DES MOINES, Iowa—The Wellmark Foundation has provided 17 Iowa organizations with Large Matching Assets to Community Health (MATCH) grants. These grant recipients were notified in May and had 16-weeks to secure the required match amount in order to receive their funds from The Wellmark Foundation. All of the funded projects will help individuals, families and […]

DES MOINES, Iowa—The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship released it’s weekly report on fuel prices and the report shows an increase in the cost of natural gas.  The price of natural gas rose $.18 this week, closing at $2.44/MMbtu. Crude Oil Summary The price of global crude oil rose this week on the […]

The 2019 Pufferbilly Days Parade is Saturday, September 7th at 9:30 a.m.  The theme this year is Peace, Love, and Trains.  This map shows the route for the parade.

Boone Football hosting “Veterans Night” on September 6th   *All Veterans/Service People from both communities are welcome and will be admitted free if in uniform. *We will recognize these individuals before the game and invite them to walk out with our Veterans Council for the National Anthem *There will be a large flag provided by […]

BOONE, Iowa—Jim Heckman with Ogden Telephone is announcing on KWBG’s Morning Show with Ryan Wendt a change in the internet service speed provided to customers and new customers in Boone and Ogden.  Heckman says adjustments include either an increase in speed or a reduction in price.  Listen for more details on KWBG AM 1590 or […]

LOCAL RESULTS FROM YESTERDAY   COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL DMACC over NIACC 25-21, 25-23, 21-25, 20-25, 15-10     LOCAL SCHEDULE FOR TODAY   HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL Ogden at Madrid (6:30pm on KWBG)     HIGH SCHOOL CROSS COUNTRY Ogden at Madrid Invitational

NEW HARTFORD, Iowa—Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) will hosted a veterans’ medal presentation ceremony at Purdue Global in Urbandale for 9 Iowa war veterans today.  Grassley helped these veterans and their family members provide documentation to the Army, Air Force and Navy Review Boards to receive their medals. Vietnam Navy Veteran David Ohlson of Ogden was […]

JEFFERSON, Iowa—A funeral service has been set for 90-year old Geraldine Eloise Johnson of Jefferson, Iowa and a former longtime resident of Boone, Iowa.  She passed away at the Greene County Medical Center in Jefferson, Iowa on Friday, August 16, 2019.  The funeral service will be held at the Schroeder-Stark-Welin Funeral Home at 609 7th […]