JEFFERSON, Iowa—Organic corn growers and those with an in interest in organic corn can learn more about some of the latest hybrids during a special on-farm field day Aug. 1 near Jefferson. Kathleen Delate, professor and organic specialist with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, said the event will be held at Scott Shriver’s organic […]

BOONE, Iowa—Boone Public Works has announced a street repair project that will affect traffic on South Story Street. Work is expected to begin on the stretch between Park Avenue and Hancock Drive on Monday and will limit traffic to one lane in each direction. Work is expected to be completed by Friday, August 4th. Remember, […]

GRIMES, Iowa—Black Hills Energy today announced the release of its 2022 Sustainability Report highlighting the company’s progress on climate goals and its economic and charitable impact in Iowa. “We are pleased to share our progress to create a cleaner energy future for our customers while also demonstrating the ways Black Hills Energy is making a positive […]

BOONE, Iowa—The Friends of the Ledges State Park are planning events for the 100th Anniversary of the park in 2024. The most recent is an amateur photo contest. Andy Bartlett, Manager at the Ledges State Park said recently on KWBG that the contest will allow everyone to support Friends in their promotion of the park […]

DES MOINES, Iowa—Governor Kim Reynolds today announced her appointment of Ashley Beisch as a district associate judge in Judicial Election District 2B. Beisch, of Boone, Iowa, currently serves as assistant county attorney at the Webster County Attorney’s Office. She received both her undergraduate degree and law degree from Drake University Law School. Beisch fills a vacancy […]

BOONE, Iowa—The most recent map by the U.S. Drought Monitor shows that drought conditioned to increase across Iowa. The area falling into Moderate, Severe, or Extreme Drought increased to nearly 83%. The balance is considered Abnormally Dry. Boone County remains in the center of an Abnormally Dry area which has not changed much since the […]

BOONE, Iowa—Boone County Attorney Matthew Speers office has released a summary of court cases handled this week. The summary is available on the Boone County Attorney’s Facebook page.

DES MOINES, Iowa—The Iowa Environmental Council has passed along the list of beaches that have received advisories for this week. There are a dozen and Brushy Creek has some additional issues. There are 12 beach advisories for the week of 7/28 11 Beaches with an E. coli Advisory:Backbone Beach (Dundee, Delaware County, IA)*Black Hawk Beach (Lake View, Sac County, IA)*Bob White […]

DES MOINES, Iowa—-The weekly fuel report from the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship has been released and there was a big jump in the price of regular unleaded gasoline rose 21 cents, averaging $3.58 across Iowa according to AAA. Crude Oil Summary The price of global crude oil rose this week on the […]