DES MOINES, Iowa—Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig today commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly from April through November. “It was a hot, dry weekend across the state and we expect that trend to continue throughout this week,” said Secretary Naig. […]

DES MOINES, Iowa—The National Weather Service has issued an Excessive Heat Watch for much of Iowa, Wednesday afternoon to Friday afternoon. URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Des Moines IA 340 PM CDT Mon Jul 15 2019 …Hot and Humid Conditions Expected Later this Week… .Hot and humid conditions are expected later this week […]

BOONE, Iowa—The iconic Big Boy #4014 arrived in Boone about a half hour later then expected Monday.  Passengers on an excursion trip from Council Bluffs to Boone left the train at the Story Street crossing in Boone.  Big Boy will overnight in Boone in the Union Pacific Rail Yard, parked on the northside  near the […]

BOONE, Iowa—Boone Area Humane Society of Boone, Iowa announced it has been awarded a $10,000 grant from the Petco Foundation to support its trap-neuter release program. The Petco Foundation investment will help to establish a targeted trap-neuter-return (TNR) program within the city of Boone and surrounding areas. In addition to spay/neuter, the cats will also receive […]

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa—The forecasts call for continued high temperatures with increasing humidity this week.  Alliant Energy has posted on their blog some reminders about how to stay cool, while working at keeping those energy costs down. Stay cool: Close the shades – Keep your living space cooler by keeping the sun’s heat out. Close the doors […]

URBANDALE, Iowa—The Heart of Iowa Regional Transit Agency, HIRTA, is considering a system wide general public fare increase for both in-town and in county rates. The proposed general public fare changes: Current In-town rate:      $2.00                            Proposed Increase  $2.50      […]

BOONE, Iowa—The Boone Airport Commission held a regular meeting last week and announced that they have selected Dale Farnham as the Airport Manager for the Boone Municipal Airport effective July 1, 2019. The Commission’s Chairman, Joe Pundzak, stated how Mr. Farnham has earned the respect of Commission members as well as users of the airport […]

BOONE, Iowa—Boone Public Works will be doing sanitary sewer work at the intersection of 11th Street and Harrison Street next week.  The work is expected to take a couple of days, weather permitting.  People that travel in or through that intersection should plan to use an alternate route.