BOONE, Iowa—Barry Wayne Lucas of Boone, Iowa, passed away peacefully on Aug 8, 2024. Barry was born on December 26, 1954, in Muscatine, Iowa, to Clyde William and Haroldyne Mae (Troxel) Lucas. The oldest of three, he led his siblings on many adventures along and around the Mississippi River, sometimes narrowly dodging trouble. He attended […]

BOONE, Iowa—The Boone Community School District has released the following statement today: “On Tuesday, August 6, the district was notified that Mr. McPartland decided to withdraw his name from consideration for the district’s interim athletic director position. He will continue serving as a dedicated teacher within our district, and we are thankful for his ongoing […]

DES MOINES, Iowa—The Iowa Environmental Council’s Weekly Water Watch lists a total of 16 beaches with an advisory this weekend. 15 have an E. coli Advisory and one with a Microcystin Advisory. The data is collected by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources for state beaches. City and County beach information also available from a […]

August 30th Boone at Knoxville (6:45pm pregame)  September 6th Ogden at Manson NW Webster (6:15pm pregame)  September 13th Des Moines Hoover at Boone (6:45pm pregame)  September 20th Lynnville Sully at Madrid (6:15pm pregame)   September 27th Woodward Granger at Ogden (6:15pm pregame)  October 4th Indianola at Boone (6:15pm pregame)   October 11th Boone at DSM North (6:15pm […]

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State has announced its women’s basketball non-conference schedule for the 2024-25 season. The schedule features nine home contests to be played in Hilton Coliseum. The Cyclones will play five-straight home games to open the season, including a preseason exhibition game against Central College on October 30, before their regular season opener […]

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BOONE, Iowa—Fareway Stores, Inc. partnered with Variety – the Children’s Charity to conduct the seventh annual Round Up at the register in July at all 139 store locations, raising a total of $151,089.86 for Variety – the Children’s Charity. On Saturday, August 3rd, Fareway presented a check to Variety at the Fareway Family Night at […]

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DES MOINES, Iowa—The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship has released the weekly fuel report. The price of regular unleaded gasoline fell 1 cent, averaging $3.23 across Iowa according to AAA. Crude Oil Summary The price of global crude oil fell this week on the West Texas Intermediate (WTI) by $2.86 per barrel over […]