DES MOINES, Iowa—Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented 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.“Widespread rainfall across the state […]

BOONE, Iowa—Ground has been broken for the construction of the 33rd home build for Heart of Iowa Habitat for Humanity. Last year, Heart of Iowa Habitat built their 32nd home in Ogden. The project this year returns to Boone to 1115 College Street. The Brett and Daniele Schmidt family with daughters Hunter, Mattilynn and Lucy […]

BOONE, Iowa—The Boone County Sheriff’s Department was seeking a 20 year old prisoner that escaped custody about 12:30 this afternoon. The department had posted a photo and announcement on social media. Ethan Seals was taken into custody this afternoon about a quarter to four and was returned to the Boone County Jail.(contributed information, BCSO)

BOONE, Iowa—The Boone City Council voted Saturday to extend an offer for the Boone City Administrator position to Ondrea Elmquist the current Assistant Administrator/Clerk for Boone and one of the three finalist interviewed for the job Saturday morning. Besides Elmquist the other finalists were James Freneau, former City Manager in Burlington and most recently the […]

The Ogden boys’ and girls’ track teams each won a relay Friday, April 25 at Winterset. 

The Boone boys’ soccer team beat Grinnell, 4-2, and Panorama, 5-1, as it hosted a tournament Saturday, April 26, at Goeppinger Field. 

The Class 1A, No. 5, Boone boys’ tennis team traveled to Pella Friday for a triangular and split with a 10-1 win over Dallas Center Grimes and a 6-5 loss to No. 8 Pella. 

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BOONE, Iowa—John S. Smith, A Hall of Fame baseball coach and teacher at Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC), resident of Boone, Iowa since 1967, but born and raised near Burke, South Dakota, passed away peacefully at home from Acute Myeloid Leukemia, on Wednesday, April 23, at 1:30 p.m. EDT. He was 86 years old.John […]