BOONE, Iowa—Heart of Iowa Habitat for Humanity is pleased to introduce Lindsay Lynch as Associate Director.                       Working from Habitat’s office in downtown Boone, Lindsay will have primary responsibility for leading volunteers and donors serving Boone County families in need of safe, healthy and affordable […]

BOONE, Iowa—Boone Public Works has been able to maintain their mosquito spraying schedule, every Tuesday and Thursday evening at dusk.  Once again, residents will be able to hear the spraying this evening, weather permitting.  Efforts are made to keep on the regular schedule because of so many outdoor activities, including this Saturday’s 28th Annual Iowa […]

BOONE, Iowa—The Boone County Sheriff’s Department and Boone County Search and Rescue responded to a call about a possible missing boater on Wednesday evening, west of Boone on the Des Moines River.  Authorities report that the call was received in the communication center about 8:20 p.m.  A witness saw a boat sink the area.  Search […]

BOONE, Iowa—The Iowa Department of Transportation will hold another public information meeting this afternoon and evening to discuss proposed improvement to Iowa 17 east of Boone and north of U.S. 30.  Residents in the immediate area refer to this as a proposed overpass project on Iowa 17 east of Boone.  This is the third developmental […]

BOONE, Iowa—Iowa State University Extension and Outreach is conducting farmland leasing meetings across 12 different sites in Central Iowa during late July and August. Meeting sites include Boone, Gladbrook, Newton, Adel, Grinnell, Altoona, Nevada, Indianola, Greenfield, Winterset, Marshalltown and Knoxville and are coordinated by county ISU Extension and Outreach offices. The discussion will focus on […]

DES MOINES, Iowa—The weekly price report on fuels from the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship showed a decline in ethanol prices.  According to the report, the price of wholesale ethanol dropped $.09 this week, and is currently priced at $1.49 per gallon. Crude Oil Summary The price of global crude oil rose this […]

BOONE, Iowa—Summer time is a difficult time for local food pantries.  Donations are not as readily available and demand has not been decreasing.  Lt. James Beardsley with the Salvation Army, Boone Corps says the free summer lunch program served up to youth 18 and younger is a great benefit, but it still falls short of […]

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An off-duty county jailer who had been drinking caused fear when he brandished a handgun during a brawl at a crowded car show at the Iowa State Fairgrounds, witnesses and police said Tuesday. John McCormick, 45, pulled out the concealed weapon Saturday night at the 28th Speedway Motors Heartland Nationals […]