BOONE, Iowa—The operator of a motorcycle involved in an accident in Boone County Saturday afternoon as died as a result of his injuries.  54-year old Kenneth Hostetler of Jefferson was operating the motorcycle that was crossing US Highway 30 at “L” Avenue about 3:30 Saturday afternoon when he collided with a westbound vehicle operated by […]

DES MOINES, Iowa—The weekly fuel price report from the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship shows a decline in the retail gasoline prices.  The price of retail gasoline in Iowa dropped $.06 this week, closing at $2.60 per gallon. Nationally, retail gasoline prices fell $.08, closing at $2.72 per gallon. Crude Oil Summary The […]

BOONE, Iowa—The James H. Andrew Museum and History Center at the Boone And Scenic Valley Railroad has hosted five-free presentations by various railroad historians so far this year.  The sixth and final event is scheduled for Saturday afternoon and Mike Wendel says they are pleased to present a renowned speaker to wrap up this season. […]

BOONE, Iowa—Boone County Landfill Administrator, Lois Powers has announced plans to shut down the landfill operations the end of the month for a much needed scale replacement project. According to Powers, a date has been set for the replacement of the scale at the Boone County Landfill.  The deck will need to be removed on […]

ANKENY, Iowa—DMACC, the largest undergraduate college in Iowa, has been named one of the state’s best employers in 2019, according to a new ranking by Forbes Magazine. Forbes released its inaugural list of “America’s Best Employers by State” last week. The ranking included three higher education institutions in Iowa – the University of Iowa, Iowa State […]

BOONE, Iowa—Boone Public Works has announced that a portion of West 2nd Street in the 300-block will be closed to traffic for a couple of weeks due to the work being done in connection with the Destiny Homes Development in the old trailer court property.  For home owners, driveways are expected to remain open.  Destiny […]

DES MOINES, Iowa—Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig Monday 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. “Farmers finally got a much needed break from the rain and were able to make significant progress on fieldwork,” said […]

BOONE, Iowa—The Boone Municipal Band will perform it’s third regular concert, Wednesday evening at the Herman Park Pavilion.  This weeks selections will include Anitschka, Washington Post March, Our Yesterdays Lengthen Like Shadows, The Beauty and the Beast, Cinema Paradiso (Sax Solo) and Sea Wise March.  Again this week, a small group has been scheduled to […]