Apr 16
–The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is investigating a manure spill into Lotts Creek near West Bend this week. According to the IDNR, Precision Pumping, a commercial manure application company, was land applying manure through an umbilical rig when a hose came off the pump Wednesday afternoon. The hose flopped into Lotts Creek about 2 …
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Apr 16
–A Wright County teenager was transported following an early morning crash near Bancroft Thursday. According to the Kossuth County Sheriff’s Office, 19-year-old Kylie Buns of Klemme was westbound on County Road A42 around 5:30 AM Thursday in a 2002 Ford Ranger. Buns apparently lost control after the right-side tires left the paved portion of the …
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Feb 19
The Kossuth County Sheriff’s office filed charges and arrested two area individuals after a 13 month investigation or an incident reported over a year ago. According to details from the Kossuth County Sheriff’s office, a burglary occurred at a rural Bancroft residence on January 12th, 2020. The residents of the home were not inside as …
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Dec 22
–Local Health Officials say the COVID-19 Vaccine will arrive in Kossuth County this week. According to a release from Kossuth Regional Health Center, Public Health officials do not know how many doses of the vaccine will be included with this first shipment, and details about future shipments are still unconfirmed. The first phase of …
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Dec 22
–Area residents who are unable to view the Algona Nativity Scene this winter now have a chance to see it as Christmas approaches. Algona High School History Teacher Brian Connick tells KLGA News that 2 members of the AHS Broadcasting class were able to put together a video last week for the public to view. …
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Dec 22
–An accident last week remains under investigation after an Algona man struck a train along County Road B40 near Whittemore. According to a report just released by the Kossuth County Sheriff’s Office, Deputies were called to the 600 block of 210th Street (B40) just after 8:30 PM on Sunday, December 13th to the report …
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Dec 19
Friday’s Area Basketball Scores Girls Algona 45 Webster City 42 –Algona outscored Webster City 23-7 in the 4th quarter, as the Bulldogs came back to grab their first win of the season, 45-42 over the Lynx Friday on the road. Lillian Etherington scored 10 of her game high 19 points in the 4th quarter to …
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Dec 18
–A Lakota man received the maximum sentence Friday morning after being convicted of 2nd Degree Murder back in October. Judge Don E. Courtney announced the sentence in Kossuth County District Court. 48-year-old Chad David Dietrick had been charged with 1st Degree Murder in connection with the stabbing death of Krista Lynn Hesebeck in the early …
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Dec 18
–A man and woman from Britt were killed, and 2 others were injured following a 3-vehicle accident in rural Hancock County Thursday afternoon. According to the Iowa State Patrol 56-year-old Debra Kamp and 52-year-old Bruce Kamp were eastbound on 310th Street in a 2008 Cadillac DTS, about 4-miles SW of Forest City just after 12 …
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Dec 18
–Governor Kim Reynolds latest proclamation regarding indoor gatherings means a few more people will be able to attend school activities. Algona Schools Supt. Joe Carter tells KLGA News that each participant in a sport or activity will be able to have everyone in their household attend their event. While the Governor’s proclamation allows for a …
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