Ogden Community School’s Doralene Abdel-Halim was selected as the 2019 recipient of the IFCSE (Iowa Family and Consumer Sciences Educators) Educator of the Year. Ms. Abdel-Halim was recognized at a luncheon banquet on Monday, August 5th at the ISU Alumni Center in Ames.  Abdel-Halim has been the teacher of Hospitality and Tourism Management at Ogden […]

BOONE, Iowa—The De Shon Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) celebrated the recent announcement that the Cole School has been accepted to the National Register of Historic Places.  The rural school, northeast of Boone has been a project of the chapter since 2006. Barb Mac Dougall told the Chamber Red Coats Tuesday that […]

BOONE, Iowa—Site preparation began over the weekend for the new Scooter’s location in Boone at the corner of Story Street and Mamie Eisenhower Avenue.  The Scooter’s site plan was approved by the Boone City Council at their regular meeting last Monday.  Scooter’s Coffee Kiosk will be served by a drive-thru window and will have no […]

Employees of Fareway Meat and Grocery’s corporate office helped Heart of Iowa Habitat for Humanity by painting and cleaning at the home of Viola Williams on West Mamie in Boone. Click for before and after photos.

BOONE, Iowa—Stecker Concrete has begun site preparation on the Green Space at 8th and Story Streets.  Stecker Concrete was the successful bidder for the project which will include the concrete work, sidewalks, some work on the adjacent city sidewalk, the center site and concrete work for the proposed stage area on the west end.  City […]

The Fly Iowa 2019 show held in Boone on Saturday, August 3, was attended and enjoyed by a large crowd.  There were many activities including a flight breakfast and the airshow in the afternoon.

Iowa’s Tax Free Weekend for 2019 begins Friday, August 2nd at midnight and ends Sunday, August 4th at 11:59 p.m.  Most clothing items and footwear are included in the tax free weekend but there are some exemptions.  You can find an easy guide at https://tax.iowa.gov/iowas-annual-sales-tax-holiday.    

Fly Iowa is coming to the Boone Municipal Airport Saturday, August 3rd from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.  The event kicks off with a “Fly-In” pancake breakfast at the National Guard Armory from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.  The Vendor area will showcase a number of local businesses and also include food trucks serving meals […]

The season came to an end Tuesday night for the Boone baseball team.  Davenport Assumption took home the win 7-3 over Boone.  The Toreadors end their season 20-13.  Great season, Toreadors!

The Boone baseball team heads off to Principal Park in Des Moines to take on Davenport Assumption tonight (Tuesday) at 7:00.   A send off was held at the high school with cars and well-wishers lining the streets as they headed out of Boone.  Good luck, guys!  Listen to the game on KWBG-AM 1590.