BOONE, Iowa—Tuesday’s Primary Election, used to set the General Election Ballot in November for Democratic, Libertarian and Republican candidates, had a pretty low voter turnout. Just under 1,300 ballots were cast for the three parties. That’s roughly a 6.5 % voter turnout. The race that drew the most votes was the Republican slate of candidates […]

BOONE, Iowa—Janice “Jan” Kanne, 86, of Boone, passed away Monday, June 3, 2024, at Brio of Johnston. Visitation will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. Friday, June 7, 2024, at The Church of the Sacred Heart, 915 12th Street, Boone, with a Rosary at 7:00 P.M. Her Funeral Mass will be held at 10:00 […]

BOONE, Iowa—A new partnership has given Fareway Stores access to the benefits of solar power as Alliant Energy placed the one-megawatt Fareway Solar Field into service last week. The project consists of nearly 2,000 solar panels at the grocery chain’s distribution center in the Boone Industrial Park.  The energy company will own, operate and maintain the Fareway Solar Field as […]

BOONE, Iowa—The Boone City Council has voted to not adopt an Urban Chicken Ordinance. The action was taken during the Boone City Council meeting Monday evening, following a recommendation by the Policy, Administration, and Employee Relations Committee to not adopt the ordinance. Committee Members Linda Williamson and David Byrd voted not to support the proposed […]

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LOCAL RESULTS FROM YESTERDAY  HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL  Boone over Carroll 17-7 5inn  Ogden over Woodward Granger 5-4  West Central Valley over Madrid 6-2  HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL  Boone over Carroll 5-4  Ogden over Woodward Granger 3-2  Madrid over West Central Valley 10-0 5inn  LOCAL SCHEDULE FOR TODAY  HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL  Boone at Norwalk  Ogden at Panorama  […]

LEWIS, Iowa – The annual spring field day at Iowa State University’s Armstrong Research and Demonstration Farm in Lewis, Iowa, will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 27. The field day will feature Iowa State University Extension and Outreach experts, who will speak on a variety of current crop and planting practices […]

BOONE, Iowa—Tuesday is Primary Election Day in Iowa. The primary election is held for members of the political parties to nominate candidates for the General Election. There are three political parties in Iowa: the Democratic Party, the Libertarian Party, and the Republican Party. Winners of the primary election will have their names automatically placed on […]

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. “May 2024 will go […]