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.“Much-needed rainfall last week paused […]

CLIVE, Iowa—The Iowa Pork Producers Association is partnering with four Iowa State University football players to promote the pork industry. Through an NIL (name, image, likeness) deal, Cyclones Myles Purchase, Tyler Moore, Tommy Hamann, and Caleb Bacon are leading the new “Purchase Moore Hamann Bacon” marketing campaign. The goal is obviously to push Iowans to […]

BOONE, Iowa—The Boone County Attorney Matthew Speers has his office release information weekly on the results of criminal cases held in Boone County Courts. The information is made available on the Boone County Attorney’s Office Facebook page.

DES MOINES, Iowa—The National Weather Service office in Des Moines is providing information about the potential for severe weather Saturday afternoon and evening. The possible severe weather will be associated with the passage of a cold front.(contributed information, NWS)

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DES MOINES, Iowa—Drought conditions in Iowa did not improve this week according to the U.S. Drought Monitor Map released on Thursday. The data in developing the map does not include the rain received in Central Iowa this week. Conditions in Central Iowa, including Boone County, remained unchanged from a week ago. The majority of Boone […]

DES MOINES, Iowa—The National Weather Service office in Des Moines has released updated information about the potential for severe weather impacting much of Iowa on Saturday afternoon and evening. The primary threats of large hail, damaging wind gusts, and frequent lightning. Locally heavy rainfall and a tornado or two (especially west) are also possible.(contributed information, […]

WASHINGTON, D.C.—This summer, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) helped introduce the Main Street Tax Certainty Act, which would permanently allow Iowa small businesses to deduct 20% of their qualified business income from their federal taxes. Feenstra is an original cosponsor.“When I was selected to serve on the House Ways and Means Committee, I promised that I […]

BOONE, Iowa—A controversial proposal to sell county owned property north of Boone on Nature Road was tabled this week by the Boone County Supervisors. The Board had scheduled a public hearing to set a date to sell the property during their Wednesday meeting. A number of people attended, some opposing the sale of the former […]