AMES, Iowa—In Iowa, more than 24 million acres are devoted to crops. That represents about 68% of the state’s land area — and more than 94% of that land is used to produce corn and soybeans, according to the latest National Agriculture Statistics Survey (2021).  “Iowa’s agriculture is highly specialized, with almost all of its […]

DES MOINES, Iowa—Emerald ash borer (EAB) has been discovered in Monona, Osceola, and Woodbury Counties for the first time. Since its original detection in 2010, the invasive, ash tree-killing insect from Asia has now been confirmed in all but three of Iowa’s 99 counties. Insect samples were collected by Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land […]

Snow ordinance for Boone in effect tonight at 11pm for downtown and West Boone business districts only (ticket and tow)

Snow Ordinance for Boone has been lifted

BOONE, Iowa—The Boone Water Environment Station at McHose Park reported the official snowfall amount for the city at 6.7″ of snow in the past 24 hours. It was a wet snow, with the moisture content at .58″. Some of the other reporting locations in the county had significant snowfall as well. 5.3″ at a reporting […]

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa—Hy-Vee, Inc., based in West Des Moines, Iowa, is voluntarily recalling two varieties of its Hy-Vee Mealtime Beef Pot Roast Dinners due to the presence of an undeclared wheat allergen. There have been no confirmed reports of adverse reactions due to consumption of these products. Hy-Vee was made aware that the gravy […]

Ogden Community Schools CLOSED United Community Schools CLOSED Boone Community Schools CLOSED Madrid Community Schools CLOSED DMACC in Boone will open at 10am today Meals on Wheels cancelled for today Beckwith Adult Day Center is closed today Boone County Extension office is closed today Boone County Recycling will not be running out of town business […]

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