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BOONE, Iowa—On Saturday, December 14, 2019, The Salvation Army of Boone and Boone County Emergency Management hosted their First Annual First Responders Bell Ring Competition. In one day five First Responder Teams (Boone Fire, Boone Police, Boone Sheriff, Madrid Fire & Police, Ogden Fire & Police) raised over $5,000 for The Salvation Army of Boone. […]

DES MOINES, Iowa—The Iowa Department of Public Health announced today that 108 water systems in Iowa have been awarded Water Fluoridation Quality Awards from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In addition, five communities (Forest City Water Supply, Glidden Water Supply, Manilla Municipal Service Department, Osage Municipal Water Supply, and Paullina Municipal […]

Donate Through December 24th: Boone Fire Department: https://give.salvationarmyusa.org/BooneFD2020 Boone Police Department: https://give.salvationarmyusa.org/BoonePD2020 Boone EMS: https://give.salvationarmyusa.org/BooneEMS2020 Ogden Fire & Police: https://give.salvationarmyusa.org/OgdenFP2020 Madrid Fire & Police: https://give.salvationarmyusa.org/MadridFP2020 Boone County Sheriff: https://give.salvationarmyusa.org/BooneSO2020

STORM LAKE, Iowa—Buena Vista University (BVU) and Fareway Stores, Inc. announce a Strategic Partnership, linking BVU and Fareway in a winning educational agreement that will assist Fareway employees in achieving their educational goals. Under the Strategic Partnership, full-time employees and their qualifying family members, along with part-time employees of Fareway become eligible for tuition discounts […]

BOONE, Iowa—During the 2019 Red Kettle Season, The Salvation Army of Boone and VisionBank teamed up together to sponsor their first $20 Match Weekend. After the success of the 2019 Match Weekend, The Salvation Army and VisionBank are teaming up again to sponsor their Second Annual $20 Match Weekend. “It was so exciting to have […]

DES MOINES, Iowa—The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship has released the weekly fuel price report that shows the price of Natural Gas fell 41 cents this week, currently at $2.46/MMbtu. Crude Oil Summary The price of global crude oil rose this week on the West Texas Intermediate (WTI) by $.45 per barrel over […]

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa—Hy-Vee, Inc. announced Wednesday that it will offer rapid antigen COVID-19 testing at 47 Hy-Vee pharmacy locations via an outdoor, drive-thru testing process. The first 18 locations will begin testing on Thursday, Dec. 10, with the additional 28 locations scheduled to begin testing over the next two weeks. Patients will receive same […]

WASHINGTON, DC—The U.S. Department of Agriculture is increasing incentive payments for practices installed on land enrolled in the Continuous Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) is upping the Practice Incentive Payment for installing practices, from 5 percent to 20 percent. Additionally, producers will receive a 10 percent incentive payment for water quality […]

BOONE, Iowa—In October, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced that in the first month of the application period, the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) approved more than $7 billion in payments to producers in the second round of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program. CFAP 2 provides agricultural producers with financial assistance to help absorb […]