BOONE, Iowa—Proposed housing projects in Boone and Ogden have secured nearly $2.6 million in tax credits from the State of Iowa. Governor Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Economic Development Authority announced more than $37 million in workforce housing tax credits to devleop housing across the state. IEDA received 124 applications requesting $74 million in tax […]

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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. “Overall pleasant weather helped […]

BOONE, Iowa—The Boone City Council will be taking the next step on the proposed Daisy Project to be located on the southeast side of the city. The current location is zoned A-1 for agricultural purposed and the request would change it to an M-4 or a general industrial usage. M-4 zoning already extends into the […]

BOONE, Iowa—Rita Faye Nellis, 79, passed away peacefully on August 3, 2024, at Israel Hospice House in Ames, Iowa. Rita was born on November 6, 1944, in Spirit Lake, Iowa to Merrill and Eva (Bell) Hausmann. After graduating from Spirit Lake High School in 1962, Rita attended and graduated from the American Institute of Business […]

BOONE, Iowa—Boone Public Works has provided another update on the construction project for the next couple of weeks. This project is weather dependent and is subject to change. Starting next week, there will be different areas closed to traffic and these will be changing as the week goes on. (contributed statement from Boone Public Works)

DES MOINES, Iowa—The Iowa Environmental Council has released it’s Weekly Water Watch and this week, data from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources list a total of 14 advisories. The majority are for E.coli. There are 14 beach advisories for the week of 8/16 13 Beaches with an E. coli Advisory:Backbone Beach (Dundee, Delaware County, IA)* Beed’s Lake Beach (Hampton, Franklin […]

BOONE, Iowa—Celestine “Sally” Fisher, 100, of Boone, passed away Tuesday, August 13, 2024, at the Eastern Star Masonic Home in Boone. Celestine Agatha “Sally” (Schieffer) Fisher was born the 1st of 6 children to Agatha (Uhing) Schieffer and Peter J. Schieffer on January 18, 1924. Her childhood was spent on farms near Menominee and Fordyce […]