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Senior Center

Thursday, March  14

Lasagna, lettuce salad, garlic bread, apple crisp

11 a.m. – Exercise

1:15 p.m. – Board meeting

 

Friday, March  15

Tuna melt, cauliflower, oranges, dessert

10:30 a.m. – Bingo

 

Monday,  March  18

Turkey, cheesy hashbrowns, green bean casserole, dinner roll

10:30 a.m. – Bingo

1 p.m. – Corn hole tournament

 

Tuesday, March  19

AMU Programming

Monday, March 18

9 a.m.: Presbyterian Church

6 p.m.: AHS Pops Concert

8 p.m.: All School Jazz Concert

 

Tuesday, March 19

9 a.m.: Trinity Lutheran Church

10 a.m.: Grace Church

7 p.m.: City Council

9 p.m.: Academic Night of Excellence

 

Wednesday, March 20

9 a.m.: Faith Assembly of God

10:30 a.m.: Divine Mercy Catholic Church

11:30 a.m.: City Council

Sheriff

Notice to Readers:

The information included on this page has been obtained from public records — either court files, police and sheriff logs or accident reports.

 

Monday, March 4

6:23 a.m. Report of accident, Winnebago County.

7:55 a.m. Report of information, Fenton.

11:29 a.m. Report of scam letter, Titonka.

1:40 p.m. Traffic stop, Wesley.

2:05 p.m. Report of disabled vehicle, Algona.

Police

Monday, March 4

7:53 a.m. ALICE training.

10:27 a.m. Death.

4:40 p.m. Unlock.

5:52 p.m. Accident.

7:44 p.m. Welfare check.

7:58 p.m. Peace disturbance.

 

Tuesday, March 5

12:37 a.m. Noise complaint.

7:08 a.m. Animal complaint.

7:12 a.m. Accident.

8:38 a.m. Ambulance.

9:00 a.m. ALICE Training.

6:38 p.m. Speak with officer.

8:39 p.m. Accident.

 

Families of Faith

I love to tell the story

By Rev. John Heille

Lead Pastor for Good Hope Immanuel & St. John's Lutheran Churches

There’s a great old hymn that I catch myself humming and singing at surprising times, I Love to Tell the Story.  The words are so very familiar to me—I’ve been singing them for decades now.

Throwback: The scorekeeper

From the Algona Upper Des Moines Newspaper from July 1, 1988. Bob Laing, right, records scores posted by shooters at a recent trap shoot at the Izaak Walton League facility north of Algona. From left are Bill Holtz of Algona, Daryl Schmidt, and Fred Erickson, both of Lone Rock.

Out of the Past

Incubator chicks arriving at the post office

150 Years Ago

The Daily Umbrella

Are you ready for tricks, pranks and fools

With April Fool’s Day less than a month away, now is the time to start thinking about some good pranks. After all, the best ones take proper planning, and many of the top pranks are devised by teenage boys — and grown men who act like teenage boys — as you will read below.

Our Kossuth County

Only as strong as our community

By Joe Carter

ACSD Superintendent

We are halfway through the second semester of the 2023-2024 school year in the Algona Community School District, and it has been an incredible year! Our staff and students continue to choose to Rise to the Occasion and Reach for the Future every day.

Summit carbon solutions makes blatant attempt to undermine Iowans fighting for property rights

Landowners demand all Summit dockets be consolidated and considered as a whole.

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