BOONE, Iowa—After debate Tuesday evening, the Boone City Council voted to reduce funding requested for the Ericson Public Library for the next fiscal year by $36,000.  At the same time, the vote approved allowing the Police and Fire Departments to add an additional position each and also included the addition of a maintenance position which […]

Boone Boys Swimming Results from January 16th   results carroll

LOCAL RESULTS FROM YESTERDAY   HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL Des Moines Christian over Ogden 61-34 (Ogden is now 5-9/5-5) #6 Boone over Newton 73-32 Madrid over Van Meter 45-37   HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL Des Moines Christian over Ogden 60-54 (Ogden is now 6-8/4-8) Van Meter over Madrid 76-32   HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SWIMMING Boone […]

On Monday, January 15th, Senator Joni Ernst began her 99 county tour with a town meeting at the Boone High School in Boone.

LOCAL SCHEDULE FOR TODAY   HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS/BOYS BASKETBALL Des Moines Christian at Ogden (6pm on KWBG) Van Meter at Madrid   HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL Newton at Boone   HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SWIMMING Carroll at Boone

Boone Community Schools – 2 hour late start Trinity Lutheran Schools – 2 hour late start – No morning preschool Madrid Community Schools: 2hr Late Start No AM Preschool or Activities. Ogden Community Schools: 2hr late start No AM Preschool United Community Schools-2hr late start

Willard Sharp of Madrid coordinated a Fire and Ice Photography event last Saturday at the beach near the marina at Big Creek State Park on Saturday January 13th. Chuck Hackenmiller of Boone captured this photo of spinning steel wool and sending sparks across the ice.

BOONE, Iowa—Local farmers and agribusiness professionals have the opportunity to discuss grain marketing strategies for 2018 at the next Boone County Ag Coffee Discussion, hosted by Iowa State University Extension and Outreach of Boone County. The program is scheduled for January 16th  at 9:30 am at the Boone County Extension office, 1327 SE Marshall Street in […]