BOONE, Iowa—Funeral arrangements have been set for 85 year old Donald D. Shirley of 1104 Country Club Drive, Boone, Iowa. He passed away on Monday, November 16, 2020. Donald was born December 21, 1934 in Belle Plaine, Iowa to Lloyd and Lulu Shirley. In the late 1940s the family moved to Algona, Iowa where Don […]

Crockpot Chicken Wild Rice Soup 3/4 cup wild rice, brown blend (Lundberg Farms) 1 lb chicken breast (cut in half) 1/2 small onion, minced 2 carrots, minced 2 celery stalks, minced 2 garlic cloves, minced 1 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 tsp pepper 1/2 tsp dried thyme 1/4 tsp dried sage 1/4 tsp dried rosemary 1 […]

BOONE, Iowa—A 31 year old Ames man was flown to Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines by Lifeflight, following a two vehicle accident on U.S. Highway 30 near Noble Hills Lane in Boone County Thursday evening.  According to the report from the Iowa State Patrol, a 2006 Jeep Wrangler, driven by Lochland James Monahan […]

BOONE, Iowa—The latest drought monitor report shows a slight improvement for Boone County.  Most of the county is considered abnormally dry with moderate drought conditions in the northwest part of the county, stretching into Greene and Webster Counties.                 (contributed information)

BOONE, Iowa—The Boone County Sheriff’s Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating 39 year old Jeremy Scot Quillen, Jr. of Boone and Madrid.  The department reports that he is wanted, with several warrants for his arrest. This includes the following: Failure to Appear Pretrial Conference –original charge Kidnapping 3rd Domestic Abuse Assault 3rd Offense […]

DES MOINES, Iowa—The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship released information on the weekly fuel prices Tuesday. The price of Natural gas rose 28 cents this week, currently at $2.88/MMbtu. Crude Oil Summary The price of global crude oil rose this week on the West Texas Intermediate (WTI) by $3.34 per barrel over last week, […]

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa—Hy-Vee, Inc., based in West Des Moines, Iowa, is voluntarily recalling two of its Hy-Vee Short Cuts vegetable mix products across its eight-state region (IL, IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, SD, and WI)  due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The potential for contamination was discovered during routine safety sampling at Hy-Vee’s Short […]

LOCAL RESULTS FROM YESTERDAY   HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL Boone over Nevada 60-57 (Boone 2-0)