BOONE, Iowa—The Boone School Board took time Monday evening to recognize another staff member with a ‘DORS Award.  The ‘DORS Award is a program in the Boone Community School District that recognizes individuals for Dedicated, Outstanding and Respected Service.  This month that recognition goes to Richenda Sebring, an Associate the works in the Franklin School.  […]

BOONE, Iowa—The Boone City Council recently approved an agreement with Simmering-Cory to pursue Community Development Block Grants to help pay for some of the cost of a couple of waste water projects, one a lift station and the second the mandated disinfection process at the plant in McHose Park.  Part of the effort will be […]

DES MOINES, Iowa—Monday, Governor Kim Reynolds demonstrated the statewide interoperable communications radio network at the Iowa State Fair. The demonstration was conducted at 9:30 a.m., in front of the Hall of Law.  Governor Reynolds demonstrated how the statewide system can be used to communicate with many different organizations.  She personally made radio contact with: (1) Harrison […]

BOONE, Iowa—Boone Public Works has announced that a block of Union Street, between Morningside and Sunrise Streets in the SunAm Addition to the community will be closed Monday.  The closure is expected to be from mid-morning about 10:30 a.m. until early afternoon, about 1:30 p.m.  The closure will affect those residents that usually access their […]

MADRID, Iowa—The second of this summer’s free “Learning Live the WildWay” educational series will offer an informative overview of one of nature’s most fascinating and misunderstood groups of wild creatures: the bats. On Sunday, Aug. 12, from 2-4 pm, at the Ledges State Park Oak Shelter, Iowa Wildlife Center’s animal caretaker, Kavya Parsa, will present “Learning […]

JEFFERSON, Iowa—A Scranton man has died from injuries received when his motorcycle collided with a vehicle on a Greene County road between Jefferson and Scranton.  The Iowa State Patrol released preliminary information on the accident that occurred Thursday evening about 7:30 p.m. According to the preliminary information, 28 year old Emily Perrien of Coon Rapids […]

Lime Tortilla Chicken Strips by CK 2 chicken breasts 1/2 cup flour 2 eggs lightly beaten 2 cups tortilla chip crumbs 1 teaspoon salt zest from 2 limes 1 teaspoon chili powder Cut the chicken breasts into 1.5-inch wide strips. Place in three separate shallow bowls the flour, the eggs, and in the third bowl, […]