MENLO, Iowa—— Flint Hills Resources announced today it has awarded grants to the Menlo and Stuart fire departments to help fund the purchase of new rescue equipment. Menlo Fire and Rescue received $1,370 to help purchase a rescue saw, an industrial-grade tool used by firefighters when responding to incidents involving vehicle crashes, building and equipment […]

Boone Schools will have a two-hour delay Friday Trinity Lutheran School will have a two-hour delay Friday, there will be no before-school care program, there will be no morning preschool Ogden Schools will have a two-hour delay Friday United Community School will be delayed 2 hours on Friday, February 5th. No preschool for students that […]

DES MOINES, Iowa—The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship weekly fuel report shows prices continue their climb in the new year. Natural gas prices rose 10 cents at the Henry Hub reporting site and is currently priced at $2.79/MMbtu. Crude Oil Summary The price of global crude oil rose this week on the West […]

ANKENY, Iowa—DMACC’s online Businss Administration AAS Degree moved up in the national rankings this year to the #3 online business program among two-year colleges and the best for entrepreneurs http://intelligent.com//best-associate-in-business-administration-degree-programs/, according to Intelligent.com, an online magazine and resource dedicated to students. Last year DMACC’s business degree was ranked 6th. Intelligent.com, based in Seattle, Washington, assessed 2,277 accredited […]

BOONE, Iowa—The National Weather Service office in Des Moines has released the updated drought monitor report from earlier this week.  There’s still very little change in the drought situation locally.

The Ericson Public Library is closing at 4:30 pm today due to weather. Boone City Hall closed at 3:00 p.m. today. The Boone County Courthouse will close this afternoon at 3:00 due to the weather. The City of Boone has it’s Snow Ordinance in effect for February 4th, Business District ONLY beginning at 11:00 p.m. […]

LOCAL RESULTS FROM YESTERDAY   WOMEN’S BASKETBALL #13 DMACC over Iowa Central 67-63     MEN’S BASKETBALL #7 DMACC over #14 Iowa Central 95-64     LOCAL SCHEDULE FOR TODAY   HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS/BOYS BASKETBALL Glidden Ralston at Madrid     COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL DMACC at Southwestern