BOONE, Iowa—Grover “Bill” Crouse II, 74, of Boone, passed away Wednesday, July 19, 2023 at Stratford Specialty Care in Stratford, from a brief illness. Private services will be held. Grover was born January 7, 1949, in Boone, the son of Grover and Georgia (Nation) Crouse. Grover worked for 49 ½ years with Fareway in the […]

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DES MOINES, Iowa—The National Weather Service office in Des Moines is providing updated information about the potential for above normal temperatures to arrive next week. (contributed information, NWS)

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BOONE, Iowa—Fire Fighters from Boone, Ogden, Gilbert, and Kelley were at the scene of a Monday morning house fire at 1051 X Avenue in eastern Boone County. The fire call was received by the Boone County Communications Center shortly after 8:00. Fire fighters were on the scene for a few hours extinguishing the fire. Boone […]

DES MOINES, Iowa—Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented today on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly April through November. Additionally, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship provides a weather summary each week during this time. “Iowa received much […]

AMES, Iowa – The application window has opened for the fall 2023 Master Gardener training cohort, which will be offered in 55 counties or extension regions. Counties offering fall training include: Adams, Benton, Boone, Bremer, Buena Vista, Butler, Calhoun, Cerro Gordo, Cherokee, Clayton, Dallas, Davis, Des Moines, Dubuque, Fayette, Floyd, Franklin, Guthrie, Hamilton, Humboldt, Ida, […]