BOONE, Iowa—Boone County authorities today released the names of those involved in a head on collision on Highway 17 north of Luther Tuesday morning.  65 Year old Miguel Garcia of West Ames, Iowa died in the collision.  55-year old Vickie Frattalone of Maxwell, Iowa was taken from the scene by ambulance and transported to Mary […]

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LOCAL RESULTS FROM YESTERDAY   HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS/BOYS BASKETBALL Des Moines Christian at Ogden POSTPONED Ballard at Boone POSTPONED Madrid at Collins Maxwell CANCELLED   MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL Mount Mercy JV at DMACC POSTPONED   LOCAL SCHEDULE FOR TODAY   HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL Des Moines Christian at Ogden (5pm)

Boone Schools – CLOSED Ogden Community Schools 2hr late start on Wednesday United Community Schools CLOSED Madrid Community Schools CLOSED. Board meeting at 5pm as scheduled Trinity Lutheran School CLOSED HIRTA—Due to the inclement weather and deteriorated road conditions, HIRTA will have in-town only service in Boone, Jasper, Marion, Story and Warren Counties. Our offices […]

BOONE, Iowa—Jill Higgins, Boone County Hospital (BCH) Home Care Services, who was honored as the 2018 Brown Award Winner at a Recognition Ceremony in the BCH Atrium on January 21st. Weldon J. Brown established the Brown Award in honor of his parents, Eunice D. and Everett C. Brown, long-time residents of Boone.  Each year, hospital […]

BOONE, Iowa—The Finances of Caregiving, scheduled to begin this evening at the Boone County Hospital is being postponed and will begin on January 29th.  An extra week was planned in case of inclement weather, it just so happened that it happened the first week.  Alex Merk, County Director for Iowa State University Extension and Outreach […]

DES MOINES, Iowa—Joy Marie Heldt, 48, of Madrid, was convicted of Fraudulent Submissions to an Insurer (Class D Felony) following an insurance fraud investigation by the Iowa Insurance Division’s Fraud Bureau.  Heldt is a former insurance agent in Urbandale, Iowa. “Insurance agents hold a position of trust and Iowans expect them to act with integrity […]