BOONE, Iowa—Boone County Hospital has officially announced that Timothy Evert, D.O. has joined the Boone County Hospital Medical Staff and will be working in the hospital’s Emergency Department.  Evert received his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine from the University of Osteopathic Medicine Health Sciences in Des Moines.  Prior to joining the Boone County Hospital Medical Staff, [...]

BOONE, Iowa—The Boone County Fair Board will hold a regular business meeting this evening, at the Community Building on the Boone County Fair Grounds.  The Fair Board is expected to be asked to reconsider an earlier decision to pursue the sale of alcohol on the Fairgrounds during the Boone County Fair.  Over the past month, [...]

BOONE, Iowa—The Boone City Council’s Economic Development will consider the next steps to establishing incentives for a possible residential development on the southeast side of Boone.  The Committee has been giving consideration to a variety of options for the past couple of months, but has yet to official hear from a developer about an agreement. [...]

BOONE, Iowa—Boone Mayor John Slight issued his annual Arbor Day proclamation Friday at the Gutterridge Shelter in McHose Park.  The shelter was recently renovated by the Park Commission with work done mostly by Park staff.  A large oak in front of the shelter was damaged in a storm and the newly planted oak will hopefully [...]

BOONE, Iowa—Emergency responders in Boone County have been traveling the county, picking up stranded motorists and checking on vehicles in the ditches.  At the same time, Midland Power has had it’s crews out working to restore power to rural customers.  Midland staff reported outages across the county, due to the weather, heavy snow on power [...]

BOONE, Iowa—The storm hitting Iowa and Minnesota will add to the amount of water that will be coming entering the Des Moines River Watershed over the next several days.  At Boone Water Works, northwest of town, the river level is monitored in anticipation of possible flooding.  Utility Superintendent Roy Martin notes river levels are expected [...]

BOONE, Iowa—The morning commute in Boone County has come to a stop for some drivers as they have slid off the road into the ditch.  US Highway 30 has slush cover from the heavy snowfall that’s been accumulating since early morning.  Many areas have three to four inches of slush on the roads and sidewalks. [...]

BOONE, Iowa—Testimony began Wednesday in the first-degree murder trial of 29-year old Joshua Andrew Powell of Ogden.  Powell has been charged in connection with the death of his wife Jaclyn in October 2012.  Jury selection was actually completed late Tuesday.  Powell has been in custody and held in the Boone County Jail since he was [...]

Iowa Governor Terry Branstad today signed a proclamation recognizing April 29 – May 6th as Soil and Water Conservation Week.  Soil and Water Conservation Week recognizes that the abundance of our agricultural products and the quality of life we enjoy are dependent upon the proper use and management of soil and water resources. Iowa Soil [...]

BOONE, Iowa—A postcard inviting people to attend a meeting Monday evening, April 29th  at the Boone County Fairgrounds apparently has the wrong date.  There is a meeting at the Fairgrounds Monday evening, but Extension personnel and Fair Board staff say it is a planned meeting with 4 H volunteers and Fair Board members.  The meeting [...]