Art Cullen, a former editor of the Kossuth County Advance and Algona Upper Des Moines, and winner in April 2017 of the Pulitzer Prize for editorial writing, is returning to Algona, this time to discuss and sign copies of his new book .... Friday, Dec. 7 at Algona Publishing from 5 to 7 p.m.
See the full story in the Nov. 29 Kossuth County Advance.

He may be 21, turning 22 in December, but Kyle Stecker believes he can provide a fresh perspective on issues as District 4 Kossuth County Board Supervisor.
See the full story in the Nov. 29 Kossuth County Advance.

The Algona Area Economic Development Corporation (AAEDC) members anticipate a housing action plan to arrive soon on their desks from McClure Engineering. AAEDC hired the engineering firm to formulate a strategey to meet housing needs in Algona and Kossuth County.
See the full story in the Nov. 29 Kossuth County Advance.

Hospice of the Heartland will host a Lights of Life memorial service and tree-lighting ceremony at Kossuth Regional Health Center Sunday, Dec. 2 at 2 p.m.
See the full story in the Nov. 22 Kossuth County Advance.

In Alycia Wirtz's patient sessions, healling and musci are one in the same. Wirtz works on building connections for her patients to their lives through music.
"Some of my most meaningful hospice therapy sessions have been with family members present and working on the familia connections," she said.
See the full story in the Nov. 22 Kossuth County Advance

Walker Rosenmeyer, the son of Steve and Alison Rosenmeyer of Wesley, is collecting items until Dec. 21 to deliver to Iowa City's Stead Family Children's Hospital. Items may include toys, gifts, blankets and stuffed animals.
Rosenmeyer was diagnosed with henoch-schonlein purpura in Novermber 2016, The virus attacked his kidneys, sending him to the hospital.
Get all the details in the Nov. 22 Kossuth County Advance.

The annual Bancroft Holidazzle will be Saturday, Dec. 1 at the Main Street Pub and Grill. 
This year's Holidazzle fundraising will benefit the concession area at the Bancroft Memorial Baseball Park and the youth summer program.
See the full details in the Nov. 22 Kossuth County Advance.

This quarter's donation from 100+ Women Who Care About Kossuth County went to the family of Michael Phelps.... Michael Phelps of Lone Rock was diagnosed with rectal cancer.
See the full story in the Nov. 22 Kossuth County Advance

Charlie Murphy, age 1, needs a liver....
Murphy was wait-listed to receive one from a deceased donor .... until he gained enough weight and aged enough to have the option to receive from a living donor.
See the full version in the Nov. 22 Kossuth County Advance.

There is a familiar song included in many church hymnals, no matter what denomination, that many of us learned in childhood.
It's considered a children's hymn (it's for adults, too) and may have been the very first hymn you learned.
Read the full column in the Nov. 22 Kossuth County Advance.

The U.S. Meat Export Foundation (USMEF) concluded its strategic planning conference in Long Beach, Calif., Nov. 8 with the annual election of officers. Conley Nelson, Algona, was elected chair.
See the full story in the Nov. 22 Kossuth County Advance.

If the job isn't done the way Paul Wagner would want it if he were the customer, the job has not been done well enough.
Wagner, co-owner of American Glass, Algona, runs his business with this rule in mind.
See the full story in the Kossuth County Advance.

Monday, Nov. 19, the city council approved a pair of $10,000 loan agreements.
One was with Walker Chiropractic and Wellness and the other with Thistle Do/Cultivate Boutique.
See the full story in the Nov. 22 Kossuth County Advance.

A recount is scheduled for Nov. 28 to determine the District 1 Kossuth County Board of Supervisors race.
See the full story in the Nov. 22 Kossuth County Advance.

Danny and Cheryl Fouarge, owners of the Chrome Restaurant, have run the annual Stuff the Trailer Food Drive at the high traffic intersection in their parking lot for 18 years. People drop of donations in food or cash donation to contribute to the Kossuth County Food Pantry. This year, the food drive raised $42,693 and collected 16,134 pounds of groceries.
See the full story in the Nov. 22 Kossuth County Advance.