DES MOINES, Iowa—A funeral service has been set for 61-year old Bryan Fitzgerald of Des Moines, Iowa and formerly of Boone, Iowa.  The service will be held Tuesday, February 20, 2018 at 11:00 AM with a Funeral Mass at the Church of the Sacred Heart in Boone, Iowa.  Following Bryan’s wishes, his body has been […]

HUXLEY, Iowa—A funeral service has been set for Grayson Russell, the infant son of Dustin and Jessica (Schrader) Russell of Huxley, Iowa.  A Funeral Mass will be held Monday, February 19, 2018 at 12:00 PM (Noon) with a Funeral Mass at the Church of the Sacred Heart in Boone, Iowa.  Burial will be held Monday […]

Mason Hulse will wrestle for the 3A 145lb title Saturday Night (with interviews)   Not since 2006 has a Boone wrestler had a chance to capture the gold at State Wrestling, that will change Saturday Night when Mason Hulse of Boone will wrestle top ranked Cade DeVos from Southeast Polk. Hulse with a thrilling 4-3 […]

This Saturday is Coffee with a Cop. The Coffee will be held at the Boone Police Department from 8-9am.  Donuts donated by Casey’s.

Cynthia Holmes of Boone received a Casino Riches scratch ticket as a Valentine’s Day present Wednesday from her husband, Don.  When she scratched off the ticket she discovered she had won $100,000. Don purchased the winning ticket at Casey’s, 114 Mamie Eisenhower Ave. in Boone.

ICE CUBE APPLE PIES by CK 2 apples, peeled, cored and diced small 3 tbsp brown sugar 1 tsp cinnamon 1 1/2 tsp corn starch Ready made Pie Crust 1 egg wash Demerara sugar Pre-heat oven to 390ºF. In a bowl, mix together apples, brown sugar, cinnamon and cornstarch Place pre-rolled pie crust into an […]

LOCAL RESULTS FROM YESTERDAY   HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING Class 3A State Wrestling with Boone Mason Hulse wins 1st round match 9-3   Jimmy Boustead loses 1st round match 2-0 Jimmy Boustead wins wrestleback by fall 3:28   HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL Class 2A District Semifinals South Hamilton over Ogden 72-51 (Ogden ends their season at […]

2018 Iowa Basketball Coaches Association Academic All State Team The Iowa Basketball Coaches Association is pleased to announce is annual Academic All State Basketball Team.  The team was selected by an IBCA panel from more than 130 applicants.   This team carries the following averages:   An ACT composite of 28.8     A scoring average of 14.8  and […]

BOONE, Iowa—Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) Boone Campus students Erin Kokemiller of Boone and Matt Harm of Omaha have been named 2018 NASA Community College Scholars.  Kokemiller will go to the Johnson Space Center in Houston later this month and Harm will go to Stennis Space Center in Mississippi toward the end of February. […]