Per the Boone Park Commission action from July 2014, unfilled urns or vases will be permitted to remain on grave sites at Boone’s Linwood Park Cemetery for 5 days before and 5 days after the observed (Monday holiday) of Memorial Day of each year. After which time cemetery employees will collect and dispose of them. […]

A Facebook plea went out yesterday from The Boone County Sheriff’s Office, as they were seeking assistance from the public with identifying the males shown in the pictures. This relates to a debit card fraud case. The plate displayed on the 2019 White Dodge Ram Bighorn truck appears to be concealing the original license plate. […]

From the City of Boone :  Linn St viaduct will be down to ONE lane in both directions today, Wednesday May 22, from 10 am to Noon. Please use alternate route.

DES MOINES, Iowa (May 20, 2019) – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig today commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly from April through November. “The weather challenges continued as many parts of the state received heavy rainfall late last week. Statewide we averaged 1.8” of […]

Over the next few years, high schools in Iowa will be required to have all students take a mandatory Financial Literacy class. Boone High School has been proactive in preparing our students for their future journey by offering this class over the last three years. This transition, however, will require them to offer a full […]

On this morning’s Tuned In Program, our guest will be Boone Mayor John Slight.  Mayor Slight will update us on what happened at last night’s Boone City Council meeting.  They had a number of public hearings and re-zoning requests.  In addition, there were a number of official appointments made.  Join us for Tuned In this […]

The Wellmark Foundation has notified 17 Iowa organizations they will receive Matching Assets to Community Health (MATCH) grants up to $100,000, contingent upon securing the matching funds. To ensure community support for these projects, organizations are challenged to match the award amount dollar-for-dollar. Organizations have until August 23 to secure their matching funds. Each of […]

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – The Iowa Governor’s STEM Advisory Council will begin accepting applications for the STEM BEST® Program starting today. Fifty STEM BEST® Programs have been awarded throughout Iowa over the past five years. These programs are creating excitement around the state as roles and responsibilities for meaningful activities are created and refined in […]

The following public meetings to be held on Monday evening.  A brief description of a few agenda items included. Boone County Board of Health at 5:30 in the BCH first floor conference room: updates about Public Health from Debi Pestotnik; Health and Sanitation report. Madrid City Council at 5:30:  public hearing on ordinances which establish […]