Boone, Iowa

• Witness: Plane's Ad Banner Caught In Corn, Nose Dives 56min
  

  Authorities said one person has died in a plane crash in Boone County on Thursday morning.

• Your 2 Cents' Worth: Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010
  

  There are a lot of groundhogs in Des Moines. I've seen them on the south side and the east side.

• Pioneer Hi-Bred expands seed research program for localized testing across North America
  

  Pioneer Hi-Bred expands seed research program for localized testing across North America Sep.

• America's Farmers Grow Communities Program Expanded
  

  At the Farm Progress Show in Boone, IA, Monsanto announced that their America's Farmers Grow Communities program was being expanded following two pilot projects.

• Ames rainfall tops 4 inches as overnight storms pound parts of Iowa
  

  Rainfall amounts of more than four inches are being reported in some areas of central Iowa overnight, according to the National Weather Service.

• Farm Progress Show to bring 240,000 to area
  

  For LeRoy Kostroski, who works for New Holland farm implements, the first day of the 57th Farm Progress Show was a success.

• CGS Tyres to build U.S. plant producing farm radial tires
  

  CGS TYRES to build U.S. plant producing farm radial tires Aug. 31, 2010 BOONE, Iowa, and PRAGUE -- CGS TYRES announced a USD $43.81-million investment to build a new agricultural tire production plant in Charles City, Iowa.

• Farm Progress Show kicks off in Boo.....
  

  Hagie Manufacturing unveiled Monday night to a bevy of farm journalists its latest design for self-propelled sprayers that is unique to the industry.

• Spencer hosts 'SINA' site visit
  

  Spencer hosted a site visit Friday for other area school districts and Department of Education-trained facilitators aimed at helping those identified districts to find possible reasons, and solutions, to why their students are not achieving as required by the federal government.

• Industry News - Watch Real-Time Updates from Farm Equipment Editors at Farm Progress
  

  A record 7 editors from Lessiter Publications Ag Division Properties will be updating readers on the newest developments from Farm Progress, Boone, Iowa.

• Mood is mostly upbeat ahead of big farm show
  

  Boone, Ia. - To put farmers and equipment dealers in the mood for a great Farm Progress Show, organizers know they need good weather, good commodity prices and the prospect of good yields.

• Munson: Ubiquitous Casey's is a store, a landmark and more
  

  Bob White sauntered out of Casey's General Store at 6:45 a.m. last week balancing a sugar-coated doughnut atop his travel mug full of coffee.

• NSF Awards RAPID Response Grant to Modular Genetics and University...
  

  The US National Science Foundation has awarded a one-year, $200,000 RAPID Response grant to synthetic biology company Modular Genetics , Inc.

• Zero emission fuel-cell tractor coming to U.S.
  

  The world's farms may get a little greener with the introduction of hydrogen-fueled tractors that emit only heat, vapor, and water.

• Iowa Soybean Association and Iowa State publish weed field guide
  

  Iowa Soybean Association and Iowa State publish weed field guide Aug. 25, 2010 ANKENY, Iowa -- The Iowa Soybean Association and Iowa State University have developed a new resource to help soybean growers recognize and manage weed problems.

• New Holland Zero Emission Tractor of the Future Makes North American Debut
  

  An increasing demand for reduced emissions and energy independence has fueled the need for new technology and the use of alternative fuels on the farm.

• Charges Filed In Hit-And-Run Near School
  

  Boone police said a man has been charged in a hit-and-run crash last week. Police said William Carlin Jr., 29, of Boone, was charged with failure to provide aid and failure to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk, driving without a valid driver's license and failure to provide proof of insurance.

• 2010 Farm Progress Show Traffic Information
  

  The Iowa State Patrol is preparing for the 2010 Farm Progress Show and asking Iowans to do the same! The show begins Tuesday, August 31, 2010 and continues through Thursday, September 2, 2010.

• Trena Stevens
  

  Trena Stevens, 83, of Stratford, Iowa passed away at the Stratford Nursing and Rehab Center in Stratford on Friday morning, August 20, 2010.

City Description

Boone is a city in and the county seat of Des Moines Township, Boone County, Iowa, United States. It is the principal city of the 'Boone, Iowa Micropolitan Statistical Area', which encompasses all of Boone County. This micropolitan statistical area, along with the 'Ames, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area' comprise the larger 'Ames-Boone, Iowa Combined Statistical Area'. The population of the city was 12,803 at the 2000 census. Coal mining played an important part in the early history of the Boone area. Local blacksmiths were already mining coal from the banks of Honey Creek south of what would become Boone in 1849. Boone was platted as a town in 1865, and incorporated the following year. The Chicago and North Western Transportation Company reached Boone in 1866. In 1868, it was chartered as a city. Commercial mining was spurred by the arrival of the railroad. In 1867, Canfield and Taylor opened a mine just west of town. Their mine shaft was 242 feet deep, and they hauled coal to the railroad by wagon. In 1874, a railroad spur was built to the mine. This mine was taken over by the railroad, and operated for 30 years. There are two coal seams in the Boone area, the upper vein, about

City Contained By:

• Boone County
• Iowa
• Des Moines Township
• United States of America

City Contains:

• First National Bank
• John H. Herman House

Timezones:

• Central Time zone

Size:

• 23.050894182 km squared

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