BOONE, Iowa—For the past week and a half, welcome home ceremonies have been held for the nearly 2,900 members of the Iowa National Guard 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division. One of the first was held in Boone for members of the Headquarters and Headquarters Company. Not all the members returned home at that [...]

BOONE, Iowa—The Boone County Hospital Board of Trustees took time to review a report from the Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals this week. The DIA showed up for a surprise inspection on behalf of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid for Critical Access Hospitals. The report did not reveal any apparent deficiencies, but did [...]

BOONE, Iowa—Just as many are recovering from the street closings associated with the overnight stay by thousands of RAGBRAI participants, the City Council will give consideration Monday to the street closures for Pufferbilly Days, just over a month away. Pufferbilly Days is returning to downtown Boone after a three year run at the Boone County [...]

Nine Layer Chicken Dish by CK 9 slices bread, remove and reserve crusts 4-5 cups cooked chicken, boned and cubed 4 oz can mushrooms, stems & pieces, drained 1 cup water 1/2 cup mayo or salad dressing 9 slices Cheddar Cheese 4 eggs, beaten and combined with 1 tsp salt 10 3/4 can cream of [...]

CLASS 3A and 4A State Baseball Semifinals today 10 and 11 year old team from Boone wins state championship Cubs baseball vs St Louis tonight at 6:35pm on KWBG

Nine Layer Chicken Dish by CK 9 slices bread, remove and reserve crusts 4-5 cups cooked chicken, boned and cubed 4 oz can mushrooms, stems & pieces, drained 1 cup water 1/2 cup mayo or salad dressing 9 slices Cheddar Cheese 4 eggs, beaten and combined with 1 tsp salt 10 3/4 can cream of [...]

BOONE, Iowa—The Boone County Hospital recently completed a visit by the Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals. A preliminary review of the information received from the inspection will be discussed by the Hospital Board of Trustees Thursday evening. There were no substantial issues that were raised, but there were apparently a couple of minor compliance [...]

OGDEN, Iowa—The Ogden City Council will consider appointing former Mayor Mark Trueblood to fill a vacancy created with the death of Council Member Lyle Conklin earlier this month. City Administrator Donovan Olson had said that the Council was looking at making an appointment, which would be good until the next municipal election in November. He [...]

BOONE, Iowa—The arrival of RAGBRAI in Boone Tuesday did impact some of the city services. City Administrator Luke Nelson says the city water plant pumped an additional 100,000 gallons of water, not all that much considering the heat. The city water environment station received an additional 200,000 gallons water to be treated. Boone spent about [...]

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