Congratulations to Lydia Dozier of Ogden!!  She was named the 2022 Boone County Outstanding 4H Youth!!!  Recognized for her dedication to 4H throughout her career, Lydia is pictured with the sponsors of this year’s award:  Roger Hammen of Midland Power Cooperative, & Nick Lenz and Ben Thomas of Vision Bank.  

BOONE, Iowa—Clear skies will allow temperatures to rise quickly Tuesday with air temperature expected to be well into the upper 90’s. Dew Point will also be high, into the upper 70’s which will give Central Iowa a tropical feel. The Heat Advisory will be in effect Tuesday afternoon and evening. URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE National […]

BOONE, Iowa—Rainfall Monday morning was reported at 1.2″ at the Boone Water Environment Station at 8:00 a.m. with additional rain falling after that. The initial was enough to lead to the closure of the Canyon Road at the Ledges State Park.  

BOONE, Iowa— Rail Explorers, featuring pedal-assisted railbikes, announced today the launch of the Rail Explorers: Boone IA Division at the Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad on July 21, 2022. This will be the first location in the Midwest and the fifth location in the Rail Explorers portfolio. Rail Explorers Boone IA joins sister locations including, Las Vegas, Nevada, Cooperstown, New York, The Catskills, New York, […]

LOCAL RESULTS FROM YESTERDAY HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL Boone over Newton 9-6 Pleasantville over Ogden 6-2 and 2-1 Madrid over Woodward Granger 6-5   HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL Boone over Humboldt 15-9 Ogden over Pleasantville 6-0 and 7-3 Woodward Granger over Madrid 13-3   LOCAL SCHEDULE FOR TODAY HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL North Polk at Boone   HIGH […]

LOCAL RESULTS FROM YESTERDAY HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL Carroll over Boone 15-5 5inn Woodward Granger over Ogden 12-6 West Central Valley over Madrid 4-3 8inn   HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL Boone over Carroll 13-0 5inn (Boone Coach Charlie Eastlund picks up career win #200) Woodward Granger over Ogden 7-0 Madrid over West Central Valley 10-1     […]

LOCAL RESULTS FROM YESTERDAY HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL Ogden over Madrid 5-4 Saydel over Boone 4-3 8inn HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL Ogden over Madrid 3-0     LOCAL SCHEDULE FOR TODAY HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL Boone at Winterset Woodward Granger at Ogden Grandview Christian at Madrid HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL Boone at Winterset Woodward Granger at Ogden  

BOONE, Iowa—In early 2022, the Pufferbilly Days™ Steering Committee invited the community to submit design and theme ideas for the 2022 festival. “Let the Good Times Roll”, submitted by Alexis Gill of Boone, was the theme selected for this year’s event. Alexis Gill grew up traveling to visit family in Boone and always attended the […]

LOCAL RESULTS FROM YESTERDAY HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL Boone over Nevada 7-6 Interstate-35 over Madrid 12-0 and 14-0 Earlham over Ogden 7-6 Ogden over Earlham 5-2   HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL Boone over Perry 13-3 Interstate-35 over Madrid 10-1 and 3-2 Ogden over Earlham 10-0 and 6-5 (Ogden head Coach Dick Smith picks up career coaching win […]

DES MOINES, Iowa—The National Weather Service office in Des Moines has issued a Flood Warning for Boone, Dallas, Greene and Story Counties. Flood Warning National Weather Service Des Moines IA 657 AM CDT Wed Jun 15 2022 …FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON… …REPLACES FLASH FLOOD WARNING… * WHAT…Flooding caused by […]