BOONE, Iowa—The Boone City Wide Clean-up will begin Monday, June 5th on the northside of the city. Public Works Director Waylon Andrews says they will use the same route they have over the past several years. He has encouraged residents planning on putting items on the parking to do that early, because once the crew […]

STORY CITY, Iowa—Fareway Stores, Inc. plans to build a new, approximately 10,800 square foot store located at the southwest corner of Broad Street and Factory Outlet Drive in Story City, Iowa. Demolition of existing structures will begin this month, with new store construction to begin in early 2024. “Communities depend on a local grocer to […]

URBANDALE, Iowa—HIRTA announced today you can now schedule rides online. This feature is made possible through a grant from the National Aging and Disability Transportation Center (NADTC). Earlier this year, HIRTA was awarded an implementation grant from NADTC to meet the needs of underserved populations and continue HIRTA’s inclusion efforts. This new online scheduling feature […]

DES MOINES, Iowa—The Iowa Environmental Council passes along data from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources regarding water quality at beaches during the swimming season. This week’s report: There are 2 beach advisories for the week of 6/2 2 Beaches with an E. coli Advisory:Lower Pine Lake Beach (Eldora, Hardin County, IA)*Prairie Rose Beach (Harlan, Shelby County, IA)* 2 City […]

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AMES, Iowa—Ticks, and the pathogens they carry, can pose a serious risk to human health. As the weather warms and Iowans spend more time outside, the risk of tick diseases can be lowered by avoiding ticks, checking for tick hitchhikers upon returning indoors, and removing any attached ticks promptly and effectively.  More than a dozen […]

DES MOINES, Iowa—Today, Governor Kim Reynolds and fitness icon Jake (Body by Jake) Steinfeld, Chairman of the National Foundation for Governors’ Fitness Councils (NFGFC), announced the three Iowa schools that were selected to each receive a state-of-the-art $100,000 DON’T QUIT! Fitness Center. The multi-million dollar DON’T QUIT! Campaign has named Aldo Leopold Intermediate School in […]

BOONE, Iowa—Earlier this week, a Drinking Water Advisory was issued and affected about 50-homes according to Boone Public Works Director Waylon Andrews. Wednesday he said tests were being done and it was hoped the Advisory could be lifted and that happened today with this announcement: Customers of the City of Boone Water Supply who were […]

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