Des Moines Register - Tue Oct 27

Mount Pleasant, Ia. - After touring the fourth of the four state mental health institutes Monday, a task force of Iowans will now spend a few weeks figuring out what to do next.

The Messenger - Mon Oct 26

Schools throughout the region have noticed a spike in absences during this year's flu season - especially in the past week.

The Messenger - Sat Oct 24

This is no fish tale. Algona resident Bill Dau donated his collection of 257 lures and plugs to the Water's Edge Nature Center at Smith Lake, three miles north of Algona.