MADRID, Iowa—Voters in Madrid will head to the polls the end of July to select who will serve as Mayor and 2nd Ward Council member.  In April, the City Council appointed Kurt Kruse to fill the Mayor’s position following the resignation of Dirk Ringgenberg.  After Kruse was appointed Mayor, the council then appointed Eric Ohrt […]

The Boone Toreadors baseball team will be taking on the Harlan Cyclones in the Class 3A State Tournament Quarterfinals this evening at 7:30 at  Principal Park in Des Moines.  We will be airing the game on KWBG-AM 1590 or kwbg.com.  

LOCAL SCHEDULE FOR TODAY   HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL Class 3A State Tournament Quarterfinals Boone vs #1 Harlan 7:30pm on KWBG

BOONE, Iowa—The Boone County Fair’s 2018 Bill Riley Talent Search was held in the Community Building on the Fairgrounds Sunday afternoon.  Contests were held in the Sprout Division and Senior Divisions. The Sprout Division, for those 2-12 years of age, had a half dozen performances.  The top finisher was Lucy Gannon, an 11 year old […]

BOONE, Iowa—Boone County Recycling will be cancelling the regular Tuesday business recycling pick up because of RAGBRAI.  The Recycling Truck should resume it’s regular schedule on Wednesday.

Tuesday, July 24th, is day three of RAGBRAI and the route will take the riders through Boone.  The riders will be coming from Jefferson on their way to Ames.  Just be prepared for heavy bicycle traffic and plan accordingly.  

All Boone County 1st Team Softball 1B: Hannah Dutcher (Soph) Ogden .327 0HR 19RBI .416SLG% 8errors in 250chances 2B: Ashton Boggess (SR) Ogden .471avg 6HR 29RBI .906SLG% .563OB% SS: Meredith Adreon (Soph) Ogden .340avg 1HR 12RBI .421OB% 3B: Caitlynne Shadle (SR) Boone .407avg 3HR 22RBI .446OB% 48hits C: Zoey Hightshoe (FR) Boone .389avg 0HR 13RBI […]