BOONE, Iowa—An eight-unit residential development is among 59 statewide projects that will receive state tax credits to develop more housing opportunities, Gov. Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Economic Development Authority have announced. Ringold Estates, located at 722 Ringgold Street and being developed by Empire Realty, LLC, will receive a workforce housing tax credit of $240,000 […]

DES MOINES, Iowa—The National Weather Service has issued an Excessive Heat Advisory for much of central Iowa from this weekend into next week. (contributed information, NWS)

BOONE, Iowa—The Boone School Board held a ribbon cutting ceremony at the district’s new early childhood center, the Ledges Elementary School on Hancock Drive. Students from Pre-School, Transitional Kindergarten, Kindergarten and 1st Grade will be housed in the new building. School Board President Jeremy Pritchard said a lot of effort went into making the new […]

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DES MOINES, Iowa—The weekly fuel report has been released by the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and the price of regular unleaded gasoline fell 3 cents, averaging $3.77 across Iowa according to AAA.Crude Oil SummaryThe price of global crude oil fell this week on the West Texas Intermediate (WTI) by $2.66 per barrel […]

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AMES, Iowa—Jianming Yu’s extensive background in plant genetics and breeding research will serve him well in his new role as director of the Raymond F. Baker Center for Plant Breeding at Iowa State University.Yu is a professor and Pioneer Distinguished Chair in Maize Breeding in Iowa State’s Department of Agronomy. He is known as one of the […]

AMES, Iowa—In a Statewide announcement made Friday, August 11th the following Ames MSA housing projects were awarded Workforce Housing Tax Credits from the Iowa Economic Development Authority.Awarded $1.0 M in state funding assistance, Nevada Flats, LLC will add sixty market rate apartments in the Nevada community when complete. The proposed phased project will support the […]

BOONE, Iowa—As part of the City of Boone sanitary sewer system evaluation program, City crews with the assistance of WHKS & Co. Engineers will conduct smoke testing in the area designated for the 5th phase of the city’s Inflow and Infiltration Reduction Project August 14th – 18th. The purpose of the smoke testing is to […]