DES MOINWS, Iowa—Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig today commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly from April through November. “Iowa’s crop progress continues to be ahead compared to past years with 97% of soybeans and 87% of corn harvested […]

BOONE, Iowa—Last month, Iowa Workforce Development released the September unemployment numbers and saw the state drop to a rate of 4.7% down from 6% in August. Last week, the individual county rates were released and Boone County say and unadjusted decline from August to September of 1.7% dropping from 4.7% to 3%. Similar declines were […]

Here’s the schedules for Girls State Volleyball which starts today in Cedar Rapids   volleyball-2020-vbpairingsall  

BOONE, Iowa—Funeral arrangements have been set for 97 year old Lucille (Fincher) Sterner of Boone, Iowa.  She passed away Thursday, October 29, 2020 in her home at Westhaven Community, where she had lived for the past 14 years. A private family graveside service will be held at the Oakwood Cemetery in Moingona, Iowa.  A Celebration […]

On Sunday, the Iowa Department of Public Health identified 2,887 new cases of COVID-19, an increase from the 2,823 positive coronavirus tests that were reported 24 hours before.  Over 130,000 Iowans have now contracted COVID-19 and 1,716 have died of coronavirus:  ten on Saturday, including one from Polk County, and another in Sunday’s update.  Since […]