop by the Kossuth County Farmers Market. Many of our vendors offer cucumbers for pickling, tomatoes to make into salsa and all kinds of foods to freeze or can for the winter.

Cheryl Grether will resign from her seat on the Algona Community School District Board of Directors, effective Nov. 5.
She made the announcement that she will end a 12-year run on the board at Monday night's regular meeting, Aug. 12.
Read the whole story in the Aug. 15 Kossuth County Advance.

The Algona City Council and the Kossuth County Board of Supervisors are in talks to decide what to do about Algona's Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and the growing disparity between its expenses and revenue.
The issue stems from the fact that nearly two-thirds of the southern half of Kossuth County is served by the Algona EMS, according to Algona City Administrator Curt Wiseman.
Read the complete story in the Aug. 15 Kossuth County Advance.

The Seely-Walsh Post #425 of the American Legion held a ceremony last Wednesday in Whittemore to honor Purple Heart veterans. That day was Aug. 7, which marks national Purple Heart Day, according to Bill Simonson, Sons of the American Legion member.
"We've been doing this for 11 years," Sons of the American Legion Commander Ron Askland said. "Our members and any member of the community" take part.

School hasn't even started, and children are already enjoying the new playground equipment at Bertha Godfrey and Bryant elementary schools.
Bertha Godfrey and Bryant Elementary Principal Brad Sudol said he has already seen children playing on both playgrounds since the projects were completed recently.
Read the whole story in the Aug. 15 Advance.

Tietz Park has an outdoor fitness center, courtesy of a Rotary district grant, the Algona Rotary Club and Kossuth County Community Foundation.
The total cost of the project was $8,300. The Algona Rotary Club and Rotary district grant split an estimated $7,500 of the cost. The Kossuth County Community Foundation provided $800 to complete the project.
Read all about it int the Aug. 15 Kossuth County Advance.

Directors dealt with a nursing contract with Kossuth Regional Health Center, open enrollments and staffing matters, and they heard about facilities work during a 40-minute Algona Community School Board meeting Monday evening, Aug. 12.
Board members approved a contract with KRHC to provide school nursing services to the school district for the coming year.
Get the details in the Aug. 15 Advance.

This summer my family vacationed in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. The cabin in which we stayed for several days of the trip was near the top of a mountain. The view of the surrounding mountain tops was stunning.

Raising money for the 2024 quasiquicentennial celebration and having fun are the two goals of the upcoming Lone Rock Fun Day.
The event is Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 24-25.
Get all the details in the Aug. 15 Kossuth County Advance.

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, Lt. Gov. Adam Gregg, Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig and Iowa Department of Natural Resources Director Kayla Lyon were scheduled to recognize 53 Iowa farm families for their environmental stewardship during a ceremony at the Iowa State Fair on Wednesday, Aug. 14.
Among the families were three with Kossuth County ties and several others from the surrounding area.
Find the complete story in the Aug. 15 Kossuth County Advance.

Kossuth Regional Health Center is working together with a new company to help with patient billing.
Effective Aug. 1 KRHC is partnering with Account Management Solutions (AMS) to provide payment plans and options for patients with medical bills. Christina Heyes and Julie Banwart will now serve as financial counselors.
Read the complete story in the Aug. 15 Kossuth County Advance.

Being born with an under-developed optic nerve hasn't stopped Bode Brunsvold from doing a variety of activities.
Just recently, the 13-year-old Algona seventh-grade student earned seven different blue ribbons at the Kossuth County Fair.
Read the complete story in the Aug. 15 Kossuth County Advance.

The Kossuth County Board of Supervisors set the date for the public hearing regarding the Kossuth Wind Energy plan Tuesday, Aug. 13. The vote was split 3-2 with Supervisors Roger Tjarks, Jack Plathe and Donnie Loss in favor and Kyle Stecker and Galen Casey against.
The hearing starts at 6 p.m. at the Columbia Events Center in Algona on Sept. 5.
Get all the details in the Aug. 15 Kossuth County Advance.

The 53rd annual Ledyard Chicken Supper has become such a tradition that children and grandchildren are now coming back to help cook and serve the chicken for the hundreds of people that fill the Ledyard Community Center.
"There's a lot of history, and the event has built such a good reputation for having good chicken," said Dean Engelby, a member of the Ledyard Farm and Business Association. He has been on the cooking crew for at least 30 years.

Democratic presidential candidate John Delaney visited Algona Thursday, Aug. 8, to talk about his plans that he believes will help rural America. A group of between 10 and 15 people from around Kossuth County came out for the occasion.
He shook each attendee's hand and introduced himself with a "Hey there," or "Hello," followed by, "I'm John."
Read more about the event in the Aug. 15 Kossuth County Advance.