BOONE, Iowa—Last week, the Boone City Plan and Zoning Commission reviewed and forwarded a recommendation to the Boone City Council to approve the site plan for the Boone Schools Early Childhood Center at 1805 Hancock Drive. At the same time, city staff have been in talks with school personnel to keep updated on the need […]

BOONE, Iowa—Boone Public Works will complete snow removal from downtown Boone, Monday evening and the city’s Snow Ordinance has once again been put in place to facilitate the effort. The Snow Ordinance applies to the business district and will be implemented at 11:00 p.m. Any vehicle parked on the street in a business area could […]

BOONE, Iowa—HIRTA is excited to offer an exciting new program in Boone! We have a set weekly schedule to take group trips to the grocery stores. The day and time depends on which store you would like to visit. One of the biggest reasons riders should consider utilizing this program is to help HIRTA’s mission […]

Tickets are Available!  For the 2022 Boone Booster Club Banquet on Sat. Feb. 19 at the 1868 Farmhouse Tickets can be purchased from any Booster Club Member $50 – Ticket $500 -Table Sponsor for 8 *Check the attached flyer for additional information. Come enjoy a night of fun and Support your Toreadors! 2022 Boone Booster […]

LOCAL SCHEDULE FOR TODAY   HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS/BOYS BASKETBALL Glidden Ralston at Ogden (6pm on KWBG)

BOONE, Iowa—Last Thursday, Dr. Brian Mehlhaus, family practitioner for Boone County Family Medicine and Chairman of the Boone County Board of Health, told KWBG that an ongoing increase in the demand for COVID testing had depleted the availability of testing supplies. Friday, the Boone County Hospital released a similar notice: TO OUR PATIENTS We apologize […]

BOONE, Iowa— The Boone County Community Foundation reminds all 501(c)(3), not-for-profit, 107b unit of government and any potentially qualifying nonprofit civic organizations operating for the benefit of Boone County that the 2022 grant application deadline of 4 pm on February 4th is drawing near. The Boone County Community Foundation has received a $145,443 state award […]

BOONE, Iowa—Funeral arrangements have been set for Loren D. Appenzeller, 88, of Boone, Iowa. He passed away on Thursday, January 13, 2022, at Bethany Life in Story City. Loren was born April 1, 1933, in Corydon, Iowa, to Elmer and Hazel (Gordon) Appenzeller. His family moved to Stratford, Iowa, where he grew up on the […]