According to the Boone County Assessor’s office, sales in the area have pushed valuations to an increase of 26.518% this year, increasing the total county valuation to $3.17 billion. Last year’s valuation of the entire county was $2.50 billion, and this year saw a change of $665,511,885 million to settle at this year’s figure.

A gathering at the Boone County Event Center at the Fairgrounds was held last week – with representatives from Beck’s Hybrids flying in from the home office in Illinois, and a special question and answer period with Governor Jim Pillen for the second half of the event.

The annual “Ride to Remember” sponsored by South Side Lounge and Fire & Iron Motorcycle Club, Shell Creek Station 102, is coming up Saturday, Aug. 24, at Newman Grove.

Boone Central Elementary held a ribbon cutting ceremony for their new Book Vending Machine during the Back-to-School open house on Wednesday, August 15th. Albion Education Foundation grant funds helped purchase the Book Vending Machine with Boone Central Elementary PTO funding the books to stock it for the year.