BOONE, Iowa—Margaret R. “Butch” (Lakin) Blank Uthe, age 98 of Boone, passed away on Friday, April 15, 2022 at the Boone County Hospital. Margaret was born on August 6, 1923 in Webster City, adopted by Ben and Nelda (Roushia) Lakin and lived in Clay County. She graduated from Lake Center School in 1941. She lived […]

BOONE, Iowa—Karen Lynn (Ray) Miller, age 64 of Boone, passed away on Friday, April 15, 2022 at the Israel Family Hospice House in Ames.Karen was born on August 10, 1957 in Boone, the daughter of Leonard and Kayneta (Wolf) Ray. She graduated from Boone High School in 1976.On December 18, 1976, Karen was united in […]

BOONE, Iowa—Ray Dean Hopkins, age 84 of Boone, passed away on Friday, April 15, 2022 at the Westhaven Community.Ray was born on June 29, 1937 in Boone, the son of Ray E. and Mary (Steffy) Hopkins. He attended Boone High School.Ray was united in marriage with Helen Walters on September 17, 1955 in Nevada. From […]

Bacon and Egg Breakfast Crescent Bake                                                             1- 8 ounce refrigerated crescent rolls 4 slices cheese 8 ounces bacon, fried, drained and crumbled 2 tablespoons onion, finely chopped 1/2 cup milk 6 large eggs 1/4-1/2 teaspoon celery salt 1/4 teaspoon black pepper Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Separate crescent dough into four large rectangles. Place two […]

LOCAL RESULTS FROM YESTERDAY   COLLEGE SOFTBALL DMACC over Marshalltown 27-7 and 25-5       LOCAL SCHEDULE FOR TODAY   HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS TENNIS Boone hosting Boone Invitational     HIGH SCHOOL BOYS TENNIS Boone at Grinnell     HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER Newton at Boone     COLLEGE SOFTBALL DMACC at Iowa Central […]

BOONE, Iowa—26 members of the Boone A&M FFA Chapter at Boone High School attended the 94th Iowa FFA Leadership Conference on April 11-12, 2022 at Iowa State University in Ames. Six members from Boone received their Iowa FFA Degree including: Chase Anderson, Karli Herrstrom, Nathan Lynch, Trent Overturf, Megan Stern, Trysten Ward. The Iowa FFA […]

DES MOINES, Iowa—The National Weather Service in Des Moines has provided updated information regarding the strong winds and increasing fire danger faced by much of the state today.                                         (contributed information, NWS)

BOONE, Iowa—Thomas Paul Sawyer, age 74 of Boone and formerly of California, died on Monday, April 11, 2022 at Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames. Tom was born on October 26, 1947 in Boone, the eldest son of John and Charlotte (Judge) Sawyer. He graduated from Sacred Heart High School in 1965 and attended Saint […]