DES MOINES, Iowa—The price of retail gasoline in Iowa rose $.05 this week, closing at $2.66 per gallon. Nationally, retail gasoline rose $.06, closing at $2.76 per gallon. Crude Oil Summary The price of global crude oil rose this week on the West Texas Intermediate (WTI) by $1.57 per barrel over last week, currently priced […]

BOONE, Iowa—Saturday will mark the second year for the Boone Family STEM Festival.  Dozens of groups will be participating in the event to be held on the DMACC-Boone Campus.  So, if you’re looking for something fun to do with your kids, you’ll want to check out this year’s Boone Family STEM Festival on Saturday, April […]

LAS VEGAS, Nevada—KWBG-AM today was awarded the National Association of Broadcasters’ (NAB) Crystal Radio Award. Since 1987, the NAB Crystal Radio Awards have recognized radio stations for their outstanding year-round commitment to community service. Ten recipients were chosen among 50 finalists who were honored at today’s We Are Broadcasters Celebration. NAB Crystal Radio Award finalists were chosen by a panel […]

BOONE, Iowa—Boone County Auditor and Commissioner of Elections Philippe E. Meier has announced that Candidate Filing deadline for the Boone 4th Ward Special Election to be held on Tuesday, May 7th, 2019 is April 12th at 5:00 PM in the Boone city clerk’s office. Residents will be voting for a 4th ward council-member. The city […]

BOONE, Iowa—The DMACC Board of Trustees took time to recognize two coaches that reached milestones during their recent seasons.  Plaques were presented to Des Moines Area Community College Head Volleyball Coach Patty Harrison and Head Women’s Basketball Coach Steve Krafcisin.                               […]

BOONE, Iowa—The Boone School District’s ‘DORS Award recipient this month is Hannah Huey-Jones, a Special Education Teacher at Page Elementary.  Page Principal Autumn Seiler made the presentation during Monday’s Boone School Board meeting.  ‘DORS stands for Dedicated, Outstanding and Respected Service and is presented to staff members that have excelled in supporting students, their families […]

DES MOINES, Iowa—Several Central Iowa projects have been included in the Diamond Vogel and Keep Iowa Beautiful grant awards for the 2019 Paint Iowa Beautiful program.  The program provides free paint to a wide variety of public service projects throughout Iowa.  This is the second year Diamond Vogel agreed to expand the paint allocation to […]