ALTOONA, Iowa—Want to improve your understanding of crop marketing at your own pace with an online course? The Online Crop Marketing Course is a non-credit professional certificate course offered by Iowa State University Extension and registration is now open. The course provides learning opportunities for various crop marketing strategies and tools to develop your crop […]

BOONE, Iowa—The Boone County Auditor’s office has released it’s formal announcement about the upcoming general election, including a sample ballot. NOTICE OF GENERAL ELECTION AND OFFICIAL CERTIFICATION I, Philippe E. Meier, Commissioner of Elections for Boone County, Iowa, do hereby certify that this is a facsimile of the ballot to be voted at the General […]

According to an Associated Press analysis of data from Johns Hopkins University, Iowa’s rate of new coronavirus cases as of Saturday put it eighth-highest among all 50 states.  Now on Sunday, the Iowa Department of Public Health identified 915 new cases of COVID-19, down significantly from the 1,595 positive coronavirus tests that were reported 24 […]

STORM LAKE, Iowa—Tania Toj wore the crown as homecoming queen at Postville High School four years ago. On Friday night, the crown was placed on her head as 2020 Buena Vista University Homecoming queen. Seconds later, Tanner Frost was named BVU Homecoming king. Unlike his royal counterpart, Frost had never been the member of any […]

BOONE, Iowa—Funeral arrangements have been set for 90 year old, Dr. Richard “Doc” Vermillion of Boone, Iowa and formerly of Ogden, Iowa.  He passed away on Wednesday, October 14, 2020 at his home, with his family at his side. A private, family funeral service will be held on Wednesday, October 21, 2020 at Grace Community […]

BOONE, Iowa—The Boone County Trails Advisory Committee is pleased to announce two new grant awards that will aid in their effort to expand hard-surface trails in Boone County.  The awards, made by the Leonard Good Trust to the Boone County Conservation Foundation, will amount to a total of $260,000. The first grant of $60,000 will […]

AMES, Iowa—On October 8, 2020 at 5:41 p.m., the Ames Police Department received a report of a male suffering from a gunshot wound at the Mary Greeley Medical Center emergency room. Officers arrived on scene and obtained information regarding the location of the shooting, which took place at Brookside Park at 1325 6th Street. Witnesses […]

Creamy Potato & Hamburger Soup 1 1/2 lbs lean ground beef 1 medium while onion, peeled and diced 1 large garlic clove, minced 6 cups chicken broth 6 cups Russet potatoes, peeled and diced 2 cups frozen vegetable mix 1 Tbsp dried basil 2 tsp dried parsley flakes 1 1/2 cups milk 2 Tbsp cornstarch […]

As of Thursday morning, all of Boone County is under a burn ban, until further notice.  Neither open burning nor recreational fires are allowed.