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Judge Disqualifies County Attorney Swanson from Auditor Lawsuit, Citing Conflict of Interest
WINTERSET — A Madison County District Court judge has disqualified County Attorney Stephen Swanson from representing County Auditor Michele Brant in her lawsuit against Supervisors…
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Part 2: The Email Trail Following Madison County’s Camera System Investigation
For Part 2 of our series on the camera servers, the focus is on an email communication between elected officials. The email thread was started…
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Part 1: How Questions About Madison County’s Camera System Led to an Attorney General Referral
Documents reveal the timeline behind failed administrator login attempts, vendor questions, and an Attorney General referral. What began as questions over who controlled the county’s…
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Judge Hears Conflict-of-Interest Arguments in Madison County Custodial Services Case
Iowa District Court Judge Patrick W. Greenwood heard arguments Monday in a lawsuit challenging the Madison County Board of Supervisors’ decision to outsource county custodial…
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Board of Supervisors Refers Cybersecurity Matter to Iowa AG and DCI
The Madison County Board of Supervisors held a special meeting on July 9 to discuss a cybersecurity concern involving the county’s security camera system. The…
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Q&A Regarding The Madison Report’s January 2026 Article on Stephen Swanson
The following questions were submitted to The Madison Report by another news organization seeking information about our reporting on Stephen Swanson’s arrest in Texas in…
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Court Order Delays Reorganization, Potentially Increasing County Costs
On Thursday May 28 at 3:42 pm, County Attorney Swanson filed a writ of certiorari seeking an injunction on behalf of County Auditor Michele Brant…
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Emails Reveal Escalating Dispute Between Madison County Officials
In the Tuesday, May 26, Board of Supervisors meeting, Supervisor Jessica Hobbs brought up that she believed the amendment to the county contract with Solutions…
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Madison County Primary Page: 2026
To help readers keep track of primary information, we’ve pulled together various resources including where to vote, who is on the ballot, candidate profiles, Facebook…
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Madison County Board of Supervisors Unanimously Votes Against Proposed Gun Range
On May 13, 2026 the Madison County Board of Supervisors met in the Winterset High School auditorium for a public hearing for the Vanguard shooting…
Latest Posts
- Judge Disqualifies County Attorney Swanson from Auditor Lawsuit, Citing Conflict of Interest
- Part 2: The Email Trail Following Madison County’s Camera System Investigation
- Part 1: How Questions About Madison County’s Camera System Led to an Attorney General Referral
- Judge Hears Conflict-of-Interest Arguments in Madison County Custodial Services Case
- Board of Supervisors Refers Cybersecurity Matter to Iowa AG and DCI
