Holmes Christmas Club sets its annual auction for Nov. 23 at the Red Shed
The proceeds help Wright County families facing illness or loss and fund local student scholarships.
Wright County
Wright County voters retain every judge on the November ballot
Unofficial county totals show yes votes of about 73% to 76% for each Court of Appeals and District 2B judge on the Nov. 3 ballot, including Associate Judge Joseph L. Tofilon. Statewide unofficial totals were also well above 70% yes.
Central Iowa farmland softened last year, and Wright County sits in that belt
Iowa State’s Rabail Chandio says crop-focused central Iowa saw a decline in land values at the end of 2025, while cattle country on the edges of the state held up better. Wright County is in that crop belt. The next survey is due in December.
Sand wins the governorship, but Wright County sticks with Lahn
Unofficial results show Democrat Rob Sand won the Iowa governor’s race statewide, while Republican Zach Lahn carried Wright County 55.2% to 44.8%, a much closer local margin than recent presidential results.
County engineer brings a five-year roads update and bridge embargo changes
County Engineer Adam Clemons was on the Nov. 2 supervisors agenda with an amendment to the Secondary Roads Five-Year Program, adjustments to specific bridge embargoes, and a posting for a mechanic at the Equipment Maintenance Facility.
Iowa State says 2026 crop budgets still start in the red
Wright County Extension passed along Iowa State’s planning budgets last winter with a blunt summary: average corn and soybean prices were expected to sit below the cost of growing them. Record yields help, but fertilizer and diesel have kept the other side of the ledger high.