Featured Stories x2z5d
May 27, 2025
The Madison County Conservation Center in Pammel Park, located at 2508 Pammel Park Trail, opened its doors on Tuesday, May...
May 27, 2025
Covered Bridges Quilt Guild will host their annual quilt show at the Winterset Elementary School gym at 404 S. 2nd...
May 27, 2025
Memorial Day is a time to honor the sacrifice and loss of those who served and died in the military,...
May 20, 2025
Winterset Ballet and Dance Studio presented their spring productions, The Princess and the Frog ballet and The Greatest Showman, on...
May 20, 2025
June 7 is the day to bring quilts out of cupboards and closets and put them out to air! Please...
News 4j5hy
Way Back When 6y5p6q
By David Hargrove,
Winterset Library | May 27, 2025
50 YEARS AGO The Rock Island Railroad appeared on the delinquent tax list. The Winterset pool opened for its 15th season. Dan Reed, Dennis Johnson, and Robert Briggie claimed their U of I diplomas. Omar and Olive Payne celebrated their golden anniversary, as did Cecil...
Police Report 1o4t32
May 27, 2025
ARREST LOGWinterset PoliceStephanie Lynne Holloway, 49, of Winterset wascharged on a warrant forviolation of parole at 2:10p.m. on May 20, 2025, inWinterset. Holloway wasbeing held at the MadisonCounty Jail.Wayne Aiden LeeGrimes, 21, of Wintersetwas charged with drivingwhile barred at 6:02 p.m.on May 21, 2025, outsideWinterset....
Sheriff’s Report d3u3a
May 27, 2025
ARRESTSMadison County SheriffZachary Trenton Holder, 30, of Winterset wascharged with interferencewith official acts (bodilyinjury) at 3:48 p.m. on May20, 2025, in Patterson.Holder was being held atthe Madison County Jail.Billy True Benedict,45, of Des Moines wascharged on a warrant forviolation of probationat 2:41 p.m. on May...
Way Back When 6y5p6q
By David Hargrove, Winterset Library
[email protected] | May 20, 2025
50 YEARS AGO Kathy Jo Wilson raked in the dairy science awards at ISU. Richard Dresback enlisted in the Army. Senior Pam Nelson received the O-M school citizenship award. David Love, Mike Heldenbrand, Sue Benge, Charles Clark, and Ronnie Secrest received Drake degrees. Glenna and...
Sports 4f1je
Husky athletes set school records at state track 423e55
The Winterset boys and girls track teams set and extended a number of records at this week’s state track tournament in their 12 events. This performance caps a record-breaking season for the Huskies, who amassed 20 top three performance list updates and six new school...
Van Meter takes second place at state track 3841e
The Van Meter Bulldogs took home second place from this year’s state track tournament, with a number of athletes bringing home medals. Top finishers included Madi Boese who took home first place from the 400 meter hurdles with her time of 1:04.73; Laura Streck took...
John Wayne race features athletes of all ages z4z2k
This week’s John Wayne Birthday Celebration 5k run/walk brought out athletes of all ages to compete in the Winterset Rotary’s annual race. The race began at the statue of John Wayne at the Birthplace Museum at 9 a.m., with participants then running across town and...
Opinion 101c33
Flawed analysis, hidden costs: a risky IT outsourcing gamble 1vb3x
May 27, 2025
Dear Editor: On May 1, the Board of Supervisors approved the termination of the IT Director, citing a cost-benefit analysis as justification for outsourcing IT services to Solutions under the...
Washington County Hospital CEO calls Medicaid cuts a ‘crisis’ for Iowa hospitals 126q29
May 27, 2025
After Iowa Republicans unanimously voted to a bill that includes more than $500 billion in cuts to Medicaid, Washington County Hospitals and Clinics CEO Todd Patterson issued a warning...
Relatively Minor 21h1j
Vicki Minor, Editor
[email protected] | May 27, 2025
Laughter does not have to come from a major source. It could indeed be ... relatively minor. ... The Quest for My Name on a Coke Bottle Eager to quench...
Joni Ernst 4b4n4w
United States Senator | May 27, 2025
Our nation’s safety net shouldn’t be strained by subsidizing the lifestyles of the self-sufficient. Yet, too many of the idle rich are living high off the hog, collecting government checks...
Finding Iowa ancestors with Ilene Devlin 1o3b5m
By Gale Blader
[email protected] | May 27, 2025
A small crowd of local genealogists gathered at the Winterset Public Library on Thursday afternoon to listen to Ilene Devlin as she spoke about Finding Iowa Ancestors, touching on the common threads in genealogy through...
WHS Theater to participate in Musical Theater Showcase 704e3m
May 27, 2025
Winterset High School theater department will participate in the 2025 Iowa High School Musical Theater Awards Showcase, presented by EMC Insurance Companies, in honor of the school’s achievements for its November production of Between the...
Iowa Theater to host Indianapolis Quartet z6a5l
May 27, 2025
On Friday, June 6, Winterset will welcome the renowned Indianapolis Quartet chamber music ensemble for a one-of-a-kind evening of classical music. The concert will take place at The Iowa Theater — “our famous and charming...
This week at The Iowa: ‘Ocean’s Eleven’, ‘Karate Kid: Legends’ 4t41b
By Hayden Moody
[email protected] | May 27, 2025
For this Throwback Thursday, “Ocean’s Eleven” is playing! This cult classic heist movie follows Danny Ocean, a con artist who has an idea for the biggest heist that anyone has ever seen. He doesn’t waste...
Winterset Choirs take top honors at Worlds of Fun Festival of Music 1f343v
May 20, 2025
Winterset choir students hit the road in style on May 4, as more than 120 singers from grades 7 through 12 traveled to Kansas City to participate in the prestigious Worlds of Fun Festival of...