(This is a copy of an email sent out to parents, coaches and volunteers) BNLL Parents and Coaches-   The Boone National Little League (BNLL) Board would like to update everyone in regards to the 2020 season.  The BNLL Board would like to thank everyone for their flexibility, patience, and support during this unique situation […]

On Sunday, the Iowa Department of Public Health identified 323 new cases of coronavirus in our state, an increase from the 279 COVID-19 cases reported on Saturday.  Iowa has now had 14,651 cases of coronavirus, which have resulted in 351 deaths:  10 in Saturday’s update and 5 on Sunday, with one new fatality each in […]

According to the Boone Water Environment Weather Station, our county received 1.02 inches of rain in the twenty-four hours ending at 8:00 Sunday morning.  That is the largest one-day rainfall in almost seven months.  On October 21 of last year, we picked up 1.39 inches.  This weekend’s rain is more than Boone County got in […]

BOONE, Iowa—The Iowa Department of Public Health has reported another increase of 279 positive COVID-19 cases in Iowa bringin the state’s total number of cases to 14,328.  At the same time the number of recovered cases has also increased to 6,927.  There were however, 10 additional deaths to report, bringing that total to 346. Locally, […]

URBANDALE, Iowa—HIRTA is installing temporary provisional safety shields in their fleet, as an extra layer of protection for drivers, due to the current  pandemic. HIRTA continues to monitor best safety practices for Public Transit systems, and the installation of permanent safety shields may be necessary.  Please continue to practice safety while on the bus by […]

UNDATED, Iowa—The U.S. Census Bureau, in coordination with federal, state and local health officials, will begin to drop off 2020 Census questionnaire packets at front doors of households in Iowa starting the week of May 18. This is done in areas where the majority of households do not receive mail at their physical address. The Census Bureau […]

Due to social distancing and group gathering restrictions, the polling locations for the upcoming Primary Election on June 2nd have been consolidated down to three from fifteen.  A new app has been created to help people find the correct voting location.  The app can be found by going to the Boone County website, in the […]

The Boone Municipal Pool announced this week that swim lesson registration has been delayed until June 1st.  The originally planned Session A has been cancelled, but a Session D has been added.  Classes are scheduled to run Jun 22 to July 3, July 6-17 and July 20-31.  Recommendations of the Governor and of the CDC […]

The Ogden Community School District posted the route for the parade to honor the Ogden Class of 2020.  The parade will begin on Graduation Day, Sunday, May 17th at 4:30pm. Staging will be in the main driveway at the school. Congratulations to OHS Class of 2020!