BOONE, Iowa—Barbara Diane Kingsbury was born January 8, 1954, at Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames, Iowa, the daughter of Bonita and Carrol Kingsbury. She was their third daughter, joining Marcelyn and Rosalie. Later, little brother Ronald came along. Barbara passed away Wednesday, November 13, 2024 at the Israel Family Hospice House in Ames. Barbara […]

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LOCAL SCHEDULE FOR TODAY  MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL  Marshalltown at DMACC 

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BOONE, Iowa—Last week was a Veterans Week locally. The Annual Veterans Days Ceremony was held at the Linwood Park Cemetery on Monday, November 11th. It was a little cool with wind out of the north, but there was still a good turnout to hear from Wyatt Chidester, Captain USN (Retired). Tuesday, many veterans gathered at […]

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. “Even as harvest winds […]

BOONE, Iowa—Lovey Mae Mondt, 97, of Boone, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, November 14, 2024, at Eastern Star Masonic Home in Boone. She was born on August 20, 1927, in Boone, Iowa, the daughter of Charles F. Budd and Helen Louise (Patten) Budd. She graduated from Boone High School in 1945. On June 8, 1947, […]

The Madrid football team had a rematch of last year’s Class A semi-final game as it faced West Hancock Friday, November 14, at the UNI Dome in Cedar Falls. The outcome was similar as the Eagles again topped the Tigers, 50-35.