BOONE, Iowa—The Boone Water Environment Station at McHose Park, the official reporting station for the National Weather Service announced .54 ” of rain as of 8:00 a.m. Saturday. The running total for May is currently at 2.22 for the first four days.

BOONE, Iowa—The 2024 DMACC Boone Campus Commencement Ceremony was held Friday morning in the DMACC Boone Campus Gymnasium. There were approximately 225 students graduating from the Boone Campus this spring. Katoya Jepson, a DMACC Psychology-transfer student from Elkhart welcomed family and friends. Dr. Zoe M Thornton, Associate Professor of Practice in Higher Education within the […]

BOONE, Iowa—Friday night will be the first of five planned Nights on the Green in downtown Boone. Kris Blocker, Visit Boone County, said last week the first one will celebrate Cinco de Mayo, and is sponsored by Landus. There’ll be free music on the stage with Jake Doty and Hawk McIntyre. Scott Amusements is scheduled […]

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DES MOINES, Iowa—Drought conditions have continued to improve across Iowa due to rain that fell near the end of April. Significant improvement was scene over Northwest Iowa with a sizable portion of the area now considered to drought free. There was a slight decrease in the Extreme Drought conditions in Eastern Iowa and declines were […]

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BOONE, Iowa—The Boone Park Commission, earlier this year, approved moving ahead with some new play equipment for Milwaukee Park. Milwaukee Park is located at 1614 Southeast Linn Street. The Park Commission has $50,000 budgeted for play equipment this fiscal year. The Park’s Department also received a grant to cover the cost of removing the old […]

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ANKENY, Iowa—From cheese curds to chip dust, burgers as big as dinner plates to multiple patty burgers, fresh veggies to cheeses, and sauces to spreads, this year’s Top 10 Iowa’s Best Burger restaurants had it all! However, only one can claim the title of Iowa’s Best Burger in 2024 and this year’s winner goes to […]

BOONE, Iowa—The Boone City Council members participating in the “Great Chicken Debate” Tuesday evening heard a number of concerns about restrictions for having chickens in Boone. Most of the discussion was about relaxing the ordinance to make it easier for residents to have chickens if they wish to do so. At the same time, there […]