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Severe thunderstorm warning issued as storms bring strong winds, hail to central Iowa
A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued by the National Weather Service in Des Moines for portions of the Des Moines metro area until 3:45 p.m. The warning includes portions of Polk, Madison, Marion, Dallas and Warren counties until 3:45 p.m. The NWS warns that the storm was Patterson, or...
Madison County home devastated by fire sparked by lightning strike
MADISON COUNTY, Iowa — Smoldering rubble is all that is left of a more than 100-year-old home on Elderberry Avenue outside of Winterset in Madison County -- the result of a lightning strike. "It's a little shocking," said Quentin Sorenson, whose grandmother's house was destroyed. Sorenson says he will...
Thank you for celebrating quilts!
Dear Editor: Saturday, June 8, was a wonderful day in Madison County and Winterset! On the last day of the Iowa Quilt Festival, town and country residents pulled out quilts from cupboards and closets to show them off to visitors from all over the United States – and a few foreign lands! Visitors saw quilts on porches, fences, lawn chairs, […]
Sheriff’s Report
ARREST LOGMadison County SheriffLonnie Paul Leo Harper, 28, of Winterset wascharged on a warrant forfailure to appear at 7:03p.m. on June 19, 2024, inWinterset. Harper wasreleased from the Madison County Jail.Jeremiah Joseph Johnson, 44, of Osceola wascharged on a warrant forfailure to appear at 1:09a.m. on June 21, 2024.Johnson was releasedfrom the Madison CountyJail. INCIDENTSJune 17•1:31 a.m.-300 blkW Main St: […]
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