BOONE, Iowa—Boone County Landfill Administrator, Lois Powers has announced plans to shut down the landfill operations the end of the month for a much needed scale replacement project. According to Powers, a date has been set for the replacement of the scale at the Boone County Landfill.  The deck will need to be removed on […]

DES MOINES, Iowa—U.S Senator Joni Ernst late last week announced that former South Carolina Governor and UN Ambassador Nikki Haley will be the featured guest speaker at her re-election campaign kickoff during her 5th Annual Roast and Ride.  The Roast and Ride will be held Saturday, June 15th at the Central Iowa Expo in Boone.  […]

BOONE, Iowa—Boone County has begun a check to verify 9-1-1 addresses.  In an announcement from the county’s IT Department, a call was put out to get residents to access an app to make sure they have a correct address listed. Work on updating the data is being done by Penny Vossler, GISP, the Boone County […]

BOONE, Iowa—Municipal Elections are five months away and Steven P. Ray, 48, of Boone has announced he will seek reelection to a fifth term as city council member at-large on the Boone City Council.  Ray has served over 15 years on the council and also is the city’s mayor pro temp. Ray joined the council […]

BOONE, Iowa—The Ericson Public Library is hosting a Kickoff Carnival for the 2019 Summer Reading Program.  7th Street between Greene Street and Arden Street will be closed from 2:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. to host the Kickoff Carnival.  People traveling in the area are reminded that there will be quite a bit of pedestrian traffic […]

Jefferson, IA – The Board of Directors for Genesis Development announced today that after 40 years of service to the company, Terry L Johnson will be retiring and stepping down as Chief Executive Officer effective at the close of business on Wednesday, July 31st, 2019, by mutual agreement with Genesis’ Board of Directors. “It has […]

PALM SPRINGS, California—Julia Castillo, General Manager of the Heart of Iowa Regional Transit Agency (HIRTA) in Urbandale, Iowa was recently named the 2019 Community Transportation Manager of the Year by the Community Transportation Association of America (CTAA).  The announcement was made during the Association’s annual EXPO held in Palm Springs, California.  The announcement recognizes Castillo […]