BOONE, Iowa—The Boone City Council did approve an incentive program to encourage additional residential construction in the city.  The program is patterned after similar efforts in a number of other communities according to City Council member Greg Piklapp.  The biggest debate on the proposal was the dollar range for new home or townhome construction.  Originally […]

BOONE, Iowa—Boone County Planning and Development Department has rolled out its new Online Permitting program.  Boone County Planning and Development Director Mike Salati, said the new service began Tuesday morning.  This program will allow property owners, residents and contractors to apply for permits from their computers 24 hours a day 7 days a week.  These […]

Andrew Hull was sworn in during Monday night’s City Council meeting as a new, full time member of the Boone Fire Department.

BOONE, Iowa—The Boone Fire Department added a new, full time member this week, when Andrew Hull was sworn in during Monday night’s City Council meeting.  Hull began working with the department as paid on-call fire fighter.  He became a part-time fire fighter after obtaining his EMT certification.  Boone Mayor John Slight delivered the oath.  Andrew […]

LOCAL SCHEDULE FOR TODAY   HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS/BOYS TRACK Boone hosting Carroll Invitational (Ogden Boys will also be there) *postponed to Thursday*

BOUTON, Iowa—Xenia Rural Water has announced that a Boil Order that had been in place for the eastern portion of their north service area was lifted Monday morning after samples that were tested following a water main break last Friday passed testing.  The water main break occurred north of Stratford and affected just over 800 […]