DES MOINES, Iowa—The Iowa Department of Agricluture and Land Stewardship released this weeks information about fuel prices.  The price of Iowa Diesel prices in Iowa dropped 4 cents, averaging $2.70 per gallon. Crude Oil Summary The price of global crude oil rose this week on the West Texas Intermediate (WTI) by $.11 per barrel over […]

BOONE, Iowa—The United School Board will have a ballot question for voters in the March 3rd Special Election.  For United, the ballot is simply the updated Revenue Purpose Statement needed to continue to use the State of Iowa Secure and Advanced Vision Education Fund or SAVE.  SAVE is the state’s one-cent sales tax distributed to […]

BOONE, Iowa—The Boone School Board will have a ballot question for voters in the March 3rd Special Election.  For Boone, the ballot is simply the updated Revenue Purpose Statement needed to continue to use the State of Iowa Secure and Advanced Vision Education Fund or SAVE.  SAVE is the state’s one-cent sales tax distributed to […]

MADRID, Iowa—Patrons of the Madrid School District petitioned the School Board to move ahead with a General Obligation Bond Issue fund several projects that will provide additions and renovations to the district’s facilities.  The remodeling and additions will include class room additions, restrooms, and additional repairs at the Madrid Elementary School and additional improvements and […]

BOONE, Iowa—A funeral service has been set for 73-year old Nancy Dahl of Boone, Iowa.  The service will be held Monday, February 17, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. with a Funeral Mass at the Church of the Sacred Heart, Boone, Iowa.  Burial will be held in the Sacred Heart Cemetery, Boone, Iowa. Visitation will be held […]

The dangerous wind chill continues through Friday morning.  The Friday morning wind chills will be  -25 to -30 along and north of Hwy. 20.

BOONE, Iowa—Special meetings of the United Community and Ogden Community Schools’ Boards of Education were held on Feb. 10, 2020, and during those meetings, board members from both districts voted to enter into an operational sharing agreement for interim superintendent services for the remainder of the 2019-20 school year with the intent to share for […]

DES MOINES, Iowa—The Des Moines Weather Service personnel have released quite a bit of information about the cold temperatures and dangerous wind chills occurring today.         (contributed graphics Des Moines NOAA)

LOCAL RESULTS FROM YESTERDAY   WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL #2 Kirkwood over DMACC 95-36     MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL #15 Kirkwood over #5 DMACC 77-68     LOCAL SCHEDULE FOR TODAY   HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL Ogden at Southeast Valley (Postponed to February 14th)