ALGONA-—Kossuth Regional Health Center proudly welcomed its first baby of the New Year on Jan. 4, 2026. Baby Beau Johnson arrived weighing 6 pounds, 6 ounces and measuring 19 inches long. His proud ...

July German visitors arrive July 8 to discuss history of St. Benedict and the Third Order of St. Francis On Tuesday, July 8, Regina Lickteig Neville, former Bishop Garrigan student and former Algona ...

On Monday, Dec. 22, IAM Local 1045 delivered gifts to the Algona Manor. Each resident received a stocking with Bath & Body Works lotion and body wash, fuzzy gripper socks, chapstick and a puzzle book.

A Mass of Christian Burial for 82 year old Ron Illg was Tuesday, Dec. 30 at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church in Fonda at 10 a.m. celebrated by Rev. Paul Nguyen. Burial was at St. Joseph ...

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Jeraldine “Jeri” Ann Elizabeth Peterson, 78, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026, at the Kossuth Regional Health Center after a long battle with cancer. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. on ...

Funeral Service for Yvonne Rippentrop was held at 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 2, 2026, at Ramsey Reformed Church in rural Titonka. Burial followed the funeral service at Ramsey Reformed Cemetery. Visitation ...

Charles Bruce Holcomb, 87, of Algona, passed peacefully into the presence of his Lord on Jan. 3, 2026, at the Good Samaritan Society in Algona. Funeral services for Charles will be held on Saturday, ...

The Original Christmas Carols Writing an article for the paper on Christmas Day is a privilege for us pastors. Just last week, my good friend, Pastor Paul Avery mentioned that he had a godly jealously ...

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The Kossuth County Advance asked fourth graders at Lucia Wallace Elementary and Bishop Garrigan to create drawings that are about “What the Holiday Means to Me.” This year’s winners, as selected by ...