Algona outpointed the Hampton-Dumont Bulldogs 15-3 in the final eight minutes of the game as the red-and-black rallied for a 55-46 North Central Conference boys basketball victory.
Forest City outscored Bishop Garrigan 23-13 in the final eight minutes to earn the Top of Iowa Conference boys basketball title with a 60-53 victory over the black-and-gold.
A huge boast from the bench and some clutch freet hrow shooting in the final eight minutes gave the fifth-rated Algona Bulldog girls basketball squad the North Central Conference title with a 51-44
Nine students from the Algona High School band participated in the North Central Iowa Bandmasters Association District Honor Band Festival.
Chuck Stetzel was never sick of his job – even up to the final day.
Stetzel retired in January as a city mail carrier for the Algona Post Office. He started in February 1982.
Leroy Grandgenett, 87, Algona, passed away Feb. 4, 2019, in Algona. He was born Sept. 16, 1931. Funeral services are Friday, Feb. 8 at 10:30 a.m. at St.
Marvin Broesder, 78, Lone Rock, passed away Thursday, Jan. 31, 2019, at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, Minn.
Diane Marie Logue, 65, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019, at her home in Independence, Minn. A memorial service will be held at Parkside Church, 9560 Paradise Lane, Waconia, Minn.
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Elements tested Kossuth County residents and those who handle weather-related procedures Monday, Jan. 28, as a snowstorm blew through Sunday night and early Monday.
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