BOONE, Iowa—Joan Reinart, age 74, of Boone and formerly of Carroll, died Friday, July 1, 2022 at MercyOne Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa following a courageous battle with a long illness. A Funeral Service will be held at 6 p.m. on Wednesday July 6, 2022, at the Sharp Funeral Home in Carroll.  A private […]

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BOONE, Iowa—Clear skies will allow temperatures to rise quickly Tuesday with air temperature expected to be well into the upper 90’s. Dew Point will also be high, into the upper 70’s which will give Central Iowa a tropical feel. The Heat Advisory will be in effect Tuesday afternoon and evening. URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE National […]

DES MOINES, Iowa—The National Weather Service Office in Des Moines has issued the most recent information available about the heat and stormy weather expected to affect Central Iowa today and later this week. Dangerous heat with heat indices in excess of 100° will occur this afternoon and into this evening.           […]

BOONE, Iowa—Rainfall Monday morning was reported at 1.2″ at the Boone Water Environment Station at 8:00 a.m. with additional rain falling after that. The initial was enough to lead to the closure of the Canyon Road at the Ledges State Park.  

DES MOINES, Iowa—The National Weather Service Office in Des Moines has provided updated information about the expectations for thunderstorms and heat for the 4th of July and this first week of July. One round of thunderstorms is occurring this morning, the second will redevelop this afternoon. Heat indices over 100° will occur Monday and Tuesday. […]

DES MOINES, Iowa—The National Weather Service in Des Moines has released additional information about the expected weather conditions for the 4th of July. Currently thunderstorms are expected and some could be strong thunderstorms with lightning, hail, and damaging winds. Heat and humidity are expected to push heat indices over 100°.           […]

BOONE, Iowa—The Boone County Attorney Matthew Speers office releases weekly summaries of their cases in Boone County Court. This week, the summary has a couple of cases where terms of probation were violated. Additional information on the weekly summary is available on the Boone County Attorney’s Facebook page.

DES MOINES, Iowa—During the season, the Iowa Environmental Council releases the data collected by the Iowa DNR about water quality at public beaches. For the 4th of July weekend, there are a half dozen beaches identified by DNR testing as having high levels of E. coli. There are 6 beach advisories for the week of 7/1 […]