BOONE, Iowa—The Boone County Hospital has announced that Dr. Lori Krome will be a new addition to the Boone County Hospitals Emergency Departments Medical Staff. Dr. Krome received her Medical Degree from the University of South Dakota School of Medicine, and is Board Certified in Family Medicine. She makes the move to Boone from Minnesota. […]

BOONE, Iowa—This year is the Centennial Celebration for the Ledges State Park and there are many programs and activities being planned that will allow the public to participate in the celebration. One of the focal points will be the park’s first custodian, Carl Fritz Henning. Park Manager Andy Bartlett presented a program called “Shepherd of […]

BOONE, Iowa—There probably won’t be a lot of people affected by the Boone County Road Department’s planned closure of 180th Street between “C” and “D” Avenues this week. The Road Department is planning a culvert replacement project. Plans are to start Wednesday and be done by Friday. (contributed information, Boone County Road Department)

BOONE, Iowa—The City of Boone Parks, Public Works, and Linwood Park Cemetery administrative assistant’s office has moved from City Hall to the Public Works Building located at 1410 8th Street. There is a public entrance on the north side of the building. To reach administrative assistant – Cherie Angstrom: 515-432-4211 ext. 1406 or 515-432-4211 option […]

DES MOINES, Iowa—Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly April through November. Additionally, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship provides a weather summary each week during this time. “Soil temperatures are slowly […]

OGDEN, Iowa—Heart of Iowa Habitat for Humanity officially broke ground on it’s next full home build in Ogden on Sunday afternoon. The project is the 32nd full build since Habitat started and is the fifth home to be constructed in Ogden, thanks to a contribution of a building lot from Zion Lutheran Church. The partner […]

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BOONE, Iowa—Boone County Attorney Matt Speers office releases a brief summary of weekly court cases handled by the County Attorney’s office. This week’s list is brief but does include a sentencing summary for a Boone County man that had been charged with animal neglect following an investigation led by the Boone County Sheriff’s Department into […]

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