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BOONE, Iowa—Joan Marie (Newland) Buechler – Sigmund, 88, of Boone, Iowa, passed away on Sunday, August 11, 2024, at Westhaven Community in Boone. She was born on February 8, 1936, in Woodward, Iowa, the daughter of Henry and Anna (Aulich) Newland. She graduated from Boone High School in 1954. In 1955, Joan married Richard Carter, […]

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. “Iowans flocked to Des […]

The Iowa High School Athletic Association and Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union have collaborated to reduce spring schedule congestion by moving boys’ golf and girls’ tennis to the fall sport seasons starting in the 2025-26 school year. The changes address decades-long concerns from member schools over scheduling and were approved by both the IHSAA’s […]

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BOONE, Iowa—Brian G. Gustafson, 78, of Boone, passed away Saturday, August 10, 2024, surrounded by his family and friends, at the Israel Family Hospice House in Ames. Brian was born November 30, 1945, in Boone, the son of Paul and Elizabeth (McMahon) Gustafson. He attended school and graduated from Jordan High School with the Class […]

HAVELOCK, Iowa – Unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) or remotely piloted or operated aircraft are seeing an increase in agricultural applications including but not limited to plant growth monitoring, plant health imagery and land surveying and terrain analysis. One new area of growth is pesticide spraying. In the past, pilots have operated fixed-wing aircraft or helicopters […]

BOONE, Iowa—Boone Public Works released an update on the progress being made on the Story Street Mill and Overlay Project. The past week was spent doing concrete work on the west side of Story Street from Mamie Eisenhower to 9th Street. Next week the schedule calls for asphalt work and the final work on manholes […]