Washington Irving was born just as the news reached New York City: The war with England was over. To celebrate, his mother named him after the victorious American general. When he was a boy of 6, ...

Since the Mountain Top Historical Society is hosting the sixth annual Rip Van Winkle reading this Sunday, Oct. 12, at the train station, I decided to delve into a few more stories about Rip. I’ll ...

WELL, NEW AT NOON. A BIT OF A SAD STORY OUT OF NORTH CENTRAL IOWA. THE ROLAND-STORY SCHOOL DISTRICT IS MOURNING THE DEATH OF LONGTIME FOOTBALL COACH KERRY VAN WINKLE. IN A FACEBOOK POST FROM THE ...

Vanilla Ice, whose real name is Robert Van Winkle, is opening a brewery in the South Florida city of Lake Worth Beach. The brewery has been a passion project of the 57-year-old's for years but may ...

Kerry Mark Van Winkle, beloved husband, father, grandfather, coach, teacher, and friend, passed away surrounded by family on October 1, 2025, at Northcrest Healthcare Center in Ames, IA. He was 83 ...

School officials at Roland-Story say hall of fame football coach Kerry Van Winkle has died. He was 83.Van Winkle spent six seasons at Kanawha High School (1968-1973) in Hancock County, then the next ...

Former Roland-Story head football coach Kerry Van Winkle passed away. / Roland-Story Schools/X A community is mourning after the passing of an Iowa high school football legend. Kerry Van Winkle, who ...

Looking for a new spirit to try in October? You're in luck. This month, look for personalized Halloween bottles from J Mattingly 1845, Woodford Reserve's latest release in in Master’s Collection, the ...