DES MOINES, Iowa—The National Weather Service released the most recent map for drought conditions in Iowa, as of Tuesday. The conditions have declined extensively, especially in northeast Iowa. Over 99% of the state is either Abnormally Dry or in some level of drought. Boone County continues to hang on to Abnormally Dry conditions, but that […]

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BOONE, Iowa—The Boone School Board on Friday, held the second ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Crossroads Learning Hub, located on West 8th Street. The building was designed by 10Fold Architecture and Engineering from Ames. Grabau Construction was the general contractor. Funding for the construction of the Crossroads Learning Hub comes from the state’s one-cent […]

BOONE, Iowa—The Boone School Board held a ribbon cutting ceremony at the district’s new early childhood center, the Ledges Elementary School on Hancock Drive. Students from Pre-School, Transitional Kindergarten, Kindergarten and 1st Grade will be housed in the new building. School Board President Jeremy Pritchard said a lot of effort went into making the new […]

DES MOINES, Iowa—The U.S. Drought Monitor conditions showed a slight improvement from a week ago. Portions of the state considered Abnormally Dry increased to more than 20% which reduced the overall amount of the state considered in some form of drought. Boone County remains unchanged again this week, remaining Abnormally Dry. U.S. Drought Monitor Map […]

BOONE, Iowa—Pufferbilly Days™ 2023 continues Saturday with a couple of featured events, like the Pufferbilly Days™ Parade which will have a slightly different route this year, turning west on 7th Street and heading to the Boone High School Parking lot. Saturday nights entertainment “Blessid Union of Souls” on the main stage downtown. And this year, […]

BOONE, Iowa—It’s time for “Throwbacks on the Tracks” the theme for Pufferbilly Days™ 2023 in Boone, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. This year will see a return of Art In the Park on Sunday. There will also be a different set up for the community celebration. Fans need to also remember that the Model Railroad and […]

BOONE, Iowa—Boone County authorities are continuing their investigation into an accident that resulted in one person drowning after the vehicle she was in went into the river near Fraser, Iowa. Sheriff Andy Godzicki says information was withheld pending notification of next of kin. The statement by the Sheriff was released today. On Saturday July 29, […]

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 Friends of the Ledges State Park are planning events for the 100th Anniversary of the park in 2024. The most recent is an amateur photo contest. Andy Bartlett, Manager at the Ledges State Park said recently on KWBG that the contest will allow everyone to support Friends in their promotion of the park […]