BOONE, Iowa—The Boone Fire Department was called to the scene of a Sunday morning at 709 Keeler Street in Boone.  The call came in about 6:15 a.m.  Fire fighters reported that utilities needed to be disconnected because the fire was in a difficult location.  Residents of the upstairs apartment were displaced and the business, Yokes […]

BOONE, Iowa—Funeral arrangements have been set for 95-year old Marjorie Sellers of Boone, Iowa. A Memorial Service will be held Wednesday, March 20, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at the Schroeder-Stark-Welin Funeral Home, 609 7th Street, Boone, Iowa. Interment will be held in the Linwood Park Cemetery, Boone, Iowa. Visitation will be held at the Schroeder-Stark-Welin […]

DES MOINES, Iowa—The Iowa Utilities Board released information Friday on the completion of the Dakota Access Pipeline project and also made a determination on a claim made by a Boone County landowner. The Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) issued a decision today requiring Dakota Access to provide a final construction punch list for each county along its pipeline […]

The ice jam is from Friday morning on the Des Moines River.  Drier weather is ahead for the next few days.  (Photos courtesy Dave Morlan)

OGDEN, Iowa—A funeral service has been set for 91-year old Pauline Uthe of rural Boone, Iowa.  The service will be held Monday, March 18, 2019 with a Funeral Mass at 11:00 a.m. at the Church of the Sacred Heart in Boone, Iowa.Burial will be held in St. John’s Catholic Cemetery in Ogden, Iowa. Visitation will […]

Reuben Crescent Bake by CK 2 tubes (8 oz) refrigerated crescent rolls-seamless dough sheets 1 pound sliced Swiss cheese 1 pound sliced deli corned beef 1 can (14 ounces) sauerkraut, well drained and rinsed 2/3 cup Thousand Island salad dressing 1 egg white, lightly beaten 3 teaspoons caraway seeds Unroll one tube of crescent dough […]

MADRID, Iowa—Funeral arrangements have been set for 98-year old Angie Kilstrom of rural Madrid, Iowa.  A Celebration of the Life of Angie will be held Sunday, March 17, 2019 from 2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. at the Luther Town Hall, Luther, Iowa.  Following her wishes, her body has been cremated.  Burial of the cremated remains […]