BOONE, Iowa—The apparent winner and new Representative for House District 48 will be Chad Behn. Behn picked up 9,122 votes on Tuesday and leads Penny Vossler who had 5,530 votes. A portion of Story County remains to be tabulated. The results are unofficial until canvased by the Boone County Supervisors next week. Behn will replace […]

BOONE, Iowa—State Senator Jesse Green picked 9,171 votes in Boone County Tuesday in his effort to return for another term in the Iowa Senate. Challenger Margaret Liston received 5,557 votes. Senate District 24 also includes Green and Guthrie Counties and portions of Dallas and Story Counties.

BOONE, Iowa—Boone County voters have decided to return Erich Kretzinger to the Boone County Board of Supervisors. Kretzinger collected 8,076 votes in the unofficial returns released Tuesday evening. He was followed by Scott Longhorn who picked up 6,922 votes. Brian Reimers finished third with 6,823 votes. Results are unofficial until canvased by the Boone County […]

BOONE, Iowa—Unofficial elections results from Tuesday’s General Election show that Boone residents did not support a proposed bond issue that would have provided a portion of the funding for a recreational complex. There were 3,294 No votes and 3,071 Yes votes. The bond issue would have have required a 60% majority.

BOONE, Iowa—The Boone City Council voted 5-1 to extend open burning in the community until November 27th. Under the current ordinance, open burning during the fall ends on November 15th. Council Members supporting the extension noted the extended Burn Ban that was lifted county-wide last Friday by agreement of all the Fire Chiefs. Then it […]

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MADRID, Iowa—Clinton Sealine, 90, of Madrid, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, October 31, 2024, at the Madrid Home in Madrid. He was born on June 29, 1934, in Marion Township, the son of Reuben and Edna (Nelson) Sealine. He graduated from Stanhope High School. On August 9, 1959, Clinton married Marlene Sesker at The First […]

BOONE, Iowa—LeRoy Arthur Hamilton, 90, of Boone, passed away Sunday, November 3, 2024 in his home. LeRoy was born September 12, 1934, in Boone, the son of Merle and Beulah (Knight) Hamilton. He attended school in Boone and graduated from Boone High School in 1952. LeRoy met Joan Logsdon in high school and asked her […]

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. “After a long stretch […]