BOONE, Iowa—Lou LaVerne Jones, age 91 of Boone, passed away on Thursday, June 9, 2022 at the Israel Family Hospice House in Ames. Lou was born on November 12, 1930 in Boone County, the son of M.S. Stone and Ida Caroline (McDaniel) Jones. He was called up to active duty in 1950 to serve in […]

LOCAL SCHEDULE FOR TODAY   HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL Boone at Carlisle Ogden at Madrid     HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL Boone at Carlisle Ogden at Madrid (7:15pm on KWBG)

MADRID, Iowa—The Madrid Fire Department was called to the scene of a residential house fire in the 400 Block of East 9th Street about 1:40 Saturday morning. Additional details of the cause of the fire are under investigation with the State Fire Marshall. The identity of the deceased has not been released at this time. […]

DES MOINES, Iowa—The National Weather Service office in Des Moines has provided updated information about the possibility of strong thunderstorm activity that could affect Central Iowa this evening.                             (contributed information, NWS)

FAIRFAX, Virginia—Marinza Roosa, a student at Ogden High School, has been selected to represent Boone, IA as a National Youth Correspondent to the 2022 Washington Journalism and Media Conference at George Mason University. Roosa joins a select group of students from all over the country for an intensive study of journalism and media. Roosa was […]

Grandma Larson’s Elephant Ears 1 pkg dry yeast soaked in 1/4c luke warm water 2 cups flour 1 1/2 T sugar 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 cup oleo 1/2 cup milk, scalded and cooled 1 egg yolk 2 T softened butter 1 cup sugar 2 tsp cinnamon Melted butter Nuts? Mix flour, 1 1/2 T sugar […]

LOCAL RESULTS FROM YESTERDAY   HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL Boone over Bondurant Farrar 10-8 (Walk off grand slam by Kelsea Moorman) Des Moines Christian over Ogden 13-1 and 15-2 Earlham over Madrid 22-5 and 19-7     HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL Bondurant Farrar over Boone 5-3 Ogden over Des Moines Christian 3-2 and 5-3 Madrid over Earlham […]

BOONE, Iowa—Robert (Bob) Johnson, 81, of Boone, Iowa passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, June 4, 2022.  He was born on December 11, 1940 in Boone, Iowa the son of Bruce and Alma Johnson.  Bob graduated from United Community School in 1959 and Iowa State University in 1963.  After graduation he served in the […]

BOONE, Iowa—A full slate of eight community bands from across Iowa will perform at the 30th annual Iowa Municipal Band Festival from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, July 9, at Herman Park Pavilion in Boone. The Boone Municipal Band will premiere “Fantasy Variations” by Jeff Prater, professor of music at Iowa State University, during […]