BOONE, Iowa—Alyssa Knudsen, Events Coordinator for the Boone County Chamber of Commerce says volunteers are still needed for this weekend’s Pufferbilly Days™ Celebration! Grab your friends, spouse, or coworkers and get yourselves signed up for a 2-3 hour shift in the Memorabilia Booth, Ticket Booth or ID Check. Click the link below to check availability. […]

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa—— Hy-Vee, Inc., in partnership with Pinky Swear Foundation, a national charitable organization that supports children with cancer and their families, announced today that its register roundup event raised more than $100,000 across Hy-Vee’s more than 260 stores. The annual Hy-Vee Pinky Swear Register Roundup took place from August 1-18 to give […]

DES MOINES, Iowa—The Wellmark Foundation has provided 17 Iowa organizations with Large Matching Assets to Community Health (MATCH) grants. These grant recipients were notified in May and had 16-weeks to secure the required match amount in order to receive their funds from The Wellmark Foundation. All of the funded projects will help individuals, families and […]

DES MOINES, Iowa—The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship released it’s weekly report on fuel prices and the report shows an increase in the cost of natural gas.  The price of natural gas rose $.18 this week, closing at $2.44/MMbtu. Crude Oil Summary The price of global crude oil rose this week on the […]

BOONE, Iowa—Jim Heckman with Ogden Telephone is announcing on KWBG’s Morning Show with Ryan Wendt a change in the internet service speed provided to customers and new customers in Boone and Ogden.  Heckman says adjustments include either an increase in speed or a reduction in price.  Listen for more details on KWBG AM 1590 or […]

NEW HARTFORD, Iowa—Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) will hosted a veterans’ medal presentation ceremony at Purdue Global in Urbandale for 9 Iowa war veterans today.  Grassley helped these veterans and their family members provide documentation to the Army, Air Force and Navy Review Boards to receive their medals. Vietnam Navy Veteran David Ohlson of Ogden was […]

BOONE, Iowa—Boone Mayor John Slight has set an open public meeting to allow community members to become involved in the discussion about a possible recreation center.  The matter has come to the forefront with the recent decision by the Board of Directors for the “Y ” of Greater Des Moines to close the local Boone […]

DES MOINES, Iowa—Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig today commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Conditions report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly from April through November. “A new month begins with outlooks indicating the possibility of wetter than normal conditions across the state,” said Secretary Naig. […]