DES MOINES, Iowa—The National Weather Service in Des Moines says dangerous cold and wind chills will be returning by tomorrow.  A Wind Chill Advisory will be in effect on Tuesday.                                                   […]

On Saturday, 24 Boone High School students performed in the District Large Group Speech Contest at Ankeny Centennial High.  Because of the pandemic, it was their first in-person competition since March of 2020 and these Toreadors earned the highest rating of Division 1:  Caitlin Alber, Jason Prazak, and Sierra Sherry in Ensemble Acting; as well […]

DES MOINES, Iowa—The National Weather Service in Des Moines has provided updated information about the winter weather conditions headed into the weekend. Bitter cold is the first issue to be followed by snow.                                             […]

BOONE, Iowa—It’s not unexpected. The National Weather has issued a Wind Chill Advisory, including Boone County, tonight from 9:00 p.m. until Noon Friday. URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Des Moines IA 200 PM CST Thu Jan 20 2022 …Bitterly Cold Temperatures Again Tonight into Friday Morning… …WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM […]

BOONE, Iowa—A train derailment east of Boone at the Landus Elevator is creating a traffic issue this morning. Locomotives used to maneuver grain cars at the elevator were being moved when the incident occurred. The locomotives left the Landus track and is partially blocking traffic at Highway 17 or “T” Avenue. It’s expected to take […]

DES MOINES, Iowa—The weekly fuel price report from the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship showed that regular unleaded gasoline prices rose 6 cents, averaging $3.14/gallon across Iowa.Crude Oil Summary The price of global crude oil rose this week on the West Texas Intermediate (WTI) by $4.12 per barrel over last week, currently priced […]

BOONE, Iowa—Martha Irene Knight, daughter of Theodore “Ted” and Irene Magdalena (Ely) Crowell was born October 5, 1941 at her home in Boone County, Iowa.  Martha died January 18, 2022 in Des Moines, Iowa at the age of 80 years. On February 15, 1959, Martha was united in marriage to Dean Knight at the Lutheran […]

BOONE, Iowa—Boone County Public Health has confirmed that there is now a website where individuals can sign up for free COVID Test Kits. Debi Pestotnik, RN BC, Director for Home Care Services of Boone County Hospital and Boone County Public Health noted that each address will be shipped 4 free kits, they ship in 7-12 […]