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BOONE, Iowa—The Boone Veterans’ Council presented the annual Veterans Day Ceremony at the Veterans Monument at the Linwood Park Cemetery Tuesday morning. There were a number of Veterans, family members and other community members that turned out for the annual recognition. The featured speaker was Boone native, Chief Warrant Officer 5 Steve Stumbo. Chief Warrant […]

MADRID, Iowa—Ledges State Park Manager Andy Bartlett says they try to give credit where credit is due and our volunteers definitely deserve a lot of credit! One way to do that this year was through the “Shine the Light” program from Iowa Association of Electric Cooperatives. Bartlett nominated volunteer Karl Jungbluth for all his hard […]

BOONE, Iowa—Cale Naeve from Boone was sworn in this week as the newest member of the Boone Police Department. Naeve fills a spot on the department currently vacant due to deployment of Officer Riley Bryant. Chief John Wiebold proposed the hiring earlier this year to cover Bryant’s deployment. Wiebold had said that once Bryant returns […]

BOONE, Iowa—The next step in the Downtown Boone Arch restoration project is underway. This week, hydro-excavation began for the footings for the Arch. The Downtown Boone Main Street Executive Director Holly Stecker says the footings will be 18-feet deep with 12-inch rebar centers. Once concrete is poured, it’s expected to take three weeks to cure. […]

BOONE, Iowa—The Boone County Historical Society hosted a Saturday with a Scholar Program with DMACC History Professor Charles Irwin. Irwin, a previous Historical Society and Director, had worked with Suzanne Caswell to put together information about the history of what is today the Linwood Park Cemetery. Irwin spoke about the beginnings of the cemetery, first […]

BOONE, Iowa—Students from the Iowa State University Landscape Architecture Department held a public presentation of work they’ve done to assist the Boone Park Board with ideas for some long range planning. The public presentation was held Wednesday evening at the main shelter house at McHose Park. Student used information from a survey that was conducted […]

BOONE, Iowa—Democratic Gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand paid a visit to Boone County Tuesday. Sand started the day with a press conference responding to a letter from three Republican Senators including State Senator Jesse Green of Boone that called for an audit of the Des Moines Public School system. Sand said he welcomes an audit of […]

MADRID, Iowa—The annual campground trick-or-treat event went off without a hitch at the Ledges State Park last Saturday. There was great participation from our campers and a huge crowd, dressed for the occasion. In all an estimate of more than 800 people attended the event, a record crowd. Several more Trick or Treat events are […]

BOONE, Iowa—There are a number of candidates testing the waters in a run for Governor. One of those that announced almost two months ago is Adam Steen. He is the former Department of Administrative Service Director under Governor Kim Reynolds. He has labeled himself as a “faith guy” and a “Make America Great Again guy”. […]

BOONE, Iowa—A formal ground breaking ceremony was held Thursday at 5th and Story Streets in Boone, the location for the reconstructed Downtown Boone Arch. Among those speaking were George Eckstein who collected a group of supporters interested in bringing the Arch back to downtown Boone. Originally constructed at 9th and Story Streets and dedicated in […]