BOONE, Iowa—Charles “Charlie” Lee Shadle, 75 of Boone, passed away on Thursday, June 16, 2022 at his home. Charlie was born the son of Ronald and Bernice (Davis) Shadle on May 15, 1947, in Boone. He graduated from Boone High School in 1966. On July 10, 1967, Charlie was united in marriage with Sandra “Sam” […]

BOONE, Iowa—Thomas K. Rose, age 79 of Boone, passed away on Saturday, June 18, 2022 with his family by his side. Tom was born on August 28, 1942 in Boone, the son of Dean and Virginia (Anderson) Rose. He graduated from Boone High School in 1960. Tom and Sandi met when she was 14 and […]

BOONE, Iowa—Larry Dean Edwards, age 82 of Boone, passed away on Thursday, June 16, 2022 at the Eastern Star Masonic Home in Boone. Larry was born on March 5, 1940 at the family home in rural Orient, IA, the son of Louis F. and Reba (Steward) Edwards. He graduated from the Richland Township School in […]

BOONE, Iowa—The Salvation Army, Boone Corps has announced that their food pantry will be closed this week due to COVID. The food pantry is expected to be reopen for usual operations next week.                

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DES MOINES, Iowa—The Iowa Environmental Council’s Weekly Water Watch includes a listing of advisories issued for three beaches. The information is made available by data from the Iowa DNR. There are 3 beach advisories for the week of 6/17: 3 Beaches with an E. coli-related Advisory:Beed’s Lake Beach (Hampton, Franklin County, IA)*Lower Pine Lake Beach (Eldora, Hardin County, […]

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Thursday, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) voted for a bipartisan package to bolster Iowa’s biofuels industry, allow for year-round E-15 sales, strengthen agricultural and food system supply chains, and invest in groundbreaking precision agriculture technologies. The package includes five pieces of legislation that Feenstra helped introduce: The Year-Round Fuel Choice Act, which allows E-15 and […]

AMES, Iowa – Selling food to the public is a big responsibility. Numerous state and federal laws are in place to keep the public safe and assure that important food safety protocols are followed. However, navigating all of the dos and don’ts can be a challenge. Depending on what exactly is being sold, and how […]

MADRID, Iowa—Roberta “Bobbi” Lynn (Riordan) Carlson, age 61 of Madrid, passed away on Wednesday, June 15, 2022 at UnityPoint- Iowa Methodist in Des Moines. Bobbi was born on September 8, 1960 in Boone, the eldest daughter of Robert and Janice (Neely) Riordan. She graduated from Boone High School in 1979. Bobbi was united in marriage […]