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Thu, 05/13/2021 - 6:43am admin1
ALGONA More than 300 Kossuth County fourth and fifth graders attended Gate to Plate, an agricultural-themed field trip, at the Kossuth County Fairgrounds on Wednesday and Thursday, May 5-6.
Gate to Plate was hosted as an alternative to the Educational Partners, Agriculture, and Kids (EPAK) program, which area fourth grade students typically attend in May at the Palo Alto County Fairgrounds. Due to varying COVID-19 restrictions in Emmet, Palo Alto and Kossuth counties, EPAK was cancelled.
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Mon, 04/19/2021 - 9:10pm admin1
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Kossuth County Public Health
ALGONA Changes are underway for COVID-19 vaccine clinics in Kossuth County. Beginning in May, vaccine will be offered in a new location and online registration will soon be available for COVID-19 vaccine appointments.
For this week, individuals interested in receiving the vaccine may call the Kossuth County Call Center at 515-395-9111 on Thursday, April 22 between 10 a.m. and noon to make a vaccine appointment for Wednesday, April 28. This clinic will be the final one held at the Harley Davidson building on Highway 18.
In May vaccine clinics will move to the Kossuth County Fairgrounds, with plans for a drive-through vaccine station. This will likely be a short-term solution for delivering COVID-19 vaccine, as plans are being discussed to eventually hold vaccine clinics onsite at Kossuth Regional Health Center.
-Messenger photo by Kriss Nelson
This nativity scene was built in 1945 by German prisoners being held at the POW Camp near Algona. It has been preserved and available for the public to view each year since - until this year when it was forced to be closed due to the pandemic.
ALGONA – The baby Jesus; his mother, Mary, father, Joseph and others that make up the Christmas story are often displayed in nativity scenes.
Although nativity scenes are a popular decoration at Christmastime, there is nothing like the one in Algona.
This one- of- a kind recreation of that blessed day 2,020 years ago, was created by German prisoners of war during World War II who were being held at the Prisoner of War (POW) Camp near Algona.