BOONE, Iowa—Larry Young, 74, of Boone, Iowa, passed away on December 11, 2023. He was born April 8, 1949, at the Boone County Hospital the son of Errett Young and Anita Porter. On October 24, 1976, he married Sherrin Thies at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa. Larry attended Boone High School. He was […]

BOONE, Iowa—Boone Mayor John Slight is concluding 20 years as Boone’s Mayor. Slight did not seek re-election this year, saying it’s time for others to handle the business of the city. Several department heads congratulated the Mayor and former City Employees returned to congratulated the outgoing Mayor. Former City Administrator Luke Nelson, now Administrator in […]

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BOONE, Iowa—Chad Behn announces he will be seeking the Republican nomination for Iowa House District 48. The district represents Boone County and portions of western Story County. Behn was born and raised in rural Boone County. He grew up on a farm and graduated from Boone High School. He then went on to graduate from […]

LOCAL SCHEDULE FOR TODAY HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS/BOYS BASKETBALL Madrid at Ogden (6pm on KWBG) Carlisle at Boone HIGH SCHOOL BOYS WRESTLING Boone at Ogden

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BOONE, Iowa—Linda A. Erickson,76, of Boone, passed away unexpectedly with her family by her side, Friday, December 15, 2023, at Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. Linda was born May 11, 1947, the daughter of Robert and Agnes (Flynn) Cattanach, Sr.  To meet Linda, […]

106 Caleb Wisecup (16-3) placed 4th and scored 18.0 team points. Champ. Round 1 – Caleb Wisecup (Ogden) 16-3 received a bye () (Bye) Quarterfinal – Caleb Wisecup (Ogden) 16-3 won by fall over Jaxsen Vestal (Southeast Polk) 8-3 (Fall 3:03) Semifinal – Drake Howard (Sergeant Bluff) 16-7 won by fall over Caleb Wisecup (Ogden) […]