BOONE, Iowa—Lois Powers is the Coordinator for Keep Boone County Beautiful, the organization that oversees the award winning Dragoon River Romp. The 5th Annual Romp in mid-September had possibly the worst weather conditions yet, cold and rainy, with early morning strong thunderstorms. Powers says volunteers still showed up, more than a hundred were on the [...]

BOONE, Iowa—It’s been several years since the Boone Police Department has had enough personnel to designate one as a school resource officer. The topic has come up recently and discussions have been held between the Boone School District Administration and Boone Police Chief Bill Skare. Only a brief review has been presented to the Boone [...]

OGDEN, Iowa—Work continues on the Ogden Storm Sewer Project, a project aimed at diverting storm water away from the city’s sanitary sewer system. The $1.5-million dollar project is being mandated by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources as a solution to excessive water getting into the sewer plant. A second project will be considered by [...]

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Local Results from Last Night College VolleyballDMACC over #2 Iowa Lakes 19-25, 25-12, 25-20, 20-25, 15-11 (DMACC now 12-10) Local Schedule for Today High School VolleyballOgden at CMB High School Cross CountryBoone, Ogden and Madrid at Perry Invite

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BOONE, Iowa—After 21-years, the Boone County Hospital has officially turned the former Boone County “Y” building over to the “Y” of Greater Des Moines. When the Boone County YMCA ran into financial trouble in 1989, the Hospital acquired the building and operated it as Heartland Fitness Center. Since 2005, the “Y” of Greater Des Moines [...]

BOONE, Iowa—Boone City Administrator Luke Nelson says he will be meeting with representatives of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources and the Attorney Generals Office to discuss the status of the sanitary sewer rehabilitation work in Boone. The DNR had given the City a deadline of November 2010 to complete the work. That deadline is [...]

BOONE, Iowa—The Corporal Snedden Drive overpass project and the Boone County RISE application are competing for the same road space, the Industrial Park Road. The City Council has voted to move ahead with a plan to begin improvements on the road as part of the overpass project, and would like a transfer of jurisdiction. However, [...]

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