Mass of Christian Burial for 94 year old Mary Ellen Schumacher, of Mallard, will be held Wednesday, at 10:30am, at the Holy Family Catholic Church in Emmetsburg. Visitation is Tuesday, at Lentz ...

A traffic stop in Emmetsburg late last week ended with a Palo Alto County woman being taken into custody on drug related charges. According to the Palo Alto County Sheriff’s Office, Deputies conducted ...

The Emmet County Board of Supervisors is seeking a second legal opinion on a proposed settlement with the company that has planned to build the Red Rock Energy Center wind farm. Last December, the ...

Next week may be one of the busiest travel weeks in Iowa history, according to a forecast from Triple-A Iowa. The motor club's Brian Ortner says the study estimates nearly 82-million Americans will be ...

At some point, nearly every young football player dreams up the scenario of trailing in the fourth quarter of a championship game, then having to play hero and rally the team for the game winning ...

An analyst with the Iowa Utilities Commission says they are still waiting to find out when they will get 2026 funds for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program. Keetah Horras says local ...

Funeral Mass for 100 year old Ruth Hansen, of Algona and Whittemore, will be held Monday, at 10:30am, at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Whittemore. Visitation is Monday, at 9:30am, at the church.

A central Iowa entomologist says there may actually be some science behind the folklore about how the thickness of a wooly bear caterpillar's stripes can help predict the severity of the winter ahead.

The Algona City Council approved an agreement with Bolton & Menk Monday evening to design street improvement projects for ...

The holiday shopping season ahead will be expensive for consumers and lackluster for retailers, according to a professor in the University of Iowa's Tippie College of Business who spent more than 20 ...

Area residents can get a preview of what is to come next year with the Nourish on Wheels program at an event Friday night in Burt. Lindsey Humble is a local spokesperson for Nourish on Wheels, which ...

The girls high school swimming and diving season came to an end this past weekend, as Algona senior Reese Taylor and junior Ella Welp competed. Taylor wrapped up her Algona career by placing 9th in ...