The Trinity Lutheran Quilters and the C.A.R.E. Team paired up for the sixth year for a night to make Christmas better for children in the community.... Barb Bitterman, organizer, helped start the giveaway night to ensure children in the community have something for Christmas.
Read the whole story in the Dec. 13 Kossuth County Advance.

Dr. Tony Trainer is looking for reading glasses and monetary donations to purchase glaucoma medicine for his church's mission trip to Haiti in late January.
Read the full story in the Dec. 13 Kossuth County Advance.

Not only are children learning about reading, they are also gathering social skills and having fun in the Reading Adventures program at Titonka Public Library.
"I hope to bring them to enjoy reading," said Diane Ellens, Reading Adventures program coordinator.
Read the whole story in the Dec. 13 Kossuth County Advance.

Authority is a word that many people are not that fond of, as authority implies being under the control or direction of someone or something. Whether or not you are aware of it, all Christians operate under some arrangement of authority within their own congregation.
Read Eric Hauan's column on faith in the Dec. 13 Kossuth County Advance.

The Algona High School dance team traveled to Des Moines Wednesday, Nov. 28 to compete at the Iowa State Dance Competition on Thursday, Dec. 29. The dance team started preparing for the state competition in October, and members wanted to do their best at state.
See the full story in the Dec. 13 Kossuth County Advance.

The Bishop Garrigan Dance Team won two state titles at the 2018-19 Iowa State Dance Championships. The competition was held in Des Moines on Thursday and Friday, Nov. 29-30.
Read the full story in the Dec. 13 Kossuth County Advance.

2017 Pulitzer Prize winner Art Cullen gave a talk on the recent release of his first book, "Storm Lake," on Friday evening, Dec. 7, where he started his career, Algona Publishing.
"It's been really gratifying in Iowa. The book is becoming a part of the Iowa conversation," Cullen said.
Read the whole story in the Dec. 13 Kossuth County Advance.

Jeff Bradley acquired Computer Systems America (CSA) a few weeks ago and renamed it TechTime. He ran TechTime out of his home for just over two years.... Now he is moving downtown.
See the full story in the Dec. 13 Kossuth County Advance.

The William T. Hornaday award is a prestigious honor given out rarely each year. Cub Scout Pack 29, consisting of 50 youth from Algona, Titonka and West Bend, received a unit-level award certificate during a presentation at Water's Edge Nature Center on Sunday, Dec. 8.
Read the full story in the Dec. 13 Kossuth County Advance.

Glen Henricksen is excited about performing with the Cornbelt Chorus and the choral groups from Bishop Garrigan and Algona high schools at the Wilcox Performing Arts Center on Sunday, Dec. 16 at 3 p.m.
Henricksen will perform classical and some original Christmas selections on a Steinway piano to kick off the concert.
Read the whole story in the Dec. 13 Kossuth County Advance.

The vote for the District 1 seat on the Kossuth County Board of Supervisors was much closer than winner Galen Casey had anticipated. It took a recount for Casey to be declared the winner.
Read the whole story in the Dec. 13 Kossuth County Advance.

If Christmas decorating ever began to feel like work, Jan and Henry Ricke knew they would have to call it quits. The Rickes, who live on the corner of Finn Drive and McGregor Street, are known for their annusl open house.
Read the full story and see more photos in the Dec. 13 Kossuth County Advance.

The first wind energy conversion system (WECS) permit under the new Kossuth County ordinance has been approved.
The Kossuth County Board of Supervisors made the decision after reviewing the final development plan for the Golden Plains Wind Farm project at its Dec. 11 board meeting.
Read the full story in the Dec. 13 Kossuth County Advance.

Limiting services buinesses, improve parking lots, better signage, workforce development and changing State Street to two-way traffic are important to the future of downtown Algona, stakeholders told officials at a meeting last week.
Read the full story in the Dec. 6 Advance.

Adults and children spent Sunday, Dec. 2 eating pancakes with Santa Claus and participating in various activities at the Wesley Community Center.
See more in the Dec. 6 Kossuth County Advance.