DES MOINES, Iowa—The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship has released the Weekly Fuel Report headed into the Labor Day Holiday weekend. And, once again, the price of regular unleaded gasoline fell 4 cents, averaging $3.60 across Iowa according to AAA. Crude Oil Summary The price of global crude oil rose this week on […]

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LOCAL RESULTS FROM YESTERDAY HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALLMadrid over Ogden 25-19, 25-15, 25-21 HIGH GIRLS SWIMMINGGrinnell 416.5, Boone 355, Oskaloosa 248.5, Vinton Shellsburg 199 LOCAL SCHEDULE FOR TODAY COLLEGE VOLLEYBALLDMACC at NIACC (Mason City High School)

BOONE, Iowa—Boone Mayor John Slight issued the following statement concerning the decision by Fareway Stores to move its corporate headquarters to Johnston: “Fareway has been, is and will remain a vital and valued corporate citizen in Boone. The decision announced by its leadership today that its corporate headquarters will be moving to Johnston is one […]

NEWTON, Iowa—With the fall 2023 semester officially underway, the Realtime Court Reporting program at Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) is celebrating its largest starting class in program history. This fall, a total of 58 students are enrolled in the program, including a record 31 first-year students. The program’s LIVE virtual format makes it possible to train more future court reporters, and classes […]

BOONE, Iowa—An article in the Des Moines Register has announced that Fareway Stores Inc. will be relocating it’s corporate offices to Johnston. The Register reported that CEO Reynolds Cramer told the newspaper on Tuesday that he did not make the decision lightly. The article reported that Cramer said Fareway is currently out of space at […]

DES MOINES, Iowa—Attorney General Brenna Bird congratulates Officer Rylie Bryant and Deputy Cody Braunschweig on their graduation from the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA) in a ceremony held at Valley Church in West Des Moines, Iowa. The graduation ceremony was attended by family, friends, and law enforcement officials from across the state.  Both graduates were part of the […]

BOONE, Iowa—Mary Elizabeth Loehr, 76, of Boone, Iowa, passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 24, 2023, at Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames. Mary was born on June 17, 1947, in Visalia, California, the daughter of Wallis and Grace (Beers) Walker. She graduated from Divisadero High School in Visalia. On June 20, 1978, Mary married […]