Omerta. It’s the Italian word for “code of silence.” And it’s tattooed on the back of Kentucky’s most notorious marijuana-growing ringleader. But while secrets around the Cornbread Mafia will forever be rooted in Marion County, there is now one undeniable fact about its most high-profile resident. The Godfather of Grass is gone. A good ol’ […]
Newly released data from Realtor.com for March shows that potential buyers and sellers in Boone County saw houses sell for higher than the previous month’s median sales price of $286,877. The median home sold for $301,250, an analysis of data from Realtor.com shows. That means March, the most recent month for which figures are available, […]
When a supercell thunderstorm rolled through northern Boone County, it seems it had its eye set on Hallsville. Hallsville, Centralia and Sturgeon all were under a tornado warning around 9:15 p.m. Thursday. The storm had high damaging winds, but the rotation in the storm never developed into a tornado, said National Weather Service meteorologist Melissa […]
The City of Ames may be changing the way it collects and disposes of the town’s solid waste, citing inefficiencies and cost-cutting initiatives. The Ames City Council discussed switching the city’s Resource Recovery Plant to a transfer station model and perhaps partnering with a new waste management company during their Tuesday, June 11 meeting. The […]
As certificate after certificate and recognition after recognition was laid at the lap of one of Boone County’s remaining World War II veterans, Robert Bartlett, he had one thing to say: “I’ve never felt so special in all my life.” Thursday marked the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings at Normandy, France, as part of […]
Two candidates are running for Iowa Senate District 24, which represents parts of Dallas County, including Perry, and Boone County, including Boone. Incumbent Republican Sen. Jesse Green and Democrat Margaret Liston are running for the seat. To help voters, the Des Moines Register sent questions to all federal and Des Moines area legislative candidates running […]
(Getty Images). James Coyne was selected as the GOP candidate for an open Boone County seat in the Missouri Senate by the Republican 19th Senatorial District Committee two days before the nomination deadline. Coyne is the owner of health insurance company Coyne Agency. In the 2020 state Senate race, Coyne ran as an independent write-in […]
Apr. 18—Boone County Commissioners on Monday imposed a moratorium on wind and solar parks while authorities revamp the county’s master development plan. The current comprehensive zoning and planning master plan is 15 to 20 years old and did not anticipate rapid, large-scale growth such as the LEAP Lebanon Research and Innovation district under development on […]
Apr. 3—Local fire departments battled an unusual number of blazes over the weekend but reported no injuries. Firefighters rushed to an apartment fire at 327 Longley Drive in Lebanon on Friday morning. The blaze began in a first-floor bathroom, according to Boone County Communications Center records. The Lebanon Fire Department evacuated the building and squelched […]
The former general manager of a Boone County metal supplier, who prosecutors say stole thousands of dollars from his employer to benefit a rival company, has avoided prison time. David Mersch, 69, was sentenced on Wednesday in Boone County Circuit Court to five years of probation. However, Mersch was ordered to spend 180 days in […]
Newly released data for December shows that potential buyers and sellers in Boone County saw houses sell for higher than the previous month’s median sale price of $280,000. The median home sold for $286,250, an analysis of data from Realtor.com shows. That means December, the most recent month for which figures are available, was up […]
Police in Boone are looking for three men they’re interested in talking to about a fraud case. They named these men as “persons of interest” in a fraud case in which someone’s bank account information was accessed and their funds used without their permission. Police say the surveillance footage shows these men making fraudulent purchases […]