Friday Nov 13 | The Messenger
Low ISU teacher pay stirs fears of losing top talent
Ames, Ia. - Professor Larry Ebbers has stayed at Iowa State University for 44 years, despite offers for better pay at other universities.
Weather Alert: Flash Flood Watch In Effect 1hr
The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a Flash flood watch for portions of central Iowa.
Jury convicts Boone woman in husband's death
Ogden, Ia. - A Pottawattamie County jury has convicted a Boone woman of second-degree murder in the death of her husband.
Pottawattamie County jury resuming deliberations
Jury deliberations were set to resume for a Boone woman charged with first-degree murder in the death of her husband.
Finally, the weather has improved and farmers are busy harvesting. The trees are beautiful fall colors.
Nancy M. Crotts, 67, formerly of 221 Harrison Street in Boone, passed away at the Evangelical Free Church Home in Boone on Thursday morning, October 22, 2009 where she had been a resident for the past couple of weeks.
Appeals Court Upholds Conviction in Boone Man's Murder
The Iowa Court of Appeals has upheld the second-degree murder conviction of a man in the shooting death of a central Iowa sheep farmer.
Searchers find body of missing hunter
Boone, Ia. - The body of a hunter from Ames has been found in Boone County. Searchers found the body of Khouan Khamlue, 38, about a mile from where his vehicle was parked on state public hunting grounds.
Every School Every Thursday - Urbandale, Dallas Center-Grimes, Johnston
Jensen The students in Juanita Coulter's first-grade classroom at Jensen Elementary have been learning about the unique and special qualities that make them a one-of-a-kind individual.
Kids & Family Picks: Oct. 8-15
17; 6 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad, 225 10th St., Boone.
U.P. ensures heroism will live on
There was something poetic about the pouring rain when Union Pacific and Iowa state officials gathered Thursday to dedicate the new Kate Shelley Bridge across the Des Moines River west of Boone, Iowa.
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers a...
Ribbon cutting for new UP bridge set for Oct. 1
OGDEN, Utah - The new Union Pacific railroad bridge northeast of Ogden will be officially opened and named in a ceremony labeled "not your ordinary ribbon cutting Thursday, Oct.
Bonne High students do improv show
Carlos Santiago, a student at Boone High, sent me some info about an improv show that Boone students havr put together: WHAT: Deep Thoughts , a improvisation comedy show, in the style of Whose Line Is It Anyway , performed by a number of Boone High School theatre kids.
Toledo woman, 53, dies when bike hits tree at Ledges State Park
Boone, Ia. - A Toledo woman was killed Saturday after she apparently lost control of her bicycle and ran into a tree at Ledges State Park in Boone County.
Kids & Family Picks: Sept. 10-17
Pufferbilly Days, today-Sunday, Boone County Fairgrounds, 1601 Industrial Park Rd., Boone.
Serpentine Riders keep busy at Dayt.....
When the summer comes to an end, Labor Day weekend means one thing for the Serpentine Riders of the Dayton Rodeo: showtime.
Topic: Obituaries Submitted Obituary : Lois Cunningham Published Online Aug 31, 2009 - 01:37 PM Lois Darlene Lind Cunningham, a 90-year-old resident of Laredo, died on Friday, Aug.
Rachel Jean Good, 87, of Iowa City, Iowa, formerly of Boone, Iowa went home to be with her Heavenly Father August 25, 2009 following a short illness.
New Bridge Called Amazing Engineering Feat 1hr
Union Pacific trains are now rolling across the new Boone High Bridge. The bridge across the Des Moines River valley is 190 feet high and more than 2,800 feet long.