On Sunday, the Iowa Department of Public Health identified 573 new cases of COVID-19, a marked decrease from the 832 positive coronavirus tests reported twenty-four hours earlier.  Iowa has now had over 52,000 cases of COVID-19 and 973 Iowans have died of coronavirus:  9 on Saturday, with one of those in Polk County, and 2 […]

1st Team All Boone County KWBG Baseball Team 1B Braden Gibbons (SR) Madrid .400AVG 0HR 10RBI 18HITS 9STOLEN BASES 2B Ben Craven (JR) Boone .364AVG 0HR 8RBI 20HITS SS Kolby Moorman (JR) Ogden .373AVG 0HR 8RBI 19HITS 3B Ryan Hulse (SR) Boone .230AVG 0HR 8RBI 14HITS C Dylan Bangs (SR) Boone .255AVG 1HR 7RBI 18RUNS SCORED […]

The Boone Community School District determined these start dates at their Wednesday meeting: Sept 1 for grades 5-12, Sept 3 for grades K-4, and Sept 8 for Preschoolers.

(Des Moines, Iowa) –The Department of Human Services (DHS) announced resources for families affected by the severe weather system that moved across Iowa and caused widespread damage on Monday, August 10. Iowa families who currently receive Food Assistance can request to replace food that was destroyed or spoiled as the result of storm damage or […]

Sugar Cookie Cherry Pie Bars 1 1 lb Package Sugar Cookie Dough 1 Large Egg 1/2 cup Butter 1 tsp Vanilla Extract 1 Can (21 oz) Cherry Pie Filling In a medium bowl, whisk the egg. Stir in contents of sugar cookie mix pouch and melted butter. Mix until a thick dough forms. Remove 3/4 […]

DES MOINES, Iowa—The National Weather Service in Des Moines continues to monitor the next weather system that will bring possible strong thunderstorms to the area tonight.  They caution that ongoing recovery and clean-up efforts should closely monitor the weather. While the strongest storms are not expected to occur where Monday’s derecho caused damage, risk of […]

BOONE, Iowa—Storm clean up in Boone is continuing.  Boone City Administrator Bill Skare released a statement about the city’s activities so far.  He said in his release that the city is aware there are citizens without power.  He reported that as of this morning, Thursday, August 13th, the number was down to around 800.  He […]

From Boone County Emergency Management: With the lack of power in many areas of the county, there are a few places that are offering heat relief stations:  The Boone City Hall auditorium will be open from 8 to 3 on Thursday and 8 to 5 on Friday  Cornerstone Church in Boone will be available from […]