BOONE, Iowa—As the Food Industry Association celebrates Supermarket Employee Day on February 22, Fareway Stores, Inc. will showcase its appreciation of employees in a week-long event from February 21-27. More than 11,000 Fareway employees in a six-state region will receive a fifteen percent discount to use in-store during the week. “We are incredibly thankful for […]

DES MOINES, Iowa—Last Thursday, Representative Phil Thompson (R-Jefferson) of House District 47 voted in support of House File 532 to give more than $27 million in extra funds to schools to help cover COVID costs. HF 532 will divvy up $27 million in COVID relief funds to schools based on the amount of days they spent […]

BOONE, Iowa—Our country has been facing an increasing mental health crisis among youth and young adults, with suicide being the second leading cause of death for ages 15 to 34 in Iowa. Friday, February 19th, the second annual “Night of Hope” took place at Grace Community Church. The event features uplifting music and messages to […]

Boone Boys Basketball starts their postseason run tonight on AM1590 and kwbg.com as they travel to Algona. Tip-off scheduled for 7pm. Here is the online link to listen   https://network1sports.com/station/kwbg  

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa authorities are searching for a 33-year-old man in connection with a woman whose body was found in a downtown Ames apartment on Saturday. Police said Sunday afternoon they are looking for Richard G. Fleck in connection with the woman’s death. Authorities said he may be in the Kansas City, Missouri […]

LOCAL SCHEDULE FOR TODAY   HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL Class 3A Substate Quarterfinals Boone at Algona 7pm on KWBG     COLLEGE SOFTBALL DMACC vs Jones CC and John A Logan     COLLEGE BASEBALL DMACC at North Central Texas College

On Sunday, the Iowa Department of Public Health reported 423 new cases of COVID-19, a decrease of 137 in the last twenty-four hours, but pushing the pandemic total to over 359,000.  Although 5,336 Iowans have succumbed to coronavirus, there have been no new deaths recorded this weekend.  Since Friday night in central Iowa, 104 new […]

Boone Girls Basketball continues their tournament trail tonight as they travel to #8 Denison Schleswig. 7pm tip-off.   https://network1sports.com/station/kwbg  

BOONE, Iowa—The City of Boone and the Ames Economic Development Commission (AEDC) are pleased to announce new WorkInBooneIA.com community job board. This free service allows job seekers to view and apply to the variety of jobs located in Boone and surrounding areas. Not only does the job board appeal to those looking for a new […]