BOONE, Iowa—This week is Severe Weather Awareness Week, held every year as we enter the spring and summer storm season. Severe Weather Awareness Week is held to remind the public about the hazards faced during weather events, keeping updated on forecasts, knowing about watches, warnings and advisories and how they affect you and your family […]

BOONE, Iowa—The Office of Boone County Attorney Matt Speers has updated case information handled by his office in the past two weeks. Several cases involved imposing sentences as a result of probation violations. The update is usually released weekly on the Boone County Attorney Facebook page.

CLIVE, Iowa — A central Iowa woman said she couldn’t believe her luck after scratching off a $150,000 lottery prize. “It doesn’t seem real yet,” Penny Miller said on Monday as she claimed her prize at lottery headquarters in Clive. “We were looking at the ticket every hour. We thought we were going to wake […]

BOONE, Iowa—The Boone County Road Department has a second bridge replacement project beginning today. This project was originally scheduled for late in 2024, but bids far exceeded the estimated costs. The plans were reworked and have incorporated Boone County Standards which is expected to make the project more affordable. The Boone County Road Department Notification: […]

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BOONE, Iowa—The Boone County Hospital welcomes Megan Sloat, Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM), to the Boone County Hospital Medical Staff and the Madrid Family Practice Clinic.  Beginning in April, she will be providing family medicine, obstetrics and women’s health.  She received her Master of Science in Nursing from Yale University School of Nursing, New Haven, CT. […]

BOONE, Iowa—The Boone County Road Department has announced the planned detour that will be in place during the closure of County Road E-18 or 130th Street at Pilot Mound for a culvert replacement project. The project was expected to start March 10th but was delayed to March 24th and could take up to three months […]

BOONE, Iowa—Mandated Public Hearings on Proposed Tax Levy Rates for the next fiscal year will begin this week and the Boone, Madrid and Ogden School District’s will be first with hearings on Monday. For the Boone School District the hearing will be at 5:00 p.m. in the Board Room at Boone High School, Madrid School […]

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HULL, Iowa—This week, U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) helped introduce the Preserve Access to Rapid Ambulance Emergency Medical Treatment Act – the PARA–EMT Act for short – which would establish a grant program for rural communities to recruit, train, and retain paramedics and emergency medical technicians. According to the Health Resources and Services Administration, the United States will face […]