BOONE, Iowa—Funeral arrangements have been set for 91-year old John Salati of the Westhaven Community in Boone, Iowa and formerly of Ogden, Iowa.  Visitation will be held Friday, August 16, 2019 from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at the Schroeder-Reimers Memorial Chapel, Sixth and Marshall Streets, Boone, Iowa.  John’s body has been cremated.  A Memorial […]

BOONE, Iowa—Boone County Extension/4-H has released information about the 20190 Boone County Fair Meat Goat competition. Meat Goat Results                                    

BOONE, Iowa—4th District Congressman Steve King met with a couple of dozen constituents during a one-hour town hall meeting in Boone Tuesday.  It was the second town hall of the day, the first in the morning in Charles City. King said he wanted to talk about trade agreements, but began by talking about a recent […]

BOONE, Iowa—Funeral arrangements have been set for 46-year old Kari Birmingham of Boone, Iowa.  A Celebration of Life for Kari will be held Saturday, August 17, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at the Open Bible Church at 1224 Hancock Drive in Boone, Iowa.  A Luncheon will follow. These are the arrangements for 46-year old Kari Birmingham […]

BOONE, Iowa—The Boone County Sheriff’s Department has released some preliminary information about Monday afternoon’s accident in eastern Boone County, on U.S. Highway 30 at the Lincolnway Bridge. Shortly after 4:00 in the afternoon, a Boone County responded to eastbound U.S Highway 30 under the Lincoln Way Bridge for a single vehicle accident. Witnesses observed the […]

BOONE, Iowa—The De Shon Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) celebrated the recent announcement that the Cole School has been accepted to the National Register of Historic Places.  The rural school, northeast of Boone has been a project of the chapter since 2006. Barb Mac Dougall told the Chamber Red Coats Tuesday that […]

BOONE, Iowa—The Boone School Board took time during their regular meeting on Monday to recognize another staff member that had been nominated for the district’s ‘DORS award for Dedicated, Outstanding and Respected Service.  Chambray Burk was nominated for her commitment to getting students to be engaged and valued.  She has also stepped up to help […]

BOONE, Iowa—Boone County Extension/4-H has released the results of the 2019 Boone County Fair Fashion judging. Fashion Day             (contributed Boone County Extension/4-H)

IRWIN, Iowa—Republican Bret Richards is the first candidate in Iowa’s Fourth Congressional District to gather the necessary signatures to have his name placed on the 2020 Republican primary ballot. Republican candidates in the congressional district next year are required to gather 1,874 signatures, which is 1 percent of the total number of votes cast for […]