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DES MOINES, Iowa—The price of natural gas fell $.18 this week, closing at $2.53/MMbtu.  The prices are collected and distributed by the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship. Crude Oil Summary The price of global crude oil fell this week on the West Texas Intermediate (WTI) by $.10 per barrel over last week, currently […]

BOONE, Iowa—21 members of the Boone A&M FFA Chapter attended the 91st Iowa FFA Leadership Conference at Iowa State University in Ames last Monday and Tuesday, April 15th and 16th.  Students competed in Career Development Events, attended leadership workshops, explored college and career opportunities, and received recognition for accomplishments from the past year. Jim Fitzgerald, […]

After 7 exciting matchups and nearly 4,000 total votes, Ledges State Park is the winner of the 2019 Iowa Department of Natural Resources Pick-a-Park bracket sponsored by Ramsey Subaru! As the champion, Ledges State Park will receive $1000 for park improvements from Ramsey Subaru. Congratulations to Ledges State Park!  

BOONE, Iowa—Boone County Auditor and Commissioner of Elections, Philippe E. Meier, is encouraging those who wish to vote in the Boone 4th Ward Special Election scheduled for May 7, 2019 to register early if they are not already registered or if they have moved and need to update their address since the last time they […]

Monday evening the Boone County Hospital held their annual spring dinner to thank the volunteers that give generously of their time. The evening was also an opportunity to install new officers, left to right: Gayle Rinehart, Secretary, Carolyn Durhan, Vice-President, Cathy Wetzeler, President, and Connie Booth, Special Events (Teri Knight, Treasurer, is missing from the […]

BOONE, Iowa—Boone residents got a chance to question representatives of Alliant Energy-Interstate Power and Light, about the companies proposed rate increases for electric and natural gas customers.  The Iowa Utilities Board had ordered 10 public meetings to be held to gather input from customers.  The Boone City Council invited Alliant to present information to the […]