CUBA CITY, Wisconsin—Funeral arrangements have been set for 99-year old Bertha I. Harten of Cuba City, Wisconsin, and formerly of Muscatine, Iowa.  She passed away Sunday, December 17, 2017 at the Epione Pavilion in Cuba City, Wisconsin.  A Memorial Service will be held Saturday, April 21, 2018 at 11:00 am at the Fairview United Methodist […]

BOONE, Iowa—This week is  Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Week. This year Iowa’s 100 county extension and outreach offices will host community service activities during the week and throughout the month of April. “Community service is one more way ISU Extension and Outreach engages Iowans to build a strong Iowa,” said Alex Merk, Boone […]

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BOONE, Iowa—The Muscular Dystrophy Association of Iowa announced today that its 2018 Fareway Shamrocks fundraising program raised $162,532 to help free kids and adults from the harm of muscular dystrophy, ALS and related muscle-debilitating diseases. This is the highest donation amount raised through the Shamrock program during the history of the Fareway Stores and MDA […]

BOONE, Iowa—A formal ground breaking ceremony was held Thursday afternoon, April 12th for a new bank building to be constructed on Hawkeye Drive on the south side of Boone.  United Bank of Iowa is headquartered in Ida Grove but has branch offices in more than two dozen locations.  The Boone branch is the most recent […]

BOONE, Iowa—The Boone County Community Endowment Board has awarded $139,695 to 30 local organizations.  These grants funds are anticipated to leverage another $1,100,788 in total project spending. The 30 grant recipients were announced at a special celebration held at the ISU Extension Office in Boone on April 12.  “We received 52 grant applications requesting $318,976.  […]