BOONE, Iowa—Boone County Extension/4-H has announced winners of the 2019 Boone County Fair Pen of 3 competition.  Overall Champion was Brock Crosman.  Reserve Overall Champion was Samuel Christensen.  Champion Pen of 3 Live went to Wyatt Herrstrom and Reserve Champion to Brylee Bice.  Brylee Bice was the Champion Pen of 3-Interview and Reserve went to […]

BOONE, Iowa—Boone County Extension/4-H released this information about the Herd Builder program at the 2019 Boone County Fair.  Summer Crocheck presented the Champion Herd Builder Pen and Alena Wilson had the Reserve Champion Herd Builder Pen.

Employees of Fareway Meat and Grocery’s corporate office helped Heart of Iowa Habitat for Humanity by painting and cleaning at the home of Viola Williams on West Mamie in Boone. Click for before and after photos.

BOONE, Iowa—A funeral service has been set for 93-year old Beatrice Babbitt of Boone, Iowa and the Westhaven Community in Boone, Iowa.  She passed away at the Westhaven Community, Tuesday August 6, 2019.  The funeral service will be held Friday, August 9, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. at the Schroeder-Stark-Welin Funeral Home, 609 7th Street, Boone, […]

DES MOINES, Iowa—The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship is responsible for tracking energy related prices in Iowa.  This week, the report notes a drop in crude oil prices.  The price of crude oil on the West Texas Intermediate dropped $6.14, closing at $51.70 per barrel. Brent crude oil dropped $7.60, closing at $57.04 […]

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Iowa’s 4th District Congressman Steve King has announced plans to host two town hall meeting on Tuesday, August 13th.  Both town halls are open to the public and media. The first of the two town halls will be held in Floyd County at the Charles City Public Library located in Charles City, 106 Milwaukee […]