Kossuth County candidates for local races in the primary elections on June 4 are as follows.

County Supervisor District 2

Will Struecker (R)

Howard Haas (R)

County Supervisor District 5

Christian Schlaefer (R)

Dennis Higgins (R)

Amber Garman (R)

Bruce Meinders (D)

Kossuth County Auditor

Tammy Eden (R)

Kossuth County Sheriff

DES MOINES, Iowa – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly April through November. Additionally, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship provides a weather summary each week during this time.

Thilges Honored at Phi Theta Kappa Awards

ESTHERVILLE—Hunter Thilges was honored at the Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) Awards Banquet in Des Moines for exceptional academic achievements, intellectual rigor, leadership, and civic growth along with four others. Thilges was nominated to join the prestigious 2024 Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) Honor Society All-Iowa Academic Team.

ALGONA—The 515 Agency is proud to announce that multiple agents from its brokerage were honored by the national franchise organization, Weichert Real Estate Affiliates, Inc., for their outstanding real estate performance in 2023.

The following agents were recognized for their sales achievements in 2023, based on gross commission income or units closed.

Brad Hoover - Executive Club

Nick Kuecker - Executive Club

The Kossuth County Conservation Board campgrounds opened for the season on Monday, April 15. This includes the Smith Lake north and south campgrounds, Siems Park and Burt Lake campgrounds. The modern restrooms and water at individual sites will not be available at Smith Lake or Siems Park until a later date.

Please contact the Kossuth County Conservation Board office at 515-295-2138 if you have any questions.

1st place – Wayne Patterson and Bill Farnham, 2nd place – Dean and Linda Frideres, 3rd place – Lyndon and Mary Fowler. Most loners – tie with four each: Bill Farnham and Joe Courtney.

$5 door prize – Dean Frideres.

Door prizes (cookies) – Sharon Berte and George Reinhart.

RECURRING & ONGOING EVENTS

To update this information, email news@algona.com or call 515-295-3535. Some changes to schedules may occur without notice.

____Libraries, Museums, Recreation, Events_____

Algona Nativity Scene: Small groups by appointment. Call 515-295-7241.

Algona POW Museum: closed until further notice due to construction.

3•2•Do

Genealogy Discussion Group Join the Kossuth County Genealogical Society Thursday, April 18 for their monthly meeting at the Algona Public Library at 2 p.m. Join a discussion on family history research. The community is invited to attend.