BOONE, Iowa—Funeral arrangements are being held for 78 year old Constance Frances Dennis of Boone, Iowa. She passed away at Windsor Manor in Webster City, Iowa on January 6, 2021.  She had been a resident at the Windsor Manor in Webster City since June of 2016.    Connie was born on August 16, 1942 in […]

STRATFORD, Iowa—Funeral arrangements are set for 85 year old Sharyl M. (Green) Kirby of Stratford Specialty Care, Stratford, Iowa and formerly of Boone, Iowa.  She passed away on Tuesday, January 5, 2021 at Stratford Specialty Care. Visitation will be held on Friday, January 22, 2021 from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. at the Schroeder-Reimers Memorial […]

Site, spectator, viewing information for February’s state meet and state qualifying meets   Following venue and event format changes due to COVID-19, the 2021 IHSAA State Swimming Championships are now scheduled for Saturday, February 13 at Linn-Mar High School in Marion. Next month’s meet had previously been set for a two-day preliminary and final format at the […]

LOCAL SCHEDULE FOR TODAY   HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING Bondurant Farrar, Woodward Granger and Perry at Boone Ogden vs Audubon, Greene County and Southeast Valley at Burnside     HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS/BOYS BASKETBALL Boone at Bondurant Farrar     HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL Ogden at South Hamilton     HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SWIMMING Grinnell at Boone

DES MOINES, Iowa—Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig reminds farmers and landowners who plant cover crops to apply for the state’s cover crop crop insurance discount program by Jan. 15, 2021. Applicants may be eligible for a $5 per acre discount on their spring crop insurance premiums. Farmers can sign up now for the cover […]

DES MOINES, Iowa—Agricultural producers and private landowners interested in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) can now sign up for the popular program until Feb. 12, 2021. The competitive program, administered by USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA), provides annual rental payments for land devoted to conservation purposes. “This signup for the Conservation Reserve Program gives producers and landowners […]

Monday January 4th the DMACC Volleyball and Women’s and Men’s Basketball teams returned to practice in anticipation of their upcoming seasons. Fans will not be permitted to watch games in person during the month of January, but that could change in February. A link to find DMACC’s schedules is posted below   https://www.dmaccbears.com/landing/index     […]

BOONE, Iowa—The Ledges State Park Annual Public Meeting is going virtual this year. It will give viewers a chance to see some of the projects and challenges faced at Ledges in 2020; along with highlighting the dedicated volunteers that help make this such a great state park. Staff will also look ahead to 2021 and […]