BOONE, Iowa—Boone Public Works Director John Rouse told the City Council Monday that the derecho storm debris, that had been piled in the city owned detention basin north of 22nd Street, has been ground up and will now be hauled away over the next several days.  He said the contractor expects to be completed so […]

BOONE, Iowa—The Boone City Council received an update from the Boone School District on the status of the District’s plans to replace the Page and Lincoln Elementary buildings with a new building. It was actually more of an update on timing that anything which is something the Council had concerns about, especially if it involves […]

BOONE, Iowa—The Boone County Sheriff’s Department released information Monday about a body discovered at the High Trestle Trail Bridge over the weekend.  In a release on the Sheriff’s Department Facebook page, it was reported that Saturday, November 14th, a person called the Boone County 911 Communication Center to report a body underneath the High Trestle Trail […]

DES MOINES, Iowa—Governor Kim Reynolds has signed a new Public Health Disaster proclamation that imposes a number of additional public health measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19. These new measures will be effective at 12:01 a.m. on Tuesday, November 17 and will continue until 11:59 p.m. on December 10, 2020. To view a summary […]

BOONE, Iowa—Funeral arrangements are set for 88 year old Wayne Bray of Boone, Iowa.  He passed away at Westhaven Community in Boone on Thursday, November 12, 2020, where he resided for the past 2 years. A graveside service will be held Wednesday, November 18, 2020 at 1:00 p.m. at Bass Point Cemetery north of Boone, […]

BOONE, Iowa—Funeral arrangements have been set for 93 year old Russell C. Root of Boone, Iowa and formerly of Burnside, Iowa.  He passed away on Thursday, November 12, 2020 at the Israel Family Hospice House in Ames, Iowa. There will be no funeral service.  Burial will be held at the Fairview Cemetery, Dows, Iowa at […]

For the ninth day in a row, the Iowa Department of Public Health has identified more than 4,000 new cases of COVID-19.  On Sunday, the department reported 4,432 positive coronavirus tests, meaning almost 185,000 Iowans have contracted COVID-19 and 1,985 have died of coronavirus:  25 on Saturday, including four in Webster County and two from […]

The Salvation Army of Boone County, IA officially announces their 2020 Red Kettle Season theme “Rescue Christmas”. The Salvation Army of Boone officially started their 2020 Christmas Fundraising Season on November 1st, 2020. The traditional Red Kettles will be out from Friday, November 20th to Thursday, December 24th from 10:00am to 6:00pm. The Salvation Army […]

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