BOONE, Iowa—Many people have been complaining about the gnats and mosquitoes, which have appeared in the past several days.  The warm, wet weather has certainly led to a proliferation of the pests.  Boone Public Works announced that spraying for mosquitoes will begin Thursday, May 24th.  Public Works will continue to spray for mosquitoes, weather permitting, […]

BOONE, Iowa—There are several construction projects that are affecting the normal traffic routine for a number of residents.  This week, Godberson-Smith, the contractor for the paving of Quartz Avenue from 190th Street or County Road E-26 to near the Industrial Park Road, began working on that project.  Detours directing traffic to AB Salvage, KemX Global […]

Tristan Lopez of Boone was recognized by the DNR as a Master Angler with the catch of largemouth bass weighing 7.30 lbs and 22.5″ long.

OGDEN, Iowa—A funeral service has been set for 86-year old Beverly Barnes Rinker, who passed away Tuesday, May 22, 2018 at the Green Hills Retirement Community in Ames, Iowa from complications of Parkinson’s disease.  The service will be held Friday, May 25, 2018 at 10:30 a.m. at the Community United Methodist Church, 337 SW 2nd […]

LOCAL RESULTS FROM YESTERDAY   HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL Ames over Boone 16-6 Ogden over Woodward Granger 11-0 5inn Madrid over South Hamilton 6-5   HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL Boone over Winterset 8-7 Ogden over Woodward Granger 1-0 Madrid over Woodward Academy 21-0 4inn   HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER Boone over Carroll 1-0     LOCAL SCHEDULE […]

BOONE, Iowa—The Boone City Council did agree to release some of the funds allocated for the Boone River Valley Festival, during their meeting Monday.  In January, the Council included the funding request from the Boone Action Association for the Boone River Valley Festival.  The Hotel/Motel Tax distribution is for the next fiscal year, beginning July […]