DES MOINES, Iowa—Twenty-three Iowa locations in 16 different counties were awarded more than $1.1 million in cost-share grants from the Iowa Renewable Fuels Infrastructure Program (RFIP) during the latest quarterly application cycle. The RFIP helps fuel retailers provide higher blends of lower cost Iowa grown biofuels to consumers by incentivizing the installation, replacement and conversion of ethanol and biodiesel dispensing and […]

BOONE, Iowa—Mearl Reed, age 64 of Boone, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, February 28, 2023, with his family by his side. Mearl Herman Reed was born on July 21, 1958 in Story City, the son of Larry and Mary Ann (Hasstedt) Reed. He graduated from Boone High School in 1977. Following graduation, Mearl […]

BOONE, Iowa—More than 130 Fareway locations throughout Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, South Dakota, Missouri, and Illinois will be raising funds to empower the lives of children and adults living with muscular dystrophy, ALS and related neuromuscular diseases from February 27th though March 18th for the annual MDA Shamrocks campaign to benefit the mission of the Muscular Dystrophy Association […]

BOONE, Iowa—The Boone City Council will hold a public hearing at their meeting next Monday to consider an additional development agreement for the second phase of the housing project underway at 22nd and “P” Avenue on the northside of the city. The second phase calls for the construction of 30-apartments. BJF Boone Senior, LP is […]

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BOONE, Iowa—Shirley Shuey, age 89 of Boone and the Westhaven Community, passed away on Sunday, February 26, 2023. Born Shirley LaVonne Merrill on June 21, 1933 in Fort Dodge, the oldest of 9 children of Herbert R. and Ruth (Scott) Merrill. She graduated from Stratford High in 1951. On October 28, 1951, Shirley was united […]

BOONE, Iowa—Doyle Cox, age 84 of Boone and the Westhaven Community, passed away on Wednesday, February 22, 2023 at the Westhaven Community. Doyle Norman Cox was born on May 7, 1938 in Boone, the son of Woodrow and Alice (Staley) Cox. He attended Boone Public Schools. Doyle served in the Iowa National Guard. Doyle was […]

BOONE, Iowa—Campaigning at the local level has already begun for the Special Election on March 21st which will decide who the next Boone County Sheriff will be and who will be selected to fill a vacancy on the Boone City Council. Andrew Godzicki was appointed Sheriff the beginning of the year by the Boone County […]

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