Some area schools began the 2019-20 school year on Friday 8/23 and others will start on Monday 8/26, so please be careful and pay attention!  We wish all students and teachers a wonderful school year.   school

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BOONE, Iowa—A funeral service has been set for 79-year old Lois Steigerwalt of Raleigh, North Carolina and formerly of Boone, Iowa.  The service will be held Friday, August 30, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. at the Schroeder-Stark-Welin Funeral Home, 609 7th Street, Boone, Iowa.  Interment will be at Boone Memorial Gardens, Boone, Iowa. Visitation will be […]

The Transcontinental Convoy, with restored jeeps, trucks and other historic military vehicles will stop in Boone Saturday morning as they make their way to Jefferson for a lunch stop. The 100th anniversary convoy is a project of the Military Vehicle Preservation Association.      

Brownie Bottom Cheesecake by CK ½ cup butter 1 1/2 cup semi sweet chocolate, chopped 1 1/4 cup sugar, divided 1T cocoa power 2 t vanilla, divided ½ t salt 2 eggs 1/2 cup flour 2 cups cream cheese 1 c whipping cream 1 T cornstarch 1 cup Dulce de Leche (caramel), extra for drizzle […]

NEW PROVIDENCE, Iowa – An upcoming movie about Iowa’s six-on-six girls basketball could be the big break for anyone hoping to break into show business, particularly high school female basketball players, parents and fans of the game. Open casting calls are set for this Saturday in Des Moines and next Saturday in Iowa Falls, with […]

The Transcontinental Convoy, with its restored jeeps, trucks and other historic military vehicles has made its way into Iowa The 100th anniversary convoy is a project of the Military Vehicle Preservation Association. A century ago, the original transcontinental convoy included some 285 enlisted men and 24 officers, including a certain ambitious lieutenant colonel. The first military vehicle […]

A memorial service for John Kinyon, age 52 of rural Boone, will be Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at the Schroeder-Reimers Memorial Chapel at Sixth and Marshall. John has been cremated. Friends may call at the Schroeder-Reimers Chapel on Saturday morning and afternoon, from 11:30 a.m. until the 1:30 service. The family will be present during […]

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