HULL, Iowa—Fareway Stores, Inc. hosted a groundbreaking ceremony today for a new Fareway store site in Hull. The new 10,600 square foot location will be located at the SW corner of Highway 18 & Division Street in Hull, Iowa. “Communities depend on a local grocer to offer high quality products and unmatched service,” said Fareway […]

BOONE, Iowa—The Boone County Secondary Roads Department has another one day construction project that will affect traffic on County Road E-52 or 250th Street, the upper entrance to the Ledges State Park. Work will reduce traffic to one lane in the construction area. Please use caution when traveling through a construction zone. (contributed press release, […]

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LOCAL RESULTS FROM YESTERDAY COLLEGE VOLLEYBALLDMACC over Southeastern 25-16, 25-23, 25-23 (DMACC head coach Danielle Lopez’s 50th career win) LOCAL SCHEDULE FOR TODAY HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS/BOYS CROSS COUNTRYBoone and Madrid at Iowa State Course (Ames)

BOONE, Iowa—Barbara (Brewer) Lilly, 95, of Boone passed away Monday, September 4, 2023, at the Eastern Star Masonic Home in Boone. A private family service will take place at Linwood Park Cemetery, Boone. Barbara was born January 5, 1928, in Chariton, Iowa, the daughter of Lyman and Olive (West) Brewer. She graduated from Chariton High […]

Boone, Iowa—Edward Jones Advisor Perry Overton of Boone has been named to the 2023 Forbes Top Next-Gen Wealth Advisors Best-in-State ranking by Forbes/SHOOK® Research. The list is comprised of more than 1,460 financial advisors nationwide, all under age 40. Overton ranked #4 in Iowa. Perry has served area investor for the past 10 years. “This […]

BOONE, Iowa—Carquest by Advance, an auto parts retailer that is part of the Advance Auto Parts family of brands, is celebrating its grand opening in Boone with a ribbon cutting event on Friday, Sept. 8, at 2 p.m. Located at 1115 SE Marshall Street, the store is owned and operated by new Carquest store partners, […]

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DES MOINES, Iowa—State Treasurer Roby Smith is celebrating College Savings Month by sharing the benefits of saving for education costs. “For College Savings Month, I’m reminding parents, grandparents, other relatives and friends that anyone can open a College Savings Iowa 529 Plan account to save for a student in their life. Chances are, you already […]