BOONE, Iowa—The Boone 100s Club will hold it’s 3rd Philanthropy Night at the Boone High School Auditorium this evening. Doors will open at 6:00 p.m. with the event to start at 6:30 p.m. The Boone 100s Club started by Shellie Grabau and David Sherry is an opportunity to have people come together to support a […]

BOONE, Iowa—Boone Water Works is required to provide an annual report about potable water production. The report covers the calendar year 2023. This year there were no violations to report. The last violation at the Boone Water Works was a turbidity issue in 2022. Water Works personnel also test for nitrates and reported no issues […]

BOONE, Iowa—Due to staffing issues, the Boone County Planning and Development Office will be unable to assist with applications for passports on Wednesday, April 24th and Friday, April 26th. If changes make it possible to offer passport service there will be an announcement. It is a temporary issue and is expected to be resolved next […]

BOONE, Iowa—The Boone City Council’s Economic Development Committee has approved a $5,000 economic development grant for “Mrs. Slobberworth’s,” which will open a downtown location in coming weeks to provide dog grooming, doggie daycare, and dog supplies. “I am thrilled with the support from the City of Boone. This is important funding that will allow me […]

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. “Planters temporarily stopped rolling […]

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BOONE, Iowa—The Boone County Community Foundation Board has awarded $175,874 to 29 local organizations. These grant funds are anticipated to leverage another $13,613,281 in total project spending. The 29 grant recipients were announced on April 17. “We received 37 grant applications requesting $240,567. Our wishes are to grow the endowment resources as there are so […]

BOONE, Iowa—Boone County Attorney Matt Speers office has released the weekly summary of cases handled by the office in the past week. A jury trial on assault charges took up some time for the office. A guilty verdict was returned against a 20 year old Boone man. Details are made available on the Boone County […]

BOONE, Iowa—The weekly drought monitor report this week did show some improvement in portions of the state, but locally, no significant change was found. Boone County and several neighboring counties continue to be listed as suffering from moderate drought conditions. This does not include any of the rain that fell this week, which could impact […]

BOONE, Iowa—The Boone County Road Department is planning to work on the Des Moines River Bridge on Boone County Road E-57 next week. The announcement for the County Engineer expects work to begin Monday and be completed by Friday, weather permitting: Boone County, Iowa-April 22, 2024- Road work on the bridge deck for E-57 bridge […]