DES MOINES, Iowa—Alliant Energy-Interstate Power and Light Company (Alliant) filed applications with the Iowa Utilities Board proposing increases in retail electric and natural gas rates for customers in seven classes. The IUB scheduled ten public comment meetings in April and May regarding the rate requests.  The meetings, scheduled throughout Alliant’s Iowa service territory, providing an […]

BOONE, Iowa—The Iowa Department of Natural Resources and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will host an Open House to present preliminary floodplain maps to Boone County citizens this afternoon and evening at the Boone City Hall.  The meeting will be held at the Boone City Hall Auditorium (923 8th St) from 5:30 p.m. – […]

BOONE, Iowa—Every year the Boone City Water Department, like other water producers in the country, releases an annual report about the city’s drinking water.  The most recent data is now available for the 2019 Consumer Confidence Report.  City Engineer Dan Scott released the report that shows no violations in the past year.  Issues with turbidity […]

BOONE, Iowa—In a statement released today from the Boone Community School District Superintendent, Dr. Brad Manard confirmed his plans to retire. In one year, at the end of the next 2019-20 school year, Dr. Brad Manard has announced he will be retiring as superintendent of the Boone Schools. Dr. Manard stated: “It has been my […]

BOONE, Iowa—The Boone County Democratic Party will host their annual “Democracy Ball” Saturday at the Central Iowa Expo east of Boone.  The fund raising opportunity will also feature at three committed Democratic Presidential hopefuls, Andrew Yang, Eric Swalwell and Tulsi Gabbard.  Other campaign representatives are expected to be on hand. Yang is an entrepreneur, politician, […]

ANKENY, Iowa—DMACC, the largest undergraduate college in Iowa, is headed to space! On April 30, NASA will send the next shipment of supplies and equipment to the International Space Station via the SpaceX Falcon 9 CRS-17 rocket launch of a Cargo Dragon spacecraft, and an experiment utilizing algae grown in the DMACC Biotechnology Lab will be on […]

BOONE, Iowa—The demolition of the former Garfield Elementary School building on the west side of the city is underway.  Wisecup Trucking was selected to handle the demolition.  The city acquired the building from Boone Community Theatre at the end of 2018.  Since then, asbestos abatement has been completed in preparation for the demolition.  Once the […]