DES MOINES, Iowa—The Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) has confirmed two cases of the COVID-19 variant, SARS-CoV-2 B.1.617 in Iowa. This variant is also referred to as the India variant because it was first detected there. We are still learning about the characteristics of this strain. B.1.617 is not designated as a “variant of […]

BOONE, Iowa—Congratulations to Brianne Wessels, ARNP, for being named “One of Iowa’s Great 100 Nurses”.  Brianne is a PRN provider at the Boone County Family Medicine Walk-In Clinic.  She also works in the Boone County Hospital Emergency Room PRN.  In addition, she is part-time as a Trauma Program Manager at Mary Greeley Medical Center. The […]

BOONE, Iowa—Changes at the Boone County Landfill have led to changes in the list of items taken free of charge during the planned Boone City Wide Clean-up in June.  The city will no longer take televisions, computer monitors or computer towers.  They are now considered appliances at the landfill and there will be an associated […]

DES MOINES, Iowa—Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced that farmers and landowners can sign up now for state cost share funds to help adopt soil health and water quality practices. The funding can be used for in-field management practices, including planting cover crops, transitioning acres to no-till/strip-till soil management, or applying a nitrification inhibitor. “2020 […]

BOONE, Iowa—Funeral arrangements have been set for 90 year old Kenneth McCabe of Boone, Iowa. Beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather Kenneth Paul McCabe, age 90, of Boone, Iowa passed away peacefully at home on Friday, April 30, 2021. He was born in the small town of Madelia, MN, on November 9, 1930, the 7th […]

BOONE, Iowa—The Boone County Road Department has announced that the Union Pacific Railroad is continuing to do crossing maintenance in Boone County this week.  The Railroad has closed the crossing at “V” Avenue through Thursday and plans to close XL Avenue from Thursday through Saturday.  Both crossings are in eastern Boone County just west of […]

BOONE, Iowa—Funeral arrangements are set for 83 year old Harold Kline of Boone, Iowa.  He passed away Sunday, May 2, 2021 at his home on his acreage, as he always wanted it to be. Visitation will be held from 5:00 until 7:00 P.M. on Wednesday, May 5, 2021 at the Schroeder-Reimers Memorial Chapel at Sixth […]

BOONE, Iowa—Boone Public Works has announced that garbage trucks will be permitted to use alleyways for garbage collection.  This affects residents that have had garbage collection in the alley, but had the service altered when the city put a ban on garbage trucks in the alleys due to the spring thaw.

Saturday’s finals sessions will be split and spectators will be ticketed through qualifying participants due to capacity restrictions at this month’s IHSAA & IGHSAU State Track & Field Championships in Des Moines. The three-day co-ed meet will remain at Drake Stadium on its previously announced dates: Thursday, May 20, and Friday, May 21, with finals […]