Boone County Emergency Management announces that for at least today (Thursday), T Avenue in Boone County will be closed from E57 to Hwy 210 so that Midland Power can perform restoration work.   Please find alternative travel routes.  Bear in mind that Hwy 17 is still closed from Luther to Madrid.

MADRID, Iowa—The Iowa Arboretum & Gardens experienced the derecho storm that impacted much of the Midwest Monday.  Winds gusting over 80-miles per hour whipped through the Arboretum and caused damage to over 200 trees on the main campus.  According to a release from Mark Schneider, Executive Director of the Iowa Arboretum, over 133 specimen trees […]

BOONE, Iowa—A Celebration of the Life of 85 year old Barbara “Barb” Moore has been set.  She passed away peacefully on April 7, 2020 at the Eastern Star Masonic Home in Boone, Iowa.  The Celebration of Barb’s Life will be held Saturday, August 15, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church in […]

BOONE, Iowa—The Boone County Sheriff’s Department received a 9-1-1 call Tuesday morning shortly after 8:00 about an accident involving a motorcycle that collided with a tractor.  The Sheriff’s Department reported that the accident occurred in the Des Moines River Valley on U.S. Highway 30 at “L” Avenue.  The tractor, operated by 66-year old Gary Riesberg […]

BOONE, IA – Boone County Emergency Management has damage assessment teams working hard around the county and cities to collect information for federal assistance programs. Boone County Emergency Management has also requested from the Governor’s Office to be included in the Iowa Individual Assistance Grant Program for qualifying residents, along with the Disaster Case Management […]

DES MOINES, Iowa—Governor Kim Reynolds has issued a disaster proclamation in response to a severe weather system that moved across Iowa and caused widespread damage August 10. The proclamation allows state resources to be utilized to respond to and recover from the effects of this severe weather in Boone, Clinton, Dallas, Johnson, Marshall, and Story […]

Throughout Boone County, downed trees litter streets, power outages are expected to continue and the sound of chainsaws fill the air.

MADRID, Iowa—Monday’s storm caused substantial damage in central Iowa including the City of Madrid.  Boone County Hospital has announced that the Madrid Family Practice Clinic is currently closed until electricity and gas can be restored.  Clinic staff has been working to call patients with appointments so they can be rescheduled.

URBANDALE, Iowa—HIRTA has announced that they will not provide service in Boone or Jasper Counties today (Tuesday) due yesterday’s storm and the damage that was caused.  The cancellation of service is for Tuesday only and it’s hope that service will resume on Wednesday.