BOONE, Iowa—The Boone City Council has approved moving ahead with a proposed agreement with the Boone Community School District that will have the city actually sell a bond issue, expected in January of 2023, to cover the construction of an extension of Hancock Drive to Corporal Roger Snedden Drive. The bond sale would be for […]

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa—High school students graduating in spring of 2022 are encouraged to apply for Iowa Farm Bureau Federation’s (IFBF) $2,500 scholarship, awarded to 27 eligible Iowa high school seniors and renewable for four years, up to $10,000. “Iowa leads the nation in agricultural production, and that is because of the innovation and strong […]

BOONE, Iowa—Last week, the Boone City Plan and Zoning Commission reviewed and forwarded a recommendation to the Boone City Council to approve the site plan for the Boone Schools Early Childhood Center at 1805 Hancock Drive. At the same time, city staff have been in talks with school personnel to keep updated on the need […]

BOONE, Iowa—Boone Public Works will complete snow removal from downtown Boone, Monday evening and the city’s Snow Ordinance has once again been put in place to facilitate the effort. The Snow Ordinance applies to the business district and will be implemented at 11:00 p.m. Any vehicle parked on the street in a business area could […]

BOONE, Iowa—HIRTA is excited to offer an exciting new program in Boone! We have a set weekly schedule to take group trips to the grocery stores. The day and time depends on which store you would like to visit. One of the biggest reasons riders should consider utilizing this program is to help HIRTA’s mission […]

BOONE, Iowa—Last Thursday, Dr. Brian Mehlhaus, family practitioner for Boone County Family Medicine and Chairman of the Boone County Board of Health, told KWBG that an ongoing increase in the demand for COVID testing had depleted the availability of testing supplies. Friday, the Boone County Hospital released a similar notice: TO OUR PATIENTS We apologize […]

BOONE, Iowa— The Boone County Community Foundation reminds all 501(c)(3), not-for-profit, 107b unit of government and any potentially qualifying nonprofit civic organizations operating for the benefit of Boone County that the 2022 grant application deadline of 4 pm on February 4th is drawing near. The Boone County Community Foundation has received a $145,443 state award […]

BOONE, Iowa—Boone County Attorney’s Office makes available a weekly summary of court cases from Boone County. This week, the report included a sentencing for a Class C Felony conviction of a Michigan man. County Attorney Matthew Speers makes the summary available on their Facebook page.