Ryder Eklund and Landon Alexander of Ogden both lost in the first round and the consolation rounds of the Iowa High School Athletic Association State Wrestling Championships in Des Moines. 

Ajay Braddock and Brody Warrick are still wrestling in the consolation rounds of the Iowa High School Athletic Association State Wrestling Championships in Des Moines.  Trent Eckard and Mason Oostenink both lost in the first round and second consolation round and are done competing.

The Boone girls’ basketball team ended its season at Newton Wednesday, February 19, with a 41-37 loss. 

The Boone boys’ basketball team lost to Nevada, 64-48, Monday, February 17, at Boone in non-conference play. 

BOONE, Iowa—Boone officials encourage residents contacted by surveyors this weekend to participate with information needed to complete a competitive grant application.

BOONE, Iowa—Edward “Ed” Stevens, 77, of Boone, passed away Wednesday, February 19, 2025, at his home.Following Ed’s wishes, cremation has taken place. A celebration will be held at a later date.Ed was born February 8, 1948, in Stratford, the son of Kenneth and Velma (Phipps) Stevens. He attended school in Stratford and graduated from Stratford […]

BOONE, Iowa—Robert “Bobby” Milton Lager, 75, of Logan, Iowa, died on February 18th, 2025, at the Eastern Star Masonic Home in Boone. He was the oldest of 11 born to Milton and Clare Lager in Boone, Iowa, on November 16, 1949. The family later moved back towards Logan and settled in Missouri Valley, where he […]

DES MOINES, Iowa—The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship has released the weekly fuel report and the price of regular unleaded gasoline rose 6 cents, averaging $3.01 across Iowa according to AAA.Crude Oil SummaryThe price of global crude oil rose this week on the West Texas Intermediate (WTI) by $.60 per barrel over last […]

DES MOINES, Iowa—The National Weather Service Office in Des Moines is expecting another night of bitter arctic cold and a Cold Weather Advisory for portions of west/west central will be in effect from midnight tonight to 9 AM Friday. Our prolonged period of below zero wind chills are forecast to improve on Saturday. Tonight into […]