DES MOINES, Iowa—The National Weather Service in Des Moines is projecting that the majority of Thursday’s rain activity will be affecting eastern Iowa.  There is an opportunity that there will be some rain locally but less than some of the amounts received earlier this week.                     […]

·         This unprecedented cooperative project allows students to return DMACC library items by dropping them off at one of 37 participating library locations across Iowa.  ·         Each library in the statewide network will accept items from the other participating libraries and return those items at no cost to the borrower. ·         The service will run through the end […]

This sight has been pretty familiar over the past several days. Boone’s official rainfall so far for May 2020 is 5.35″.  

AMES, Iowa—Financial help is available for producers impacted by the price declines and additional marketing costs associated with COVID-19. The Coronavirus Food Assistance Program, a federal program offered through the United States Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency, is accepting applications for funding from livestock and crop farmers. To help explain how the program works, […]

Just after 9:00am on Thursday, we will present items upon which you may purchase at a discount!  These items may be purchased via phone call to 432-1590 or via posts on the KWBG Facebook page. The discount will be determined by the spin of the Big Wheel.  Discounts will range from 35 to 65%.  The […]

BOONE, Iowa—The Iowa Governor’s Office and the Iowa Department of Public Health donated more than 35,000 masks on May 22 for Fareway to distribute the masks to their customers. “We appreciate the generous donation, and partnership with Governor Reynolds and the Iowa Department of Public Health,” said Fareway President and CEO Reynolds W. Cramer. “I […]

BOONE, Iowa—The Primary Election will be held June 2nd in Iowa and all across the state, voting locations are being consolidated due to the coronavirus pandemic.  In Boone County, three polling locations will be available for voters wishing to go vote.  Boone County has produced an App to locate where you’ll go to vote if […]

DES MOINES, Iowa—Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig Monday commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly from April through November. “The holiday weekend brought warmer weather and some sun, which helped advance crop development,” said Secretary Naig. “Showers and thunderstorms […]