The annual Awards Banquet for the Boone A&M FFA Chapter was held Friday, May 3, 2019 at Boone High School with 120 members and families in attendance.  Some of the awards were:  Star Greenhand Award:  Megan Stern, Star Chapter Member Award:  Gage Morain, Outstanding Leadership Award:  Megan Osborn, Most Active Member Award:  Brennan Lynch, Honorary […]

Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke speaking during a rally in Boone at the McHose Park Shelter House Tuesday morning.  

In honor of former Mayor George Maybee’s 90th birthday, May 5th was proclaimed George Maybee Day by Boone Mayor John Slight.  An open house was held at the Eastern Star to celebrate George’s 90th birthday and to bid farewell to George and Mary as they moved to Iowa Falls to be with family.    

The commencement speaker at the 91st DMACC Boone Campus Commencement was John Courter, the Clerk of Court for the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa.  His mother, Sally Courter continues to serve on the DMACC Boone Campus Foundation and his father, the late Lloyd Courter was a long time member of […]

The Boone Middle students were at Ledges State Park Wednesday for their “Community Service Day”. They helped pick up sticks and litter to clean up the campground. The DNR Social Media director attended as well and she “Facebook Live” streamed the kids having a race setting up tents in teams. It was a fun day!  […]

BOONE, Iowa—The Boone County Board of Supervisors approved their annual “Be Kind to Animals Week” proclamation during their board meeting Wednesday.  “Be Kind to Animals Week” is held May 5th through the 11th this year.  Joining the board, Vanessa Heenan, Shelter Director for the Boone Area Humane Society and Louie and Goliath.

Benji Schroeder, president of the Daybreakers Kiwanis Club in Boone, presents a $1000 check to Mike Wendel of the Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad. The donation is to help fund the newly kicked off Capital Campaign Improvement fund for the B&SVRR.

BOONE, Iowa—Every year the Boone City Water Department, like other water producers in the country, releases an annual report about the city’s drinking water.  The most recent data is now available for the 2019 Consumer Confidence Report.  City Engineer Dan Scott released the report that shows no violations in the past year.  Issues with turbidity […]

Congratulations to the 2019 Prom Court for Boone High School! Jon Garvey, Jackson Hora, Casey Hutchings, Sam Kemp, Mason Patterson, Kara Lohman, Bailey Miller, Taylor Povah, Emma Pratt, Brooke Young

BOONE, Iowa—The demolition of the former Garfield Elementary School building on the west side of the city is underway.  Wisecup Trucking was selected to handle the demolition.  The city acquired the building from Boone Community Theatre at the end of 2018.  Since then, asbestos abatement has been completed in preparation for the demolition.  Once the […]