CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa—Thirty-nine Iowa communities will soon be a little bit greener thanks to $105,000 in tree-planting grants from Alliant Energy and Trees Forever’s Branching Out partnership. Communities applied for grants up to $5,000 to fund new trees that will add beauty and save energy. Many of the planting projects will also help replace trees destroyed […]

AMES, Iowa—The Iowa Department of Transportation will hold a public information meeting Thursday, Aug. 8, to discuss the proposed study of U.S. 30 from L Avenue west of Boone to the Lincoln Way/X Avenue interchange west of Ames in Boone County. All interested persons are invited to attend this meeting anytime between 5 and 6:30 […]

BOONE, Iowa—Stecker Concrete has begun site preparation on the Green Space at 8th and Story Streets.  Stecker Concrete was the successful bidder for the project which will include the concrete work, sidewalks, some work on the adjacent city sidewalk, the center site and concrete work for the proposed stage area on the west end.  City […]

DES MOINES, Iowa—Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig Monday 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. “Cooler-than-normal conditions continued across the state with varying amounts of precipitation,” said Secretary Naig. “The southwest portion of the state […]

BOONE, Iowa—The future of the Boone County Family YMCA, to operate as an affiliate of the YMCA of Greater Des Moines will be determined later this month, when the Board of Directors of the “Y” of Greater Des Moines will decide if they will continue to cover funding shortfalls occurring at the local facility.  Linda […]

DES MOINES, Iowa—The National Weather Service Forecast Center has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch that included the KWBG area.  Boone County Emergency Management notes that people can still get signed up for any alerts through Alert Iowa Program. Boone County, IA WENS https://entry.inspironlogistics.com/boone_ia/wens.cfm When severe weather threatens or an emergency situation arises, Boone County residents […]