DES MOINES, Iowa—The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) have detected a case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (H5N1 HPAI) in a mixed species backyard flock in Dallas County, Iowa. This is Iowa’s fifth detection of H5N1 HPAI within […]

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WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, U.S. Reps. Randy Feenstra (R-IA) and Chris Pappas (D-NH) introduced the Audio-Only Telehealth Access Act, which would make Medicare’s coverage of audio-only telehealth services permanent. “In rural Iowa, access to dependable and affordable telehealth services is critical to the health and wellbeing of our families and seniors. When severe weather prevents road travel or […]

DES MOINES, Iowa—The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship has released the weekly fuel report and the price of regular unleaded gasoline rose 2 cents, averaging $2.98 across Iowa according to AAA. Crude Oil Summary The price of global crude oil fell this week on the West Texas Intermediate (WTI) by $2.41 per barrel […]

BOONE, Iowa—Those signed up for the text notifications from the City of Boone have received their notice that there will be a Snow Ordinance in effect in Boone, this evening at 11:00 in the Business District only. That includes Downtown Boone and the West Boone. Vehicles parked on streets after that time are subject to […]

BOONE, Iowa—The next in an annual series of historic railroad presentations will be Saturday, March 8th at 2:00 p.m. at the James H. Andrew Railroad Museum. Eric Fogg, Railroad Historian and Speaker will present The “Merci Train” Comes to Iowa. Mike Wendell, with the Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad and the James H. Andrew Museum […]

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BOONE, Iowa—The Boone Police Department today released information on a case that has resulted in robbery and kidnapping charges. The following release was posted by the Boone Police Department: On January 20, 2025, Boone Police Officers and Boone County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to a location in Boone County on reports of an assault. The […]

BOONE, Iowa—The Boone Community School District has named Tim Pezzetti as its next 7th-12th grade activities director. Pezzetti has more than 20 years of experience in this administrative role, most recently serving as the activities director for Bolivar High School in Missouri. He has also served in similar positions in Gilbert and Colo-NESCO in Iowa […]

BOONE, Iowa—Congratulations to the Boone County Hospital (BCH) Wound and Hyperbaric Center for being presented with the RestorixHealth’s Clinical Distinction Award.  This award is presented to wound centers that demonstrate exceptional success by meeting or exceeding healing benchmarks, including: · Days to Heal: 32 Median Days to Heal · Healing Percent: 90% Healing Rate “We […]