BOONE, Iowa—The 2023 Boone County Fair Princess Qyra Garrison has been selected the 2024 Boone County Fair Queen. Qyra is the daughter of Nicole Bollenbaugh and Jake Garrison and will be a senior at Ogden High School. She is President of the Ogden FFA Chapter and FFA North Central District Reporter. Bella Bryan, the daughter […]

Boone Little League’s Intermediate All Stars entered the day with hopes of earning a spot in the Little League World series. A match up of Iowa teams would leave Boone 1 game shy of this World Series goal as they fell to Iowa (Sergeant Bluff) 8-4 in a Central Region Semifinal game. Henry Wright, Duke Darby, Noah Gorman and […]

BOONE, Iowa—Earlier this year, efforts were underway to rejuvenate Boone County Search and Rescue. The effort focused on updating equipment, recruiting volunteers, and training those volunteers. Boone County Emergency Management Coordinator Chris Hayes and Boone County Sheriff Andy Godzicki have continued move ahead with those efforts. This week, Boone County Search and Rescue posted on […]

Perry, Iowa—Skip Winey, age 48, of Perry, Iowa, was taken to his heavenly home on Tuesday July 16, 2024. He was born on July 13, 1976 to David Winey and Bev Bjork. Skip grew up in the Denison area and enjoyed spending a lot of his growing up years with his Grandpa and Grandma Osterlund. […]

BOONE, Iowa—Bronda Fay Johnson, 71, of Boone, Iowa passed away on July 15, 2024, surrounded by her family. She was born in Decatur, Alabama on April 8, 1953, to James and Beatrice (McClendon) Henson. She attended school in the Waterloo area where she met the love of her life, Randy Johnson, and the two were […]

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Boone Little League’s Intermediate All Stars faced off in a Central Region Tournament game Wednesday afternoon. The game turned out to be an instant classic. Chase Wulf took the hill for Boone and exchanged scoreless frames until the 5th. Boone catcher Macon Robinson’s 2 out RBI double would put Boone up 1-0. Wulf’s gem would continue […]

Boone Little League’s Intermediate All Stars faced Indiana in a Central Region Tournament match up Tuesday in Ankeny. Boone got on the scoreboard first in the second inning as Ryder Hilsabeck scored on a Colton Ross Sacrifice fly. Noah Gorman would retire the first 6 Indiana batters in order and Boone  took a 1-0 lead into the […]