DES MOINES, Iowa—This week, Governor Kim Reynolds announced eight recipients of the Iowa Health Careers Registered Apprenticeship Grant Program.  The Boone School Districts program was awarded over $410,000. The grant is expected to enhance and expand the existing program in the district. This program, based on the Nursing/Patient Care program at the Career Academy of Pella, follows an innovative […]

BOONE, Iowa—The Ames Economic Development Commission is pleased to announce that both the City of Boone and City of Collins have received funding for Downtown renovation projects. The Iowa Economic Development Authority has awarded both cities with $100,000, respectively, for projects that will transform an underutilized building into new commercial and residential space.Known as the News Republican Building, […]

BOONE, Iowa—Midland Power Cooperative welcomed a new director during the co-op’s annual meeting yesterday in Boone. Midland Power members elected Jim Vierkandt to the board as a director from district four. Vierkandt will fill the seat being vacated by retiring Director Charlie Gilbert, who is leaving the board after serving 24 years. Vierkandt resides near […]

BOONE, Iowa— Rail Explorers, featuring pedal-assisted railbikes, announced today the launch of the Rail Explorers: Boone IA Division at the Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad on July 21, 2022. This will be the first location in the Midwest and the fifth location in the Rail Explorers portfolio. Rail Explorers Boone IA joins sister locations including, Las Vegas, Nevada, Cooperstown, New York, The Catskills, New York, […]

LOCAL RESULTS FROM YESTERDAY HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL North Polk over Boone 9-1   HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL North Polk over Boone 14-2 5inn   LOCAL SCHEDULE FOR TODAY HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL Boone at Bondurant Farrar Panorama at Ogden   HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL Boone at Bondurant Farrar Panorama at Ogden (7:15pm on KWBG)

DES MOINES, Iowa—The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship has released the most recent fuel summary, heading into the July 4th Holiday Weekend. The price of regular unleaded gasoline fell 8 cents, averaging $4.62 across Iowa according to AAA. Crude Oil Summary The price of global crude oil rose this week on the West […]

BOONE, Iowa—Barbara Marie (Bush) Gibbs, 81, of Ogden, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, June 23, 2022, at the Hearthstone Memory Care Unit of the Eastern Star Masonic Home in Boone. Barb was born on August 19, 1940, in the back bedroom of her grandparents’ house in Missouri Valley, Iowa, to Richard Benjamin Bush and Catherine […]

BOONE, Iowa—Michael E. Swarts, 73, of Boone, Iowa, passed away at his home in Boone on Friday, June 24, 2022. He was born on October 16, 1948, in East Moline, Illinois, the son of Harold Eugene Swarts and Juanita Irene Skelton. On December 29, 1990, he married Sue A. Swarts at the Marion Street Methodist […]