DES MOINES, Iowa—The U.S. Drought Monitor update for this week shows once again no change in the amount of area considered to be free of drought or abnormally dry conditions.  The most recent increase was in the southeast part of Iowa. Locally, conditions have not changed, a portion of eastern Boone County is considered abnormally […]

DES MOINES, Iowa—The National Weather Service in Des Moines has provided updated information about the potential impact the today’s Winter Storm.                                                               (contributed information, NWS)

Weight Summary BOON GRIN 220 Brevin Bennett (Boone) over Oliver Louden (Grinnell) (Fall 3:22) 6 0 285 Hector Garcia (Boone) over Unknown (For.) 6 0 106 Dylan Heater (Grinnell) over Tanner Weitzel (Boone) (Fall 1:03) 0 6 113 Gavin Hollenkamp (Boone) over Unknown (For.) 6 0 120 Joseph Pestotnik (Boone) over Alejandro Cantillo (Grinnell) (Fall 4:20) 6 0 126 Logan McDonald (Grinnell) over Trent Overturf (Boone) (Fall […]

LOCAL RESULTS FROM YESTERDAY   HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING Boone over Grinnell 60-24 Carlisle over Boone 37-34       LOCAL SCHEDULE FOR TODAY   HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS/BOYS BASKETBALL Boone at Ballard (6pm on KWBG) Ogden at ACGC Woodward Granger at Madrid

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Yesterday, President Biden signed an executive order that bars federal agencies from buying liquid fuel vehicles by 2035, including a transition to all electric vehicles for government-owned passenger cars by 2027. Following the signing of this executive order, Rep. Randy Feenstra (IA-04) released the following statement renewing his call for Congress to pass his Comparison of Sustainable […]

DES MOINES, Iowa—The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship has released the most recent fuel prices for Iowa and once again regular unleaded gasoline prices were down 6 cents this week, averaging $3.07 across Iowa.Crude Oil Summary The price of global crude oil rose this week on the West Texas Intermediate (WTI) by $3.49 […]