Emergency Management officials in Kossuth County have implemented an open burning ban do to the persistent warm weather and dry conditions across northern Iowa.

The latest map from the US Drought shows drought conditions returning and worsening across the state of Iowa as the result of this prolonged dry spell ...

The Water's Edge Nature Center will host their annual Halloween Hike Saturday night out at Smith Lake as area residents can enjoy a family-friendly set of skits ...

Funeral Service for George Zech, of West Bend, will be held Saturday, at 2pm, at Mallard United Methodist Church in Mallard. Visitation is the same day, at the church, from 1-2pm. Lentz Funeral Home ...

The Kossuth County Board of Supervisors is looking to amend the county's urban renewal plan in an effort to raise funds for a handful of infrastructure projects ...

The Emerald Ash Borer has now been discovered in each of Iowa's 99 counties, as Emmet County has it's first confirmed case from a tree in the Armstrong area ...

The Iowa Attorney General's Office wants updates to the rules for nurses who handle sexual assault exams in the state to make sure they are performed properly.

The Emmet County Board of Supervisors has approved a temporary moratorium on construction permits for new wind energy projects in the county. The county’s planning and zoning board has proposed ...

Iowa Lakes Community College will receive just shy of $2 Million in grant funding from the US Department of Energy to enhance some industrial training programs ...

Local businesses will have the chance to learn about the marketing tools available from the Iowa Tourism office during a pair of workshops in Algona next week.

A new endowment fund has been established through the Kossuth County Community Foundation that will focus on community ...

The Iowa Secretary of State's Office has released a video with instructions for poll watchers ahead of November's General Election to avoid problems in November ...