The Class 1A, No. 2, Madrid boys’ basketball team made a triumphant return to the state tournament with a victory over Ankeny Christian, 66-46, in a substate final Saturday, March 1, at the Knapp Center on the campus of Drake University in Des Moines. 

BOONE, Iowa—Students from Boone High School competed at the North Central District FFA Convention on Saturday, March 1, 2025 held at Charles City High School. Leadership Development Event, or LDE’s, competitions were held for the 40 FFA Chapters in north central Iowa along with business and awards sessions.LDE’s qualifying for State include:Chapter Program: Ashlyn Lovig, Jenna […]

LOGANSPORT, Iowa—Kelli LeAnn (Springer) Gregory, 45, of Logansport, passed away at home on Monday, February 24, 2025. She was born on September 11, 1979, in Boone, Iowa, the daughter of Leonard and Marsha (Browning) Springer. She was a graduate of Boone High School with the class of 1998. On June 17, 2023, Kelli married Donald […]

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BOONE, Iowa—Linda Ann Herrick, 80, of Boone, Iowa, passed away on Friday, February 28, 2025, at Westhaven Community in Boone. She had been a resident of Westhaven Community since 2020. She was born on October 1, 1944, in Boone, Iowa, the daughter of Charles and Donna (Daniel) Larson.Linda was a graduate of Boone High School. […]

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Friday, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) helped introduce legislation to advance the production of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and promote the role that Iowa agriculture plays in developing this future fuel.The Farm to Fly Act­ – led by U.S. Rep. Max Miller (R-OH) – would add a definition of SAF to USDA programs, advance SAF research […]

BOONE, Iowa—Boone County’s tourism efforts are in full swing as the travel show season remains busy, according to Kris Blocker, executive director of the Boone County Convention and Visitors Bureau. The BCCVB team has exhibited at shows in Kansas City, Mo., Schaumburg, Ill., Indianapolis, and Omaha, and La Crosse, Wis., so far in 2025 to […]

BOONE, Iowa—Boone County Attorney Matt Speers’ office releases a weekly update of cases handled by his office. This week, a Grand Junction man was found guilty by a Boone County jury on drug related charges and a second offence of OWI. Sentencing will be held at a later day. The court summary information is available […]