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 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 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 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.

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 ...

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

Celebration of Life for 65 year old Arnold Wagner, of Whittemore, will be held Sunday, from 2-4pm, at The American Legion in Whittemore, with Military Honors conducted as well. Oakcrest Funeral ...

–A pair of Emmetsburg residents are facing drug charges after being taken into custody last week. According to the Palo Alto County Sheriff’s Office, Deputies went to an apartment at 2805 Schroeder ...

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.