The Boone Toreadors boys’ basketball team saw its season come to a close, falling 79–49 to Gilbert in a Class 3A first‑round postseason matchup Monday, February 23, at Gilbert High School. 

DES MOINES, Iowa—The Weekly Fuel Report, released by the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship shows  the price of regular unleaded gasoline rose 14 cents from last week’s price and is currently averaging $2.59 across Iowa according to AAA. Crude Oil Summary The price of global crude oil rose this week on the West […]

Darlene “Dar” Evenski, 71, Boone, Iowa BOONE, Iowa—Darlene “Dar” Evenski, 71, of Boone, passed away Tuesday, February 24, 2026, at Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames. Darlene was born November 19, 1954, in Pipestone, Minnesota, the daughter of Curtis and Minnie (Pap) Pate. She moved with her family from Minnesota, to Madrid, Iowa. As a […]

Ondrea Elmquist, Boone City Administrator, 022526 Ondrea Elmquist, Boone City Administrator, talks about the recent City Council meeting and about the upcoming meeting. She explains the number of infrastructure projects that are coming up in the next fiscal year. She also talks about projects that actually began a couple of years ago at both the […]

Kelvin Adams-Madrid Girls Basketball

LOCAL RESULTS FROM YESTERDAY    HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL  #10 Madrid over Martensdale St Mary’s 52-48  1A District Final  #10 Madrid advances to substate vs Woodbine, Saturday February 28th at The Knapp Center in Des Moines  LOCAL SCHEDULE FOR TODAY   WOMEN’S/MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL  Ellsworth at DMACC 

Jared Adreon-Ogden Girls Bball

Joshua Heyer, Superintendent, OCSD, 022426 Joshua Heyer, Superintendent, Ogden Community School District talks about the most recent school cancellation due to snow. He talks about the decisions of the Ogden School Board to move ahead with their facilities projects, the first will be the Middle School High School parking lot.

LOCAL RESULTS FROM YESTERDAY    HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL  Gilbert over Boone 79-49  3A Substate 1st Round  Boone ends their season 4-18  LOCAL SCHEDULE FOR TODAY   HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL  Martensdale St Mary’s at #10 Madrid  1A District Final  7pm on KWBG 

The Boone boys’ wrestling team had a top‑five medalist finish from senior Ajay Braddock as the Toreadors wrapped up competition at the Iowa High School State Wrestling Tournament in Des Moines.