DES MOINES, Iowa—The National Weather Service office in Des Moines reports that heat and humidity will be an issue Saturday and again on Sunday with possibly strong thunderstorms to follow.                                                   […]

DES MOINES, Iowa—The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a Heat Advisory for this afternoon and evening. URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Des Moines IA 240 AM CDT Sat Jul 25 2020 …HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING… * WHAT…Heat index values up to […]

Chicken Francese 1/2 cup all-purpose flour 1 tsp salt or to taste 1/2 tsp pepper freshly ground, or to taste 3 large eggs 1/4 cup vegetable oil 4 chicken breasts boneless and skinless, cut in half lengthwise 1 large lemon sliced into thin rounds, seeds removed 1 cup chicken broth low sodium 1/2 cup white […]

DES MOINES, Iowa—Today, Governor Kim Reynolds signed a new proclamation continuing the Public Health Disaster Emergency for another 30 days. The proclamation extends public health mitigation measures currently in place for businesses and other establishments. This includes the requirements for bars and restaurants to ensure six feet of physical distance between each group or individual […]

BOONE, Iowa—Reynolds Cramer, President & CEO, Fareway Stores, Inc. today released this statement about the companies position dealing with container redemption: Effective with the expiration of the Iowa Governor’s Emergency Declaration on July 25th, Fareway will not be accepting containers for redemption in its Iowa stores. Health authorities continue to advise that COVID-19 and other […]

https://www.iahsaa.org/football-2020-revised-schedule/   To better prepare for the 2020 varsity football season, the IHSAA developed a revised schedule plan which allows for member school adjustments due to COVID-19. Football remains the only Iowa high school sport with regular season schedules and postseason qualifying managed by the IHSAA. The revised plan considers flexibility for school return concerns, […]

DES MOINES, Iowa—The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship released the weekly report on fuel prices Wednesday.  The price of ethanol fell 6 cents this week, currently at $1.11. Crude Oil Summary The price of global crude oil rose this week on the West Texas Intermediate (WTI) by 62 cents per barrel over last […]

BOONE, Iowa—The final piece of equipment for the Boone Rotary’s Centennial Project, the Boone Welcome Train, made the trip to it’s new home Thursday morning.  Beginning at 9:00, the enormous 2-8-0 steam engine, pulled by Berghorst and Son, Inc. a heavy hauler from Hull, Iowa, took a trip from the Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad […]