Local employers met up with potential employees at Wednesday’s Career Fair at the Fareway Event Center.

BOONE, Iowa—A funeral service has been set for 78-year old Mary McVicker of Boone, Iowa.  The service will be held Saturday, March 7, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. with a Funeral Mass at the Church of the Sacred Heart, Boone, Iowa.  Burial will be held in the Sacred Heart Cemetery, Boone, Iowa. There will be no […]

BOONE, Iowa—Funeral arrangements have been set for 55-year old Susan Rouse of Boone, Iowa.  Susan past away on Thursday, February 20, 2020.  Following her wishes, her body has been cremated.  A Time of Visitation will be held Saturday, March 7, 2020, from 10:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. at the Schroeder-Reimers Memorial Chapel at Sixth and […]

URBANDALE, Iowa—Heart of Iowa Regional Transit Agency (HIRTA) riders will begin getting around their counties using the agency’s new Simplified Scheduling model, effective Monday, March 9th. The Simplified Scheduling model is designed to combine trips now only transporting one or two riders to create shuttles transporting three or more riders to use HIRTA’s resources more […]

Ogden Girls Basketball Coach Ben Van Wyk resigned as Head Coach on Tuesday. Coach Van Wyk offered these comments.   “There rarely feels like a ‘right’ time to make this decision. There will always be a junior class you want to see through their senior year, and underclassmen you want to continue to help develop […]

LOCAL RESULTS FROM YESTERDAY   MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL #5 DMACC over Iowa Central 86-70 Region 11 Quarterfinals     LOCAL SCHEDULE FOR TODAY   WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL DMACC at Kirkwood Region 11 Quarterfinals

BOONE, Iowa—Boone County Auditor and Commissioner of Elections Philippe E. Meier has released the unofficial elections results from Tuesday’s Special School Election in Boone County.  The biggest voter turnout was in the Madrid School District where voters were considering a proposed $5.8 million bond issue to allow for building additions and remodeling to the Madrid […]

STRATFORD, Iowa—A funeral service has been set for 84-year old Harold Berglund of Stratford, Iowa.  The service will be Friday, March 6, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. at the Stratford Lutheran Church, Stratford, Iowa.  Burial will be held in the South Marion Cemetery, southeast of Stratford, Iowa.  Military Honors will be conducted by the Boone Veterans […]

At Monday’s Annual Meeting, the Boone County Chamber made the following awards: Fenner H. Stevenson Volunteer of the Year:  Paul Ouverson Entrepreneur of the Year:  Dale Farnham of Farnham Aviation Business/Industry of the Year:  Nerem and Associates Real Estate and Insurance