Algona News

By RENEE WEBB, Globe senior reporter ALGONA - With $2 million in pledges, the capital campaign for St. Cecelia Parish is not far from its goal of $2.3 million.

Volunteers can join an effort during a week in July to remove garbage from the Des Moines River in north-central Iowa.

NAT'L PORK BOARD APPROVES $450,000 IN PEDV RESEARCH FUNDS Jun. 10, 2013 Source: National Pork Board news release In less than three weeks since the positive identification of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus in the United States, the National Pork Board has approved $450,000 in Checkoff funds to help speed research into finding answers to this new ... (more)

In less than three weeks since the positive identification of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus in the United States, the National Pork Board has approved $450,000 in Checkoff funds to help speed research into finding answers to this new disease threat facing the domestic pork industry.

When U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley says he will do something, however, it's a good idea to pay close attention - the Iowa Republican has a history of following through on his pledges.

KICD has been organizing this annual "trek on tractors" since 2000 and it has become a family affair.

Parents of the couple are Steve and Marcia Becker of Algona, Iowa, and Glen and Judy Hemiller of Ormsby, Minn.

US Senator Charles Grassley, Iowa, will be holding several town hall meetings in Iowa in the coming weeks, including several in north Iowa.