DES MOINES, Iowa—Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig Monday 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. “The weather over the past several days provided a great window for farmers to plant,” said Secretary Naig. “Now we […]

LOCAL SCHEDULE FOR TODAY   HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS TENNIS Boone at Webster City   HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER Boone at Winterset   HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER Winterset at Boone   HIGH SCHOOL BOYS GOLF Ogden at Perry   HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS/BOYS TRACK Ogden and Madrid at WCAC Meet at Van Meter

Ogden Girls Golf Results from May 3rd (WCAC Meet)   2021 WCAC Girl’s Conference Tournament  

BOONE, Iowa—The test of the warning sirens in Boone County is conducted the first Monday of the month at 1:00 p.m. Today’s test has been cancelled due to the weather.  Boone County Emergency Management is responsible for the test and Lance Kooiker reports that possible stormy weather this afternoon is the reason for cancelling the […]

DES MOINES, Iowa—Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig reminds eligible farm owners to apply for the 2021 Century and Heritage Farm Program now. The program was created by the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation to recognize families who have owned their farms for 100 years and 150 years, respectively. To be included […]

DES MOINES, Iowa—— Across Iowa’s 99 counties, 324 grants totaling $3,452,729 were awarded to Feeding America partner pantries and feeding sites to mitigate additional costs incurred by front-line food assistance providers who stepped up to respond to unusually high demand during the COVID-19 food insecurity crisis. Grants were provided to Feeding America food bank partners […]

Boone county Master Gardeners we’re happy to provide muscle and expertise to the city of Boone as they planted 140 trees in McHose Park May 1st