AMES, Iowa- Iowa State head football coach Matt Campbell announced today that sophomore quarterback Zeb Noland has left the football team and will transfer to another school at the end of the semester. Noland, a native of Watkinsville, Ga., started five games in his Iowa State career, including four this season. He passed for 722 […]

Meet the Madrid Tigers’ 2018 Class 1A State Cross Country Champions.  Congratulations!

BOONE, Iowa—Funeral arrangements have been set for 85-year old Charles Roe of Boone, Iowa.  A Memorial Service will be held Wednesday, October 31, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at the First Baptist Church, Boone, Iowa.  Reverend Janell Bloem will be officiating. Burial will be held at the Humeston, Iowa Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the […]

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa—Aureon has announced that the Boone County Chamber of Commerce is the recipient of a $1,000 Ripple Effect planning grant for a community assessment survey that will be conducted by Iowa State University’s Department of Economics to examine the market strength of Boone’s downtown retail district. The grant application was made to […]

Stonebridge Church partnered with the Boone Chamber to bring Trunk-or-Treat downtown to raise funds for Shop with a Cop.  Candy and treats were handed out from car trunks and stores.  There were also inflatables, interactive games and surprises in the green space.  Piggy banks were out for donations and are still in the shops around […]

JEFFERSON, Iowa—Midland Power Cooperative has announced that its board of directors has approved the construction of a new administrative office in Boone, Iowa. The move marks an important milestone in the company’s history and signals Midland Power’s commitment to providing a high level of service to its members. The location of the new, energy-efficient structure […]

Boone Girls Divers Results from Regional Diving Meet on October 25th

ANKENY, Iowa—A groundbreaking ceremony was held on the Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) Ankeny Campus to build a new Criminal Justice Training Facility.  The 1,540 square foot building will be the first-of-its-kind in Iowa and will be used by DMACC Criminal Justice students, as well as statewide law enforcement agencies, to get hands-on, real-world […]