AMES, Iowa—Nearly 360 women landowners in Iowa shared their experiences on owning and operating farmland in a recent survey conducted by Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. A study in 2017 showed that women own nearly half of the farmland in Iowa, and specialists with ISU Extension and Outreach wanted to improve their understanding of this important […]

BOONE, Iowa—The Boone City Council voted unanimously to hold a special election on a proposed bond issue for March 7, 2023. The proposal called for issuing General Obligation Local Option Sales Tax Bond, Not to Exceed $10,000,000. The bond funding has been proposed as part of a plan to fund a Rec and Wellness Center. […]

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DES MOINES, Iowa—Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented Tuesday on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly April through November.“Unseasonably hot temperatures blanketed Iowa last week as isolated areas of moisture stress began showing in corn and soybeans,” said Secretary Naig. […]

DES MOINES, Iowa—Summer is here and Keep Iowa Beautiful is announcing the 13th Annual Keep Iowa Beautiful Photography Contest. Iowans have the next six months to grab their cameras, or phones, and enter one or all of the five categories. “This is a great way for Iowans to share what they like about Iowa,” said Kevin […]

BOONE, Iowa—In early 2022, the Pufferbilly Days™ Steering Committee invited the community to submit design and theme ideas for the 2022 festival. “Let the Good Times Roll”, submitted by Alexis Gill of Boone, was the theme selected for this year’s event. Alexis Gill grew up traveling to visit family in Boone and always attended the […]

BOONE, Iowa—Colleen Elaine (Elliott) Jones age 66, of Boone, Iowa gained her wings on June 9, 2022 at Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames, Iowa surrounded by her loving husband. Colleen was born on October 5, 1955 to Clinton and Janice (Williams) Elliott in Boone, Iowa. She was a graduate of Boone High School with […]