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BOONE, Iowa—The 2024 DMACC Boone Campus Commencement Ceremony was held Friday morning in the DMACC Boone Campus Gymnasium. There were approximately 225 students graduating from the Boone Campus this spring. Katoya Jepson, a DMACC Psychology-transfer student from Elkhart welcomed family and friends. Dr. Zoe M Thornton, Associate Professor of Practice in Higher Education within the […]

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BOONE, Iowa—The Boone Park Commission, earlier this year, approved moving ahead with some new play equipment for Milwaukee Park. Milwaukee Park is located at 1614 Southeast Linn Street. The Park Commission has $50,000 budgeted for play equipment this fiscal year. The Park’s Department also received a grant to cover the cost of removing the old […]

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BOONE, Iowa—Mother Nature delayed the recognition of Arbor Day in Boone pushing the formal ceremony off to Monday. Boone Mayor Eli Stines conducted the formal proclamation: https://www.kwbg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Stines-Arbor-Day-Proclaimation-042924.mp3 Stines then joined Boone Park Superintendent Mike Cornelis for the ceremonial tree planting at Herman Park. Mike Cornelis on the left and Boone Mayor Eli Stines prepare to […]

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BOONE, Iowa—The Boone County Hospital Foundation moved ahead Sunday night with the Project Be The Light Glow Event. Many that signed up stopped and picked up their event shirts and some captured the glowing moments. A few walked the track a Goeppinger Field, even in the light rain. The Glow Event still draws attention to […]

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DES MOINES, Iowa—The National Weather Service office in Des Moines is preparing for Severe Summer Weather this week. Multiple rounds of severe weather are expected this weekend. All modes of severe weather, including large hail, damaging winds, tornadoes, and heavy rainfall are possible at times. The initial rounds of severe weather arrive throughout the day […]

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Supplier Recalls Impact Two Hy-Vee Products

Posted on 07 May 2024

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa—Hy-Vee, Inc., based in West Des Moines, Iowa, is voluntarily recalling two varieties of its Hy-Vee Cream Cheese Spread out of an abundance of caution due to the potential for contamination with Salmonella. Additionally, Hy-Vee is voluntarily recalling its bulk-packaged Cookies & Cream Mix out of an abundance of caution due to the […] Continue Reading

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Coaches Corner for May 7th: Randy Johnson, Ogden Golf

Posted on 07 May 2024

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Eli Stines, Boone Mayor talks about Boone City Council Meeting. He talked about the Proclamations at the beginning of the meeting, the first for Economic Development Week this week and Mental Health Awareness Month this month. He talked about the Urban Chicken Ordinance which the Council tabled and referred to the Policy, Administration and Employee Relations Committee. Stines says he hopes the Council can take action at their first meeting in June. Aired Tuesday, May 07, 2024.

Posted on 07 May 2024

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Lower Ledges Closed to Traffic Due to River Levels, Canyon Road Due to Overnight Rainfall

Posted on 07 May 2024

BOONE, Iowa—The Boone County Road Department has announced that the Lower Ledges Entrance on Oriole Road is closed due to water over the roadway and will remain closed until the water recedes. Park Manager Andy Bartlett says the water is over the road near Camp Hantesa south to almost the Carl Fritz Henning Shelter. He […] Continue Reading

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