DES MOINES, Iowa—The Iowa Environmental Council Weekly Water Watch has been released and this week the data from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources list advisories for a total of 15 beaches. There are 15 beach advisories for the week of 7/26 13 Beaches with an E. coli Advisory:Backbone Beach (Dundee, Delaware County, IA)* Beed’s Lake Beach (Hampton, Franklin County, IA)*Denison […]

Boone Community Schools today named their interim Activities Director, Jim McPartland. McPartland, current Boys Assistant Tennis Coach and High School Socials Studies teacher will take over for Brett Collins, who is leaving the district for a counselor job at Des Moines Roosevelt.

BOONE, Iowa—Ardith A. Hammond, 87, took her final breath of this world as she stepped into heaven to be reunited with family, friends and her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on July 24, 2024. She was a loving and devoted mother, grandmother, great-grandmother (known as nana), great-great-grandmother, sister, aunt and friend. She was the daughter […]

BOONE, Iowa—Sharon A. Holmberg, 85, of Boone, passed away Wednesday, July 24, 2024, at Westhaven Community in Boone. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 AM Tuesday, July 30, 2024, at the Schroeder-Reimers Memorial Chapel, 1006 6th Street, Boone. Visitation is from 9:30 to 10:30 AM on Tuesday at the funeral home. Burial will […]

DES MOINES, Iowa—The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship released the weekly fuel report and the price of regular unleaded gasoline held steady, averaging $3.28 across Iowa according to AAA. Crude Oil Summary The price of global crude oil fell this week on the West Texas Intermediate (WTI) by $5.66 per barrel over last […]

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WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) joined Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds and the entire Iowa congressional delegation in urging the U.S. Department of Agriculture to use its existing statutory authority to provide much-needed relief to Iowa farmers and producers impacted by recent storms, including tornadoes and flooding. “Our farmers and producers have been hit […]