DES MOINES, Iowa—Last week, Iowa’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped to 2.6 percent in June, down from 2.7 percent in May and back to it’s pre-pandemic level. Iowa added 5,100 jobs in June. The number of working Iowans in June was 8,200 higher than in May and 57,900 higher than a year ago. the number […]

BOONE, Iowa—The end of the month is the deadline to vote on the name for Boone’s new elementary school. A committee narrowed down the final four choices from more than 100 entries. To vote go the the link and follow the instructions https://forms.gle/r9TXp2TXX6DjArHLA    

BOONE, Iowa—Nicole and Steve Jonas, of Red Granite Farm, will host a Practical Farmers of Iowa field day exploring melon and cucumber production on Thursday, Aug. 4, from 2-4 p.m., near Boone (2013 130th St.). The event – “Conquering Cucurbits: Success With Melons and Cucumbers” – is free to attend and will include light refreshments. […]

DES MOINES, Iowa—The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship asks Iowans to be on the lookout for spotted lanternfly insects. The colorful but invasive and destructive insect is native to China, India, and Vietnam, and was accidentally introduced into Pennsylvania in 2014. It has since been confirmed in eleven states and often spreads by […]

AMES, Iowa—On July 21, 2022, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) classified the migratory North American monarch butterfly as endangered. The IUCN estimated 22 to 72% declines in adult monarchs over the past decade, with the western population at the greatest risk of extinction. While the IUCN provides information to support conservation efforts to public, private and […]

DES MOINES, Iowa—Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented today on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly April through November. “After another warm week statewide, corn pollination is nearly complete for portions of Iowa as soybeans continue to bloom and set […]

AMES, Iowa—Conservation planning is entering a new era of precision problem-solving with the Agricultural Conservation Planning Framework (ACPF), and its just-released Financial and Nutrient Reduction Tool (FiNRT). “ACPF itself is a non-prescriptive conservation planning framework supported by high-resolution geospatial data and an ArcGIS toolbox,” said Emily Zimmerman, assistant professor in Iowa State’s Department of Natural […]

DES MOINES, Iowa—The National Weather Service office in Des Moines has provided updated information about the potential for dangerous heat and strong thunderstorms affecting much of Iowa today and tonight.                                                   […]

All Boone County 1st Team Softball 1B: Zella Mount-Ogden (JR) .333avg 0HR 21RBI 32Hits 2B: Aleah Utterback-Madrid (JR) .402avg 0HR 9RBI 27SB SS: Erin Ades-Boone (Soph) .405avg 8HR 47RBI 15Doubles 3B: Camryn Askelsen-Ogden (8th) .417avg 0HR 6RBI 10Hits (Played in 16 total games) C: Harleigh Janssen-Ogden (8th) .315avg 0HR 13RBI 11runners thrown out trying to steal […]