DES MOINES, Iowa—Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig today commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly from April through November. “The cool, wet weather pattern persisted across much of the state last week,” said Secretary Naig. “Now that most farmers are done planting, […]

BOONE, Iowa—The City of Boone and ISU Extension and Outreach of Boone County are inviting community members to attend and participate in the launch of Boone’s Marketing Hometown America project. The goal of the project has been to identify strengths of the community to better market Boone to potential new residents. The launch will take […]

BOONE, Iowa—Dr. Craig Mahoney, orthopedic surgeon, Iowa Ortho, has performed the first robotics-assisted total knee arthroplasty at Boone County Hospital using the NAVIO Surgical System. The surgical milestone represents one of the first CT-free robotics-assisted total knee arthroplasty procedures using the NAVIO Surgical System in the world. “The NAVIO system provided me with robotic assistance […]

DES MOINES, Iowa—The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship monitors fuel prices in Iowa and noted that the prices for retail gasoline sales have continued to decline with summer arriving this week.  The price of retail gasoline in Iowa dropped $.06 this week, closing at $2.54 per gallon. Nationally, retail gasoline prices fell $.04, […]

BOONE, Iowa—The Iowa Military Veterans Band and the Collins Aerospace Band will return to the 28th annual Iowa Municipal Band Festival on Saturday, July 13 in Boone, Iowa. The military veterans band will play at noon, and the Collins band will perform at 1 p.m. The Boone band plays at 6 p.m. The 2019 lineup […]

BOONE, Iowa—When severe weather threatens or an emergency situation arises, Boone County residents and visitors can now choose to be notified via phone call, text message or email.  Boone County Emergency Management Coordinator Lance Kooiker says that with the possibility of severe weather headed into this weekend, it may be time to double check and […]

BOONE, Iowa—The forty-second annual High School Equivalency Test (HiSET)/High School Adult Diploma Graduation Ceremony will be held at 7 p.m., Thursday, June 20 in the DMACC Boone Campus Auditorium.  In the past many have referred to this as the GED program, however the State of Iowa changed the program a couple of years ago.  The Boone […]