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BOONE, Iowa—The Boone Water Environment Station at McHose Park has reported 1.12″ of rain as of 8:00 a.m. Christmas morning.

DES MOINES, Iowa—Officer Alexis Clark has graduated from the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA) in a ceremony held at Camp Dodge in Johnston earlier this month. The graduation ceremony was attended by family, friends, and law enforcement officials from across the state.  Officer Clark was part of the 311th graduating class and completed the academy’s rigorous 16-week training program that consisted […]

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BOONE, Iowa—Joanne C. Efkamp, 88, of Boone, passed away Wednesday, December 20, 2023, at her home, with her family by her bedside. Visitation will be from 4:00 to 7:00 P.M. Wednesday, December 27, 2023, at the Schroeder-Reimers Memorial Chapel, 1006 6th Street, Boone. Funeral service will be held 10:30 A.M. Thursday, December 28, 2023, at […]

BOONE, Iowa—Plans are being developed for a milestone for the Ledges State Park. Thursday night, staff members and representatives of the “Friends of the Ledges” took time to pass along information about the celebration of the dedication of the park in November 1924. Andy Bartlett, Manager at the Ledges State Park presented information on the […]

DES MOINES, Iowa—Extreme drought is expanding in Iowa. This week’s U-S drought monitor map shows new areas of extreme drought in Southern and Southwest Iowa. It adds to extreme drought conditions in Eastern, Northeast, and Southeast Iowa. There is also a pocket of near-drought conditions in the northwest corner of the state. Ninety-nine percent of […]