PILOT MOUND, Iowa—A funeral service has been set for 79-year old Maxine Duncan of rural Pilot Mound, Iowa. The service will be held Friday, June 3rd at 10:30 AM at the Schroeder Memorial Chapel at 6th and Marshall Streets in Boone, Iowa. Burial will be held at the Pilot Mound Cemetery in Pilot Mound, Iowa. [...]

BOONE, Iowa—Funeral arrangements have been set for 72-year old Ed ‘Mac’ McAlpine of Boone, Iowa. A Memorial Service will be held Wednesday, June 1st at 7:30 PM at the Schroeder Memorial Chapel at 6th and Marshall Streets in Boone, Iowa. Following Ed’s wishes, his body has been cremated. A Graveside Service and burial of the [...]

Fruit Pizza by BDM Crust:Make sugar cookie recipe per directions or use purchased, ready to bake sugar cookie dough. Spray a small pizza pan or 9 by 13 inch baking dish with baking spray and line with cookie dough. Bake at 350˚ for about 10 minutes or until lightly browned. Let cool. Filling:Melt ½ a [...]

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Fruit Pizza by BDM Crust:Make sugar cookie recipe per directions or use purchased, ready to bake sugar cookie dough. Spray a small pizza pan or 9 by 13 inch baking dish with baking spray and line with cookie dough. Bake at 350˚ for about 10 minutes or until lightly browned. Let cool. Filling:Melt ½ a [...]

BOONE, Iowa—As expected, the Boone County Hospital Board of Trustees approved two contracts Thursday, hiring two practitioners for Boone County Family Medicine. Dr. Wahid Riad from Waterloo is expected to begin in August and Dr. Jason Sheffler, currently in Minnesota, is expected to begin January 2012. The need to recruit additional doctors is continuing. Dr. [...]

BOONE, Iowa—The Boone County Veterans Council has put together the annual Memorial Day Ceremony for Boone area residents. The Boone Ceremony will be held at the G.A.R. Plot at the Linwood Park Cemetery Monday at 10:30 AM. Boone Attorney Richard T. Jordan will deliver the address. Other participants will be the American Legion Auxiliary, VFW [...]

BOONE, Iowa—The Clean up Crew will be in Boone Saturday morning for the annual Household Hazardous Waste Clean-up event. Volunteers will join the Clean up Crew at the northeast parking lot on the DMACC Boone Campus. Residents may drop off acceptable materials between 9:oo AM and 11:00 AM. There’s no charge to bring items to [...]

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BOONE, Iowa—A funeral service has been set for 83-year old Ross Needham of the Westhaven Community in Boone, Iowa and formerly of rural Boone, Iowa. The service will be held Saturday, May 28th at 11:00 at the Chapel of the Westhaven Community in Boone, Iowa. Burial will be held at the Glenwood Cemetery in Ogden, [...]