Saturday night about 8:00 smoke was noticed coming from the Ogden Mart on West Walnut Street in Ogden.  Within two hours the intense blaze that enveloped the store caused the structure to collapse.  No injuries were reported.  (Photo credit Darren Tromblay)  

Ethan Bailey of Ogden, officially started as Student Resource Officer for the Boone Schools on Monday, October 28th.   Bailey has been with the Boone Police Department since 2011.  

With the City and School elections both set for November 5th, there are some changes in where folks vote. School district polling in now included at general election polling locations.  To find your polling place click on this link:  http://booneco.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=f2177806f780459aa8d01f747a3f6629.    

Three people in Ogden have been displaced after a fire destroyed their duplex.  The fire started Saturday afternoon around 4:00 in the 600 block of Haws Drive.  The blaze started in one duplex and spread to the other, destroying both homes.  There were no injuries.  Crews from Ogden, Boone, and Grand Junction fire department’s responded.

The weather was cool but that didn’t stop hundreds of little (and bigger) beggars from attending the downtown Trick or Treat Thursday evening.  The Chamber partnered with Stonebridge’s Trunk or Treat for a fun evening of trick or treating, games, inflatables and other great things.  The piggy banks were out as well to collect donations […]

BOONE, Iowa—Local leaders joined representatives from Midland Power Cooperative for a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the start of construction on the co-op’s Boone administrative office and power line training facility to be located at 2005 South Story Street, Boone – southwest of the intersection of Story Street and Hwy 30. While the electric co-op has […]

United Way President Steph Bowers presented a plaque of recognition to Tom Sailor of the western Boone County Alliant Energy office for their outstanding help in raising money for the United Way of Boone County.

This week and every week, parents should have conversations with their teens about the important rules they need to follow to stay safe behind the wheel. These rules address the greatest dangers for teen drivers: alcohol, inconsistent or no seat belt use, distracted and drowsy driving, speeding, and number of passengers.

Boone based Company C, 2-147th Assault Helicopter Battalion of the Iowa National guard leave Friday, October 18th for a one year deployment to the Middle East. The unit will travel to Texas to finish training before heading to the Middle East in December.

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