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WEST BEND—Bishop Garrigan reached a new season high in points scored in a 93-45 non-conference boys basketball victory over the West Bend-Mallard Wolverines on Monday, Jan. 13.

Abigail Fickbohm and Ashlyn Waldera were the two recipients of the American Legion Scholarships that were announced in May 2024 during the Memorial Day program in Whittemore. The $500 scholarship ...

ARMSTRONG—After winning just once before Christmas, the North Union Warrior boys basketball team won their third straight game in 2025 with a hard-fought 53-48 Top of Iowa Conference victory on Friday ...

George Cunningham and his family are among those who lost their home in the devastating fires sweeping across southern California this past week. George is a 1997 graduate of Algona High School and ...

The Gopher College Rugby club was formed in 1981 and had many successful seasons including winning the All-Iowa tournament in 2012. They disbanded in 2013 when there weren’t enough players to compete.

WEST BEND—Fourth-ranked Bishop Garrigan splashed 11 three-point field goals in a 74-38 non-conference girls basketball victory over the West Bend-Mallard Wolverines on Monday, Jan. 13.

Undergraduate and graduate students studying music can apply for the DAR Marian Anderson Legacy Scholarship through Jan. 31, 2025. Sponsored by the National Society Daughters of the American ...

The Kossuth County Historical Society held their annual meeting in Whittemore at Pitchers in the dining room on Saturday, Jan. 11. Attendants enjoyed a buffet meal and watched a film of the 1978 ...

Seventeen Algona Middle Scholars were accepted into ICDA District Honor Choir to be held in Algona. This district honor choir features fifth and sixth grade students from around the area. The Honor ...

WASHINGTON – Corn production declined, while soybean production increased from last year, according to the 2024 Crop Production Annual Summary released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National ...