BOONE, Iowa—A funeral service has been set for 97-year old Margaret Von Krog of Marshalltown, Iowa and formerly of Boone, Iowa.  The service will be held Thursday, February 28th at 11:00 AM at the Schroeder Memorial Chapel at 6th and Marshall Streets in Boone, Iowa.  Burial will be held at the Linwood Park Cemetery in [...]

BOONE, Iowa—The National Weather Service has been revising the Winter Weather Advisories for Iowa with the current winter storm.  The most recent change has been a Winter Weather Advisory for Boone County and have upgraded Polk, Dallas and Story Counties to a Winter Storm Warning.  Anticipated snowfall in Boone County is projected at 2-to-5 inches [...]

UNDATED (AP) – A person familiar with the contract tells The Associated Press that Tom Brady has received a three-year extension from the New England Patriots worth about $27 million. The 35-year-old two-time league MVP was signed through 2014, and has said he wants to play five more years. By redoing his contract Monday, Brady [...]

LOCAL RESULTS FROM YESTERDAY    MEN’S BASKETBALL Kansas over Iowa State 108-96 (OT)   GIRLS BASKETBALL Class 1A State Tournament First Round Central Lyon, Rock Rapids 67, Earlham 43 Marquette Catholic, Bellevue 65, Ar-We-Va, Westside 57, OT Newell-Fonda 75, Villisca 28 Notre Dame, Burlington 60, Colo-NESCO 43 Class 2A State Tournament First Round Aplington-Parkersburg 48, [...]

BOONE, Iowa—The Boone County Plan and Zoning Commission will hold it’s first meeting of 2013 Monday evening at the Boone County Courthouse.  The Commission has been asked to consider a request for a conditional use permit for ITC Midwest for an electrical substation to be located northeast of Boone.  Last year, a similar proposal drew [...]

The building that most recently housed Carlson’s EcoWater along Highway 30 is Boone must be razed to make way for a new Casey’s General Store.

STRATFORD, Iowa—A funeral service is pending for 89-year old Kenneth Simonson of the Granger Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Granger, Iowa and formerly of Stratford, Iowa.  His body has been cremated.  A Memorial Service and interment in the Oakwood Cemetery north of Stratford, Iowa will be held at a later date. Online condolences may be [...]

BOONE, Iowa—A funeral service has been set for 90-year old Adeline ‘Addie’ Grabau of Boone, Iowa.  The service will be held Wednesday, February 27th at 10:30 AM at the Central Christian Church in Boone, Iowa.  Burial will be held at the Gilbert Cemetery located north of Gilbert, Iowa. Visitation will be held at the Schroeder [...]

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BOONE, Iowa—A funeral service has been set for 68-year old Beverly ‘Bev’ Turner of Ames, Iowa and formerly of Boone, Iowa.  There will be a Graveside Service, Tuesday, February 26th at 10:30 AM at the Gilbert Cemetery located north of Gilbert, Iowa.  Burial will follow the Graveside Service. Visitation will be held at the Schroeder [...]