BOONE, Iowa—DMACC is pleased to announce Dr. Allen Goben as the new Executive Campus Dean for the Boone Campus, effective April 15.Dr. Goben brings a wealth of leadership experience to Iowa’s largest community college, with more than a decade of proven success in higher education administration. He previously served as President at Hazard Community and […]

DES MOINES, Iowa—The National Weather Service Office in Des Moines has updated expectations for possible severe weather on Thursday. Scattered severe thunderstorms (level 2 of 5) are possible with large hail being the primary threat. Much of the state could see activity but primarily Northern Iowa is expected to see activity. The main risk for […]

BOONE, Iowa—The Boone School Board formally accepted a donation to the Boone School District’s EDGE program on behalf of Kruck Plumbing and Heating. The contribution was made because of Kruck’s participation in helping get the Boone Area Veterans Center project moving forward. Left to Right, Superintendent Dr. Julie Trepa, Matt Elthon, Dr. Ryan Huffman, Chad […]

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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.“Planters are beginning to roll […]

BOONE, Iowa—Heart of Iowa Habitat for Humanity has announced the ground breaking for the next home build. The public is invited to attend the ground breaking ceremony for Brett and Daniele Schmidt’s new home at 1115 College St in Boone.As with all Habitat for Humanity partner families, the Schmidt’s will pay for their home through […]

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BOONE, Iowa—Boone County Attorney Matt Speers’ office releases weekly summaries of cases handled by the County Attorney’s office. This week includes sentencing of a Boone man on Felony Sex Offense charges. The report is made available on the Boone County Attorney’s Facebook page.

BOONE, Iowa—The Boone County Community Foundation Board has awarded $169,388 to 30 local organizations.  These grant funds are anticipated to leverage another $6,111,283 in total project spending. Nearly 50 people attended the event at the Grand Community Center in Boxholm.The 30 grant recipients were announced on April 10.  “We received 39 grant applications requesting $288,885.  Our wishes are to grow the endowment resources […]

DES MOINES, Iowa—The U.S. Drought Monitor Map this week showed some slight improvement in drought conditions in Iowa. The changes was only a couple of percentage points with Moderate Drought conditions dropping from 33.6% a week ago to 29.3% this week. The majority of the state is covered by Abnormally Dry conditions, which includes Boone […]