LOCAL RESULTS FROM YESTERDAY HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALLEarlham over Ogden 25-15, 25-16, 25-18 Woodward Granger over Madrid 24-26, 25-14, 25-16, 25-20 COLLEGE VOLLEYBALLIndian Hills over DMACC 27-25, 25-17, 25-14

AMES, Iowa—Walter Suza wants to do what George Washington Carver did — feed the hungry. And Suza, adjunct associate professor in Iowa State University’s Department of Agronomy and the new George Washington Carver Endowed Chair, has proven he knows how to do it. Suza’s role as chair started Aug. 15, following Andrew Manu, professor emeritus […]

BOONE, Iowa—After some contentious debate between Boone City Council members Terry Moorman and Elijah Stines, the Boone City Council did vote 4-to-3 to support an agreement that would make a $25,000 sponsorship grant available to “It Happened One Christmas Movie, LLC” the production group planning on making a movie in Boone. The council received information […]

BOONE, Iowa—Boone County Hospital is honored to announce our Wound and Hyperbaric Center (W&HC) is a recipient of RestorixHealth’s Patient Satisfaction Award.  Recipients of this award meet or exceed national patient satisfaction benchmarks over a set period of time.      RestorixHealth launched its Patient Satisfaction recognition award program to recognize those centers that have […]

DES MOINES, Iowa—The National Weather Service has provided updated information related to the ongoing heat wave. The Excessive Heat Warning continues through Thursday. (contributed information, NWS)

BOONE, Iowa—Janice Annette Miover, age 79, of Boone, passed away on Saturday, August 19, 2023 at her home in Boone. A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Thursday, August 24, 2023 at the Cornerstone Alliance Church.  Burial will be at a later date in the Orange Township Cemetery near Coon Rapids. Visitation […]

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DES MOINES, Iowa—Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly April through November. Additionally, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship provides a weather summary each week during this time. “Weather was mostly drier, […]