DES MOINES, Iowa—The weekly price report on fuels from the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship showed a decline in ethanol prices.  According to the report, the price of wholesale ethanol dropped $.09 this week, and is currently priced at $1.49 per gallon. Crude Oil Summary The price of global crude oil rose this […]

BOONE, Iowa—Summer time is a difficult time for local food pantries.  Donations are not as readily available and demand has not been decreasing.  Lt. James Beardsley with the Salvation Army, Boone Corps says the free summer lunch program served up to youth 18 and younger is a great benefit, but it still falls short of […]

Just in time for the hot weather coming our way, the water fountains at the Canine Corral Dog Park are installed and working.  There are new fountains on both sides of the park (for little dogs and for big dogs).  Thank you to all who made this possible with donations of time and money!

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An off-duty county jailer who had been drinking caused fear when he brandished a handgun during a brawl at a crowded car show at the Iowa State Fairgrounds, witnesses and police said Tuesday. John McCormick, 45, pulled out the concealed weapon Saturday night at the 28th Speedway Motors Heartland Nationals […]

LOCAL RESULTS FROM YESTERDAY   HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL Ogden over #6 Treynor 3-2   Winterset over Boone 5-2   Madrid Southeast Valley 5-3     LOCAL SCHEDULE FOR TODAY   HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL 2A Regionals Interstate 35 at #14 Ogden (7pm on KWBG)   2A Regionals Madrid at South Hamilton     HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL […]

OGDEN, Iowa—A funeral service has been set for 71-year old Carol J. Lindgren of Ogden, Iowa.  She passed away Sunday, July 7, 2019 at the Boone County Hospital in Boone, Iowa.  The service will be held Saturday, July 13, 2019 at 10:30 a.m. with a Mass of Christian Burial at St. John’s Catholic Church, Ogden, […]

Boone County’s Catholic Churches welcomes Father Ross Caniglia as an associate pastor. Sacred Heart parishoners greeted him after Mass on Sunday.