BOONE, Iowa—Boone County Public Health has announced that testing for COVID-19 will once again be restricted to symptomatic patients.  The move this week is due to a lack of testing supplies.  Over the past several weeks, testing averaged about four to five dozen people a day.  Symptomatic patients will still go to the test site […]

DES MOINES, Iowa—Iowa Workforce Development reported the state’s adjusted unemployment rate for June at 8% last week, down from 10.2% for May.  Individual county rates this week, showed similar trends.  Boone County dropped 1.5% from May to June and is currently reported at 6.2%.  The number is still well over the 2.6% record in June […]

BOONE, Iowa—It took until Wednesday evening, but heavy-haulers were finally able to move the first two part of the Boone Rotary Club’s Welcome Train project.  Loading the passenger car began over the noon hour on Wednesday.  The under carriage was removed for the trip.  The coal tender was loaded late Wednesday afternoon and both began […]

BOONE, Iowa—The Boone Rotary Clubs Welcome Train Project is proceeding slowly today.  There was a delay in loading the passenger car for transport to it’s new home on the south side of the city.  Loading at the Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad actually began over the noon hour.  The tender is also expected to be […]

·         The DMACC ECSEL program typically awards scholarships for only the fall and spring semesters only, but was expanded to include the summer 2020 term this year due to COVID-19.  ·         Five DMACC students received DMACC ECSEL program scholarships for the summer 2020 term, helping them to focus on and continue their studies.  ·         Program scholarship recipients are […]

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Peanut Butter Cup Cupcakes Bring to boil: 1 cup butter 1 cup water… 2 Tbsp cocoa Remove from heat; let cool. In a bowl mix in with cocoa mixture: 2 cups sugar 1 tsp soda 2 cups flour ½ cup buttermilk ½ tsp salt 1 tsp vanilla 2 eggs Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. […]