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- Friday: Warmer; breezy in the morning, with a high of 85 and low of 63 degrees.
- Saturday: An afternoon thunderstorm, temps: high: 77, low: 51.
- Sunday: Windy in the morning, with a high of 75 and low of 53 degrees.
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Kossuth County Camp. →
West Bend Public Library 316 South Broadway, West Bend, IA 50597
10:00 am -
Sioux Central Varsity Softball @ West Bend-Mallard →
West Bend-Mallard High School, 300 3rd Ave SW, West Bend
5:30 pm -
Softball: Algona vs Clear Lake (Junior Varsity)
Algona Comm School District Clear Lake - Lions Field Clear Lake Softball Field
5:30 pm -
A Taste of Ireland - Algona, IA →
Ed & Betty Wilcox Performing Arts Center
7:00 pm -
Softball: Algona vs Clear Lake (Varsity)
Algona Comm School District Clear Lake - Lions Field Clear Lake Softball Field
7:30 pm -
Scavenger Hunt June 15-29
West Bend Public Library 316 South Broadway, West Bend, IA 50597 -
Maker Monday
West Bend Public Library 316 South Broadway, West Bend, IA 50597
1:30 pm -
Baseball: Hampton-Dumont-CAL vs Algona (Varsity)
Algona Comm School District Algona High School Bulldog Park - Baseball
5:00 pm -
Softball: Hampton-Dumont-CAL vs Algona (Junior Varsity)
Algona Comm School District Algona High School Bulldog Park - Softball
5:30 pm -
Softball: Hampton-Dumont-CAL vs Algona (Varsity)
Algona Comm School District Algona High School Bulldog Park - Softball
7:30 pm -
Baseball: Spencer vs Algona (Junior Varsity)
Algona Comm School District Algona High School Bulldog Park - Baseball
5:00 pm -
Softball: Garner Hayfield Ventura vs Algona (Junior Varsity)
Algona Comm School District Algona High School Bulldog Park - Softball
5:30 pm
Friday June 12
Monday June 15
Tuesday June 16
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What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Casey's General Store, Inc. posted a job opening for Store Employee -All states except MN or IL in West Bend. Apply here.
- Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. posted a job opening for Heavy Equipment Operator in Gilmore City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ottosen here.
🗞 Nearby News
Humboldt
- Humboldt Library offers free summer reading program (madriverunion.com)
- Lion softball on historic run (clreporter.com)
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- Third-ranked Dodgers stay hot (messengernews.net)
- Connecting to the past (messengernews.net)
- News of record: June 10, 2026 (messengernews.net)
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