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DES MOINES, Iowa—The Iowa Business Hall of Fame has announced the inductees for 2022. The formal induction will be held during an event in late April. The following is information made available from the Fareway website: GREATER DES MOINES, IOWA (Jan. 17, 2023) – The Greater Des Moines Committee will recognize Reynolds Cramer, Elizabeth ‘Liz’ […]

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Toady, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) helped introduce, alongside U.S. Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL), the Ceasing Age-Based (CAB) Trucking Restrictions Act to alleviate trucker shortages that have contributed to the nation’s significant supply-chain bottlenecks. Under current law, drivers under the age of 21 are prohibited from transporting goods delivered at a U.S. port of entry to […]

The City of Boone has implemented the Snow Ordinance effective for 11:00 pm Wednesday evening for both residential and business districts. No vehicles should be parked on the street after 11:00 pm or run of risk of being ticketed and towed. Trinity Lutheran School has announced that due to the predicted snow/rain/ice mixture coming between […]

Snow ordinance is in effect for Boone starting at 11pm tonight (1/18/23) for residential and business. Please make sure you remove your vehicles from the streets. Ticket and tow will be in effect

DES MOINES, Iowa—The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship released this week’s fuel report which shows an increase in the price at the pump for gasoline. The price of regular unleaded gasoline rose 7 cents, averaging $3.22 across Iowa according to AAA. Crude Oil Summary The price of global crude oil rose this week […]

BOONE, Iowa—Mary M. Smith, of the Westhaven Community in Boone, Iowa, went home to be with her husband and son on Saturday, January 14, 2023, after living a humble and memory-filled life of 103 years. Mary was born to Anton and Esther (Reichart) Uthe on March 16, 1919, on a farm near Gilbert, Iowa. She was […]

BOONE, Iowa—Boone County Hospital is happy to announce our Visitation Policy has been updated and we are now open to the public. Due to COVID restrictions over the past two years, the Hospital has reduced patient and visitor access to reduce the spread of COVID-19. As the numbers for COVID-19 have declined, we have slowly […]

DES MOINES, Iowa—The National Weather Service office in Des Moines has provided updated information on the impact of a winter storm affecting Iowa Wednesday and Thursday. The information updates types of precipitation, location and timing. (contributed information, NWS)