BOONE, Iowa—It wasn’t a secret that the Boone McDonald’s was going to be torn down and rebuilt.  Many have followed along as the proposed project went through the City of Boone’s Plan and Zoning Commission and City Council.  With a month to go, the O’Brien Family McDonald’s organization has issued this announcement about the project: […]

ANKENY, Iowa—One of the last survivors of the Holocaust will visit three Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) campuses and describe the horror she personally experienced during her childhood. Celina Karp Biniaz, 87, is a graduate of Des Moines North High School and Grinnell College.  She will recount growing up in Krakow, Poland, being on Schindler’s […]

BOONE, Iowa—All throughout Nebraska, Iowa, and South Dakota, The Salvation Army’s Emergency Disaster Teams have been on active duty, ever since the flood waters started to rage on March 15th.  To this date, The Salvation Army has given out 9,500 meals, 10,000 bottles of water and over 10,000 snacks to those affected by the flooding.  […]

BOONE, Iowa—Des Moines Area Community College’s (DMACC’s) 17th annual Celebration of the Literary Arts will be held April 8-10 with classroom visits to all six DMACC campuses by area writers and literary instructors. Novelist John Domini and Science Fiction Writer Lettie Prell will read from their works in the DMACC Boone Campus Auditorium from 9:40 to 11:05 a.m., Tuesday, […]

ANKENY, Iowa—The DMACC Foundation has named Mike Grandgeorge as chair of its Board of Directors. As the preferred giving channel for all Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) initiatives, the DMACC Foundation works cooperatively with individual donors, local businesses and support organizations to ensure funding is available for student scholarships, facility and program enhancements, and more. Grandgeorge has been […]

BOONE, Iowa—The Boone High School Peer Helpers are hosting their annual benefit Basketball Game and Bake Sale/Auction at the Boone High School Gymnasium Tuesday evening.  The group will use the proceeds to support the Boone Hope Foundation and their efforts to support students and their families.  Everything will be held Tuesday evening beginning at 6:00 […]

*REMINDER* New pickup and drop-off start tomorrow at Page Elementary in Boone.   Page Pick up Plan 2.0 2019 – parent plan  

DECORAH, Iowa—Dr. Jenifer K. Ward, provost and dean of the college for Centenary College of Louisiana in Shreveport, Louisiana, has been unanimously elected Luther College’s 11th president, announced this week by Luther’s Board of Regents. In addition to her duties as provost and dean of the college, Ward served as professor of modern language and […]

YOKOSUKA, Japan—For more than 45 years, the U.S. 7th Fleet’s Forward Deployed Naval Force (FDNF) in Japan has included the most advanced warships in the U.S. Navy. This month, for the first time, those FDNF ships received the most advanced tactical training to prepare to win in blue water combat. USS Curtis Wilbur (DDG 54), […]