BOONE, Iowa— The incredible display of flowering prairie plants is truly a spectacle to behold. Check out some of the pictures and facts of some of our favorite prairie forbs that you can find blooming right now at Ledges. Reminder – the flowers are for the butterflies and bees only, please do not pick wildflowers […]

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DES MOINES, Iowa—Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented 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. “Severe thunderstorms early last […]

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BOONE, Iowa—The Ames Regional Economic Alliance is pleased to announce that the City of Boone has received funding for 1003 Marshall Street located in north Downtown Boone. The Iowa Economic Development Authority has awarded Boone with $100,000, for a projectthat will transform an underutilized building into new commercial and residential space. The adaptive reuse project […]

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DES MOINES, Iowa—The Iowa Environmental Council has released the Weekly Water Watch report about the advisories issued for beaches in the State of Iowa. The information is taken from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources data collected in the past week. There are 13 beach advisories for the week of 7/19 12 Beaches with an E. coli Advisory:Backbone […]

BOONE, Iowa—Boone Public Works has updated information about the Story Street Mill and Overlay Project. The Phase 2 portion is now expected to begin on Thursday, July 25th. An updated schedule, including work being done to complete the Phase 1 part of the project were released Friday. (contributed information, City of Boone, Public Works)