DES MOINES, Iowa—Diamond Vogel Paint and Keep Iowa Beautiful announced the grant awards for the 2018 Paint Iowa Beautiful program. The program provides free paint to a wide variety of public service projects throughout Iowa. This year, and 2019, Diamond Vogel agreed to expand the paint allocation to include Iowa’s 70 state parks. 2020 will […]

GRIMES, Iowa—Funeral arrangements have been set for 94-year old Jeanne D. Blyth of Grimes, Iowa and formerly of Ogden, Iowa.  She passed away March 21, 2018 at the Iowa Jewish Senior Life Center.  The funeral service will be held Thursday, March 29, 2018 at 10:30 am at the First Presbyterian Church of Grimes in Grimes, […]

BOONE, Iowa—Funeral arrangements have been set for 89-year old John Veale of Boone, Iowa.  A Memorial Service will be held Wednesday, April 4, 2018 at 10:30 AM at the First United Methodist Church, 703 Arden Street, Boone, Iowa.  A private family burial will take place at a later date at the Linwood Park Cemetery, Boone, […]

If you haven’t been to the south side of Boone recently, here is the progress on Boulders Inn & Suites as of the end of March.

BOONE, Iowa—A planned project to upgrade amenities and infrastructure in the Ledges State Park campground is underway. The project includes upgrading the campsite electrical system from 30 to 50 amp service, extending the water and sewer systems to establish 15 full hook-up sites, and to widen the main roadway coming into the campground. No definitive […]

With Monday evening’s foul weather, the Kiwanians assembling take out dinners kept very busy! The annual dinner funds various projects throughout the year for the civic group.

LOCAL RESULTS FROM YESTERDAY   HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS/BOYS TRACK Ogden at Greene County Invitational (Postponed to March 27th)   HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS TRACK Madrid at BCLUW Invitational (Cancelled)   LOCAL SCHEDULE FOR TODAY   HIGH SCHOOL BOYS TRACK Boone at Nevada Invitational (CANCELLED) Madrid at BCLUW Invitational (LeGrand) *CANCELLED*   HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS/BOYS TRACK Ogden […]

BOONE, Iowa—Boone County Auditor and Commissioner of Elections Philippe E. Meier announces the new Voter ID requirements for elections in 2018.  Voting at the Polls All voters will be required to show identification Voters who are registered in their current precinct, voters who are registered in Boone County but have moved to a new precinct […]