Saturday morning’s Dragoon River Romp actually didn’t include water efforts this year because the Des Moines River was just too high.  But several volunteers cleared garbage from the banks.

BOONE, Iowa—Democratic Presidential hopeful, Pete Buttigieg made a campaign stop in Boone County Sunday morning, taking part in a Town Hall event at the Central Iowa Expo.  Buttigieg talked to the crowd about his campaign, but also took time to respond to a number of questions from those on hand.  The South Bend Mayor said […]

Fareway staff provided physical labor in completing a Helping Hands home repair project at the home of Viola Williams in Boone for the Habitat for Humanity organization. Fareway employees volunteered on site to apply a fresh coat of paint to the house.

Organizers have announced that the water portion of this weekend’s Dragoon River Romp in Boone County will be cancelled due to rising river levels.  The focus will be on the land based clean-up activity.  Information about joining the land based cleanup activity is available by contacting the Boone County Landfill at 515-433-0591 or by email […]

BOONE, Iowa—One of the many trains passing through Boone Friday included the Union Pacific’s Locomotive No. 1111-The Employee Pride Locomotive-created to honor the men and women of Union Pacific Railroad. The paint design, selected through a system wide online employee vote, highlights Union Pacific’s unique and diverse employee population while representing the critical crafts and […]

DES MOINES, Iowa—Fareway Stores, Inc. partnered once again with the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) to host the 9th Annual Fareway MDA Golf Classic at Beaver Creek Golf Club in Grimes. The event raised over $166,800 for MDA of Iowa, making it another record-setting year for the golf tournament. Funds raised at this event will fund […]

A flash flood watch is in effect until 1:00 PM this afternoon.

BOONE, Iowa—Boone Mayor John Slight had called for a public meeting to involve the residents in the on going discussion about a possible community rec center for Boone County.  Interest in a project has increased with the pending closure of the Boone County Family YMCA by the YMCA of Greater Des Moines and it showed […]

Boone Mayor John Slight has set an open, public meeting for starting community discussion about new Rec center options on September 16th. The public meeting will be held at 5:00 p.m. in the Boone City Hall Auditorium before regular scheduled Council meeting at 6pm.  

Presenting the 2019 Boone High School Homecoming Court!