According to the Sept. 10, 1918 article in the Kossuth County Advance, seen below,  the Campfire Girls took 2nd place in the parade that year with their canoe float. At left is a photo of the 55th anniversary reunion of one group of Luhosho Campfire Girls in Algona in June 1971.

More or less

Over and under. More than and less than. The difference between these words may seem miniscule to most of you, but it matters to us writers and editors and grammarians. The Associated Press has lightened up on its stylebook rules for the usage of these words, but I haven’t.

“Cruise the Museum” car show, Aug 23

The Kossuth County Agricultural and Motorsports Museum is now open for visitors every Saturday and Sunday, or by appointment. The admission is $7 per person and provides access to all the exhibits as well as the Benschoter Train Depot and the Iowa Hall of Fame and Racing Museum.

Firecrackers allowed in Swea City

150 Years Ago

Ice Cream Sociable. --- The ladies of the Universalist Parish will hold an ice cream sociable at the Baptist church on Wednesday evening next. Everybody invited.

125 Years Ago

Who do you stop to listen to?

Back when I was in elementary school, 40-something years ago, there were a series of creative ads on TV for a big wall street brokerage firm.  Normally kids don’t think much about ads for big stockbrokers.  But these ads were different.  The tagline was simple, clear and memorable, “When EF Hutton talks, people listen.”  Kid’s on the playground even used that line.

On July l, 2025, at about 9:10 p.m., the Kossuth County Law Enforcement Center received a 911 call of a fireworks accident in Whittemore at the corner of 5th Street and Kossuth Avenue. It was reported that a male subject was unconscious and had received injuries while shooting off fireworks.

On June 30, 2025 at about 8:40 p.m., a Kossuth County Deputy conducted a lawful traffic stop near 210th Avenue and 310th Street. A Kossuth County Sheriff's Office K-9 unit assisted on the stop and the K-9 alerted to the presence of drugs within the vehicle. Deputies searched the vehicle and located illegal substances and items known to be drug paraphernalia.

Staci Marr, age 43, of Thompson was arrested and transported to the Kossuth County jail and charged with:

Experience the Iowa State Fair like never before through the stories of four individuals preserving its most beloved traditions in Iowa PBS’s upcoming documentary, Behind the Blue Ribbon. The hour-long program will premiere Tuesday, August 5, at 8 p.m. on the statewide network. It will rebroadcast Thursday, August 14, at 8 p.m. and Sunday, August 17, at 1 p.m. Behind the Blue Ribbon will also be available to stream at iowapbs.org and on the PBS app.

Mary Armstrong will celebrate her 85th birthday on Sunday, July 13.

Cards will reach her at 1220 E. Lucas St., Algona IA, 50511.