Iowa Historical Society spokesman Michael Morain was among those who watched when the “Big Boy” steam locomotive come through Boone on its way east and says there were hundreds of people at the intersection where it was scheduled to stop. It is heading back west now as the Union Pacific continues the celebration of the […]

The Boone County Fair Board seeks applicants to fill vacancies on the board. There are currently five seats on the fair board that need to be filled In addition to the regular board, if you are interested in helping out with the Fair and other Fairgrounds events, but do not want to commit to monthly […]

BOONE, Iowa—The City of Boone will begin the next phase of their program to eliminate storm water from the city’s sanitary sewer system.  WHKS & Company, and engineering consultant, has continued inspecting the sanitary sewer system for signs of excessive wear and tear, as well as for structural defects and storm water pipeline cross connections. […]

BOONE, Iowa—Walmart and The Salvation Army are joining forces to provide new school supplies to local children in need during the “Stuff the Bus” campaign event at the Walmart Supercenter at 1515 SE Marshall St on Saturday, August 3, 2019. As part of a nationwide effort, the “Stuff the Bus” campaign event in Boone is […]

  DES MOINES, Iowa  – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig today commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Conditions report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly from April through November. “Farmers across most of the state enjoyed several days of near-perfect weather last week,” said Secretary Naig. […]

Boone Community Theatre recently announced its 2019-2020 season line-up which includes pirates, an imaginary rabbit, romantic comedy, and Miss Marple’s keen sleuthing. The season kicks-off in September with The Pirates of Penzance by Gilbert and Sullivan and directed by the father-son team of Christopher and Gershom Levi.  December will feature Harvey by Mary Chase, directed by Susan Herrick.  February’s […]

BOONE, Iowa—Fly Iowa is coming to the Boone Municipal Airport Saturday, August 3rd from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.  Fly Iowa is a program of the Iowa Aviation Promotion Group that travels across the state and is hosted by local and regional airports.  The event was last held at the Boone Municipal Airport in 1994. […]

BOONE, Iowa—IMPACT Community Action Partnership will begin the distribution of available school supplies to students this week.  Donations have been received and will be available beginning Thursday, August 1st through Friday, August 9th.  Hours are 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. Monday thru Friday.  Information is available by contacting IMPACT […]

With the Every Student Succeeds Act continuing to shape state curriculums and students getting closer to the end of their summer breaks, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2019’s States with the Best & Worst School Systems. In order to determine the best school systems in America, WalletHub compared the 50 states and […]

During your travels throughout Boone today, please be advised the 1600 block of Boone Street will be closed starting this morning and going through Wednesday at 6 in the evening.  The City is installing water and sewer lines.  During that same time, Monday through Wednesday, the City of Boone will also have the 200 block […]