Fareway corporate recently conducted Jeans Day Fridays and raised $430 for ChildServe – Ames. ChildServe’s team of experts helps identify and meet the unique needs of children with developmental delays, disabilities, injuries, and other special healthcare needs. Pictured from left to right: Kate Reynolds, ChildServe – Ames Director; Emily […]

Sunday Dinner Crescents 1 pkg yeast 1/4 cup warm water 1 tsp sugar Dissolve together. 1 cup warm water 2 eggs, beaten 1/2 cup oil 1/2 cup sugar 1 1/2 tsp salt 4 cups sifted flour Mix all ingredients together with a spoon, then add yeast mixture. Dough will be sticky. Let rest for 1 […]

BOONE, Iowa—Monday, November 9th will mark the 96th Anniversary of the dedication of the Ledges State Park. Andy Bartlett, Park Manager, says he will be hosting a Zoom program over the lunch hour on the 9th covering the history of the Iowa State Parks system and how the effort progressed to establish Ledges as one […]

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa—Hy-Vee announced the start of Homefront Round Up, its annual fundraiser in which the company teams up with customers to raise money to support veterans, active-duty military members and their families. The fundraiser will be held to November 15th at more than 275 Hy-Vee stores across its eight-state region. In its eighth […]

DES MOINES, Iowa—The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship is responsible for monitoring the weekly fuel prices in Iowa and noted a drop in the price of Natural gas  This week the price fell 21 cents, currently at $3.08/MMbtu. Crude Oil Summary The price of global crude oil rose this week on the West […]

BOONE, Iowa—The Boone County Sheriff’s Department reported on September 27th that a body had been found in a farm field, just off Highway 30 near Beaver, Iowa.  Boone County Sheriff’s Department Detectives Andy Godzicki and Brian Pontius responded to the call with Boone County Search and Rescue.  The Iowa Department of Criminal Investigation was also […]

BOONE, Iowa—After more than forty years of celebrating Boone’s railroad heritage the weekend following Labor Day, the Boone County Chamber of Commerce and the Pufferbilly Days™ Steering Committee have announced that the festival will move to a new weekend beginning in 2021. The Steering Committee recently made the decision to move the festival to the […]