AMES, Iowa—In a Statewide announcement made Friday, August 11th the following Ames MSA housing projects were awarded Workforce Housing Tax Credits from the Iowa Economic Development Authority. Awarded $1.0 M in state funding assistance, Nevada Flats, LLC will add sixty market rate apartments in the Nevada community when complete. The proposed phased project will support […]

BOONE, Iowa—As part of the City of Boone sanitary sewer system evaluation program, City crews with the assistance of WHKS & Co. Engineers will conduct smoke testing in the area designated for the 5th phase of the city’s Inflow and Infiltration Reduction Project August 14th – 18th. The purpose of the smoke testing is to […]

August 29th Ogden at Madrid September 5th Winterset at Boone September 12th Boone at Ballard September 19th ADM at Boone September 21st Carlisle at Boone October 3rd Gilbert at Boone October 5th Van Meter at Ogden October 10th Boone at North Polk

DES MOINES, Iowa—Even with rain, little has changed in the condition of the beaches around the state. The Weekly Water Watch from the Iowa Environmental Council, using data from the Iowa DNR and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, has released the updated Beach Advisories for this weekend. There are 14 beach advisories for the week […]

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DES MOINES, Iowa—The U.S. Drought Monitor conditions showed a slight improvement from a week ago. Portions of the state considered Abnormally Dry increased to more than 20% which reduced the overall amount of the state considered in some form of drought. Boone County remains unchanged again this week, remaining Abnormally Dry. U.S. Drought Monitor Map […]

BOONE, Iowa—Boone County has announced that the Boone County Treasurer’s office and the Driver’s License office will both be closed on Monday, August 14th due to an ongoing construction project. The work is expected to be pretty dusty. Both offices are expected to reopen for business as usual on Tuesday, August 15th. This is the […]