DES MOINES, Iowa—Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented today on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly April through November. Additionally, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship provides a weather summary each week during this time. “July ended with […]

BOONE, Iowa—It’s a sport that continues to attract a number of participants of all ages and now a formal ribbon cutting ceremony has been held for half a dozen pickleball courts, which have replaced to tennis courts at Memorial Park. The tennis courts had additional lines painted on them for pickleball, but began seeing less […]

BOONE, Iowa—The Boone County Hospital has announced that a new provider is joining the South Clinic in Boone. According to the release, Boone County Hospital would like to welcome Kris Shaver, PA-C, to Boone County Family Medicine South two days a week starting in August. Kris received her Physician Assistant Degree from Des Moines University. […]

BOONE, Iowa—Fresh off the heels of the Prairie Dirt Classic, the World of Outlaws CASE Construction Equipment Late models continue their Summer of Money with four races in five days. The week starts with a return to Boone Speedway in Boone, IA, for the 50-lap, $15,000-to-win, Hawkeye 50 on Tuesday, Aug. 1. Then, the Series spends three […]

1ST TEAM 1B: Chandler Busch-Boone (SR) .303avg 2HR 26RBI 32BB’s 2B: Carsen Moorman-Ogden (JR) .420avg 0HR 18RBI 34hits SS: Chase Davis-Madrid (JR) .403avg 0HR 9RBI 16stolen bases 3B: Jake Hightshoe-Boone (SR) .320avg 0HR 23RBI 31Hits C: Noah Davies-Boone (FR) .409avg 3HR 35RBI 38hits P: Stellan Wagner-Ogden (SR) 7-2 2.39ERA 66k’s 52.2IP LF: Jack Christensen-Ogden (SR) […]

BOONE, Iowa—Louis Ronald Greco, 64, of Boone, Iowa, passed away at Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames, Iowa, on Wednesday, July 26, 2023, after a long courageous battle with cancer. He was born on January 15, 1959, the son of Dr. Louis and Helen Greco. He was a graduate of Boone High School in 1977 […]

JEFFERSON, Iowa—Funeral Services for Donna Foust, 91, of Jefferson, Iowa will be 1:30 pm on Tuesday, August 1, 2023 at the First Baptist Church in Jefferson.  Interment will be at Linwood Park Cemetery, Boone, Iowa.  The family will greet friends prior to the service on Tuesday at First Baptist Church in Jefferson from 12:00 pm […]

BOONE, Iowa—Albert Eugene Porter, 81, of Boone, passed away Friday, July 28, 2023, at his son Kevin’s home in Boone. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date.  Albert was born October 16, 1941, in Boone, the oldest of four children, to Fred and Martha (Eckhoff) Porter.  He attended school in Boone […]

BEAVER, Iowa—Ruth A. Evans, 85, of Beaver, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, July 29, 2023, at the Eastern Star Masonic Home in Boone. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m., Thursday, August 3, 2023, at Carson ~ Stapp Funeral Home in Ogden.  Pastor Evelyn Lewiston will officiate.  Burial will be at the Beaver Cemetery, Beaver […]

AMES, Iowa—Iowa State University professor Thomas Lübberstedt assumed the role of president of the National Association of Plant Breeders at the organization’s annual meeting, July 16-20, in Greenville, South Carolina, hosted by Clemson University.  Lübberstedt, K. J. Frey Chair in Agronomy, is currently director of the university’s Distance Master’s Program for Plant Breeding. As president of NAPB for […]