SIOUX CITY, Iowa—Sandy Sawyer, classroom aide at Sacred Heart in Boone, IA will receive the “Good Shepherd” award at the Bishop’s Dinner for Catholic Schools scheduled for Sunday, September 22, 2019 at the Delta Hotels Center in South Sioux City, NE. The “Good Shepherd” award is presented to individuals who are in non-teaching positions within […]

BOONE, Iowa—With not game between Iowa and Iowa State during Pufferbilly Days™ Chamber Director Kurt Phillips said they would offer Tailgate Trivia.  Congratulations to team HART, the first ever winner of TAILGATE TRIVIA this past Saturday at Pufferbilly Days™.                   (contributed information and photo, Boone County Chamber […]

BOONE, Iowa—It didn’t matter if it was a rainy weekend, especially for those taking part in the Pufferbilly Days™ Mud Volleyball Tournament.  The tournament is held at the mud volleyball courts on the Boone County Fair Grounds.                                     […]

BOONE, Iowa—A funeral service has been set for 85-year old Nancy Baldus of the Madrid Home in Madrid, Iowa and formerly of Boone, Iowa.  The service will be held Friday, September 13, 2019 with a Funeral Mass at 11:00 a.m. at the Church of the Sacred Heart, Boone, Iowa.  Burial will be held in the […]

AMES, Iowa—The northbound I-35 to westbound U.S. 30 flyover bridge is scheduled to open to traffic this Thursday morning, Sept. 12, weather permitting, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation’s District 1 Office. Final preparations that are necessary to open the bridge require dry pavement. Currently, we are working to open the bridge in time […]

BOONE, Iowa—The Boone County Chamber of Commerce released the list of winners from the recent Pufferbilly Days™ Spike Driving Contest.  The Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad & Museum hosted the event at their downtown depot located.                                 (contributed photos and […]

BOONE, Iowa—A Celebration of the Lives of 77-year old David Arthur “Moses” Henry and 77-year old Marlene Kay Erickson Henry will be held in Boone, Iowa, Saturday, September 14, 2019.  David “Moses” Henry passed away on August 17, 2019 in Benson, Arizona.  Marlene Henry passed away in Benson, Arizona on July 24, 2019.  David and […]

The ‘DORS Award for September was presented to Brenda Harmer, a Special Education associate at the Boone Middle School.

ARNOLDS PARK, Iowa—Today, the Iowa Transportation Commission approved $1,500,000 for four State Recreational Trails Program projects. The State Recreational Trails Program was created in 1988 with the purpose of developing and maintaining recreational trails and trail-related facilities for both motorized and non-motorized trail users. This funding is available to cities, counties, state agencies, local governments, […]