3-2-1 CAKE   Mix any dry cake mix with an angel food cake mix.  Mix thoroughly.   In a microwave cup mix:   3 tbps of mix 2 tbps of water   Microwave 1 minute.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP)- The San Francisco Giants stretched their lead in the NL West to three games over the idle L.A. Dodgers after beating the Atlanta Braves 5-2 at AT&T Park last night. The loss dropped the Braves six and a-half games back of Washington in the NL East. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP)- – Alex [...]

LOCAL RESULTS FROM LAST NIGHT HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL Colo-NESCO over Madrid 25-20   25-18 Madrid over Colfax-Mingo  25-16   24-26   15-9   LOCAL SCHEDULE FOR TONIGHT HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL Ogden at Woodward Granger (6pm Pregame on KWBG) Carlisle at Boone Madrid at Des Moines Christian

BOONE, Iowa—The Boone County Board of Supervisors this week, selected Assistant County Attorney Adria Kester to succeed Jim Robbins as the Boone County Attorney.  Robbins resigned the position earlier this month, effected 11:59 PM Thursday evening.  The timing was important because it automatically includes the vacancy in the November General Election.  In the meantime, the [...]

PILOT MOUND, Iowa—A funeral service has been set for 79-year old Donald Schroeder of Pilot Mound, Iowa and formerly of Boone, Iowa.  A Memorial Service will be held Saturday, August 25th at 10:30 AM at the Pilot Mound United Methodist Church in Pilot Mound, Iowa.  His body has been cremated.  Burial of the cremated remains [...]

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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) – Oakland Athletics pitcher Bartolo Colon has become the fifth major leaguer to be suspended under Major League Baseball’s drug program, and the third from the Bay Area. Colon has received a 50-game suspension after testing positive for testosterone, one week after Giants outfielder Melky Cabrera was given a 50-game ban for [...]

LOCAL SCHEDULE FOR TONIGHT   HIGH SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY Madrid at Iowa State Course inAmes   HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL Colfax Mingo and Colo Nesco atMadrid   HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SWIMMING Boone vs Ames and Grinnell at Ames

DMACC Senior Spotlight interviews this week will be Christine Redeker and and Jon Mack. Both interviews will playing during halftime of the Ogden/Woodward Granger game Friday Night Coaches Corner this afternoon will be Kelley Grothus, Madrid Cross Country Coach. Interview time, 4:50pm Cubs Baseball vs Milwaukee will pregame at 12:35pm today

LOS ANGELES (AP) – The Giants have opened up a 1 1/2-game lead over the rival Dodgers in the National League West race. Tim Lincecum (LINZ’-ih-kuhm) bounced back from consecutive home losses with his third straight road win to help San Francisco to a 4-1 victory in Los Angeles. SEATTLE (AP) – Felix Hernandez took [...]