JEFFERSON, Iowa—Midland Power Cooperative welcomed a new director during their annual meeting last night in Jefferson. Midland Power members in district four elected Paul Skartvedt to the board. Skartvedt will fill the seat vacated by Jack Runge who was retiring from the board before his death in May.This year’s election also saw three incumbents reelected […]

BOONE, Iowa—Boone County Attorney Matt Speers’ office releases a weekly summary of the results of court cases involving their office. That information is available on the Boone County Attorney’s Facebook page.

DES MOINES, Iowa—The Iowa Environmental Council has passed along the weekly report on the condition of public beaches. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources handles the testing and then releases the results.There are 8 beach advisories for the week of 6/306 Beaches with an E. coli Advisory:Black Hawk Beach (Lake View, Sac County, IA)*George Wyth Beach (Waterloo, Black Hawk County, IA)*Lower […]

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LOCAL RESULTS FROM YESTERDAYHIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALLBoone over Bondurant Farrar 7-1Ogden over Panorama 9-6HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALLBondurant Farrar over Boone 15-5 6innOgden over Panorama 11-6LOCAL SCHEDULE FOR TODAYHIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALLBoone at CarlisleHIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALLBoone at Johnston

DES MOINES, Iowa—The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship has released it’s weekly fuel report and headed into the month of July and the 4th of July holiday, the price of regular unleaded gasoline held steady, averaging $3.38 across Iowa according to AAA.Crude Oil SummaryThe price of global crude oil fell this week on […]

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DES MOINES, Iowa—The National Weather Service Office in Des Moines has issued updated information on the potential for severe weather Thursday morning. Activity is expected to occur over the southern part of the state and most focus is on southeast Iowa.(contributed information, NWS)

LOCAL RESULTS FROM YESTERDAYHIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALLOgden over Baxter 11-1 5innNorth Polk over Boone 10-0 5innHIGH SCHOOL BASEBALLNorth Polk over Boone 16-3LOCAL SCHEDULE FOR TODAYHIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALLBondurant Farrar at Boone (7:15pm on KWBG)Ogden at PanoramaHIGH SCHOOL BASEBALLBondurant Farrar at BooneOgden at Panorama