Ogden Girls/Boys Cross Country Results from September 4th   madrid varsity boys results madrid hs girls results

LOCAL RESULTS FROM YESTERDAY   HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL Madrid over Ogden 18-25, 27-25, 20-25, 25-17, 15-11       LOCAL SCHEDULE FOR TODAY   HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL Woodward Granger at Ogden (6:20pm on KWBG) Boone at Bondurant Farrar South Hamilton at Madrid

BOONE, Iowa—Funeral arrangements have been made for Donna Marie Knutson, 89, of Boone, Iowa passed away on Saturday, August 29, 2020 at the Israel Family Hospice House in Ames, Iowa. Donna was born on July 21, 1931 to Mae and Alvin Hummel in Cushing, Iowa. She grew up on a western Iowa dairy farm, became […]

DES MOINES, Iowa—Thursday, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue designated 18 Iowa counties as primary natural disaster areas, enabling producers who suffered losses because of the recent Derecho, that occurred on August 10, 2020, to be eligible for emergency loans. Additionally, Perdue reminded producers about the suite of disaster assistance programs available through the U.S. […]

BOONE, Iowa—Boone County Emergency Management Coordinator Lance Kooiker has announced that due to the Labor Day Holiday, the regular monthly county-wide test of the warning sirens will not be held on Monday, September 7th.  The test is now reschedule to Tuesday, September 8th at about 1:00 p.m.  Kooiker says if severe weather is a concern, […]

BOONE, Iowa—The U.S. Drought Monitor this week shows an increase in the drought intensity locally as of September 1st.  Over 14% of the state is consider to be in Extreme Drought which results in major crop and pasture losses and widespread water shortages.  Boone has not taken any steps for water restrictions, but others are […]

BOONE, Iowa—It’s been a busy past couple of month for those pushing to complete work on the Boone County Freedom Rock, located on the northwest corner of the grounds of the Boone County Courthouse.  The final touches, lighting, flag poles and flags and benches wrapped up the landscaping.  Obviously getting the grass to grow will […]

DES MOINES, Iowa—FEMA has already provided over $1.7 million in grants through the Individual Disaster Assistance Program to 536 households affected the August 10, 2020 wind storm in Iowa.  Boone County Emergency Management has made available an update with guidelines for applying for Individual Disaster Assistance. FEMA Individual Assistance   (contributed press release)