BOONE, Iowa—The annual Awards Banquet for the Boone A&M FFA CHAPTER was held Friday, May 3rd at Boone High School.  Over 120 members and families were in attendance.  FFA members celebrated the success of the past year and conferred membership degrees at the banquet.                       […]

BOONE, Iowa—In late 2018, Midland Power announced plans to construct and office in Boone.  The initial proposal was to locate at the southwest corner of U.S. Highway 30 and South Story Street.  Since that time, several issues surfaced that led company representatives to meet with Boone City staff and discuss a potential development agreement.  The […]

BOONE, Iowa—The ongoing series of historical railroad presentations will continue this weekend at the James H. Andrew Railroad Museum and History Center.  The fifth presentation of the year will feature national railroad author and historian Don L. Hofsommer.  This presentation will be a free illustrated program called Railroaders.  Don’s program will highlight railroaders at work […]

BOONE, Iowa—The City of Boone is moving forward with efforts to reduce the amount of storm water getting into the city’s sanitary sewer system.  Reducing the Inflow and Infiltration (I&I) is not something new.  It’s a practice that has been in place for a number of years.  The new effort is however the biggest push […]

DES MOINES, Iowa—Kemin Industries, a global ingredient manufacturer focused on improving the quality of life for more than half the world’s population, and Fareway Stores, a growing Midwest grocery company currently operating 124 store locations in Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, Nebraska and South Dakota, have been working with locally owned and operated Tortilleria Sonora on product […]

BOONE, Iowa—The 91st Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) Boone Campus Commencement was held Friday morning in the Boone Campus Gymnasium.  DMACC President Rob Denson was on hand and said that when the last DMACC graduation is held, over 2,500 students will have obtained over 3,000 degrees.  The Boone Campus had some 200 graduates this […]

DES MOINES, Iowa—The weekly report from the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship also keeps track of energy prices in Iowa.  This week the report shows the price of natural gas rose $.12 this week, closing at $2.63/MMbtu. Crude Oil Summary The price of global crude oil fell this week on the West Texas […]

BOONE, Iowa—There is no doubt this spring has been a difficult time for those that travel rural roads. The problem is not limited to Boone County.  The Boone County Board of Supervisors have heard from other Supervisors in the state that are dealing with the same complaints.  Boone County Engineer Scott Kruse recently told the […]