Featured Stories x2z5d
June 3, 2025
On the last day of school, Winterset Junior High students gathered in the Henry C. Miller auditorium to witness the...
June 3, 2025
Justin Gross, Superintendent at Winterset Community School District, has been selected to the 2025- 2026 cohort of the Google GSV...
June 3, 2025
June 7 is the day to bring quilts out of cupboards and closets and put them out to air! Please...
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...
News 4j5hy
A Tribute to Hal Scripps Chase 304w6a
By Vicki Minor
[email protected] | June 3, 2025
A tragic accident occurred on Thursday, May 22, in Webster County, claiming the life of Hal Scripps Chase and injuring two other individuals. According to the Iowa State Patrol, the incident took place at the intersection of U.S. Highway 20 and P29, approximately 12 miles...
Climb, explore, learn, touch at Touch a Truck event June 7 2o59k
June 3, 2025
Bring the kids to the Winterset Public Library for their fun annual Touch a Truck event! On Saturday, June 7, from 10 a.m. through 12 noon, kids can visit the library and touch, and safely explore their favorite big trucks and heavy machinery, as well...
New unemployment system now live 6j92v
June 3, 2025
Iowa’s new unemployment system is now live on iowaworks.gov, creating for the first time one centralized location for filing a claim, participating in reemployment activities, and ultimately finding new employment. In addition to the job and recruitment tools that were previously available, claimants and employers...
Way Back When 6y5p6q
By David Hargrove,
Winterset Library | June 3, 2025
50 YEARS AGO Roadrunner Don Beeler received an appointment to the Naval Academy. Jeff Bichel and Lynn Scholtens were 6th-grade citizensof the-year at Scott Elementary School. Lester Baird was the new Winterset dogcatcher. The Madison County Hospital celebrated its 25th anniversary. In the Husky home...
Sports 4f1je
Husky softball hosts home tournament 5e6y24
The Winterset softball team hosted a home tournament this week, toppling Van Meter and Creston but falling to Interstate 35. Winterset 4, Van Meter 3 A run batted in by sophomore Maci Olson started off the match for the Huskies, which was quickly matched by...
Bulldog soccer heads to state 2y2q6h
The Van Meter boys’ soccer team qualified for this year’s state soccer tournament, where they took on North Fayette Valley at the University of Iowa Soccer Complex at Iowa City, defeating the TigerHawks 1-0. Following this win, the Bulldogs will travel to face Regina, Iowa...
Steve Corkrean Field naming ceremony is this week 2m2x6e
The Winterset Community School District will be dedicating the Winterset High School softball field to longtime coach Steve Corkrean in a naming ceremony during their Wednesday game this week. Messages from WHS softball alumni that are unable to attend the ceremony will be played during...
Opinion 101c33
Ernst’s comment uncalled for 4y54b
June 3, 2025
Dear Editor: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says heart disease and cancer are the two leading causes of death in the U.S. I’d like to add a third...
Brass Tacks from Rural Iowa 3i4e1s
Guest Columnist Barb Kalbach
[email protected] | June 3, 2025
I’ve disagreed with Senator Joni Ernst and her policies before. But I’ve never felt more insulted and embarrassed for Iowa by her actions than I was on May 31 by...
Relatively Minor 21h1j
Vicki Minor, Editor
[email protected] | June 3, 2025
Laughter does not have to come from a major source. It could indeed be ... relatively minor. ... The Missing Piece Lately, I’ve been feeling quite puzzled. Solving a mystery...
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...
Historical Complex features special exhibits, Community Band Lawn Chair Nights 2j46m
June 3, 2025
Open May 1 to October 15 each year, the Madison County Historical Complex features 120 years worth of buildings, artifacts and documents that record every era of Madison County history. These items have been catalogued,...
Welcome to The Arts Corner! b63
June 3, 2025
In the Peanuts comic strip, Snoopy was always eager to eat and often seen dancing with joy, surrounded by “Suppertime! Suppertime!” thought balloons. Lately, I’ve been hearing a similar refrain from students excited to start...
State Fair entries due June 13-15 14b11
June 3, 2025
The deadline is nearing for Fine Art and Photography entries for the Iowa State Fair! Fine Art The entry deadline for Fine Art at the 2025 Iowa State Fair is right around the corner, June...
This week at The Iowa: ‘My Girl’ and ‘Karate Kid: Legends’ 1b6x6v
By Hayden Moody
[email protected] | June 3, 2025
For this Throwback Thursday, “My Girl” is playing. This old film follows a young girl, Vada, who is somewhat intelligent but is morbidly obsessed with death. When her father, a mortician and widower, hires a...
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...