BOONE, Iowa—The Boone Area Chamber of Commerce has announced that Alyssa Knudsen, the Programming and Events Manager is resigning her position and will be moving on to another opportunity in central Iowa.  Chamber Executive Director Kurt Phillips in the weekly update Monday noted that Knudsen has been with the Chamber since April of 2016 and […]

DES MOINES, Iowa—Greg Piklapp, Boone City Councilmember has been elected to serve on the Executive Board of the Iowa League of Cities. Piklapp became a League Board Member on September 27th during the League’s Annual Business Meeting, held in conjunction with their Annual Conference. Piklapp is currently serving his 3rd term on the Boone City […]

Saturday evening Friends of the Ledges held their evening of trick-or-treating at Ledges State Park.  Trick-or-treaters could hike through the campground and get goodies at the campsites.  The campers also decorated their areas for the occasion.  (Photos courtesy Friends of the Ledges)    

BOONE, Iowa—The Boone School Board has taken steps to move forward with a search for a new Superintendent to replace the retiring Dr. Brad Manard.  The Board held a meeting on September 16th to interview two firms and hired Grundmeyer Leader Services to support the search for a new Superintendent.  Last week, a work session […]

DES MOINES, Iowa—The Nationals Weather Service changed the Freeze Watch issued Thursday to a Freeze Warning for Friday night to Saturday morning.  The move was not unexpected with the passage the a frontal boundary. URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Des Moines IA 1058 AM CDT Fri Oct 11 2019 …FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN […]

The Boone Fire Department hosted their annual Open House Thursday evening to promote fire prevention and fire safety.  There were fire safety activities for the kids, fire truck tours and a hot dog dinner provided by Fareway.

Pork & Pasta by CK 1 pork tenderloin (1 pound), cut into 1-inch cubes 1 teaspoon all-purpose flour 4-6 teaspoons paprika 3/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon pepper 1 tablespoon butter 1/2 cup sliced red onion 2 garlic cloves, pressed 1/2 cup sliced fresh mushrooms 1 cup heavy whipping cream Hot cooked egg noodles or rice […]

LOCAL RESULTS FROM YESTERDAY   HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL Winterset over Boone 25-18, 25-11, 25-6     LOCAL SCHEDULE FOR TODAY   HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL Boone at #5 Dallas Center Grimes (6:55pm on KWBG) Eagle Grove at Ogden #6 South Central Calhoun at Madrid   COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL DMACC at Triton Invitational (Fort Dodge)