BOONE, Iowa—Boone Public Works has announced a couple of street closures.  South Boone Street, on the west side of the Page Elementary School is closed between 1st Street and Union Street until late Thursday.  Meanwhile, the 1600 Block of Mamie Doud Eisenhower Avenue, between Jackson and Delaware Streets, will be closed for street repairs until […]

DES MOINES, Iowa—The National Weather Service has issued an Excessive Heat Watch for this Wednesday: URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Des Moines IA 333 AM CDT Mon Jul 26 2021 IAZ004>007-015>017-023>028-033>039-044>050-057>062-070>075- 081>086-092>097-261700- /O.NEW.KDMX.EH.A.0001.210728T1500Z-210729T0100Z/ Emmet-Kossuth-Winnebago-Worth-Palo Alto-Hancock-Cerro Gordo- Pocahontas-Humboldt-Wright-Franklin-Butler-Bremer-Sac-Calhoun- Webster-Hamilton-Hardin-Grundy-Black Hawk-Crawford-Carroll-Greene- Boone-Story-Marshall-Tama-Audubon-Guthrie-Dallas-Polk-Jasper- Poweshiek-Cass-Adair-Madison-Warren-Marion-Mahaska-Adams-Union- Clarke-Lucas-Monroe-Wapello-Taylor-Ringgold-Decatur-Wayne- Appanoose-Davis- Including the cities of Estherville, Algona, Forest City, Lake Mills, […]

The Boone Toreadors fell to Western Dubuque on Friday Night 3-1 in the 4A State Softball Championship game. The Toreadors led early after a groundout by Laena Solverson scored Emily Ades from 3rd base. Western Dubuque was able to score single tallies in the 2nd inning, 3rd and 5th and the Toreadors offense was only […]

BOONE, Iowa—The Boone County Sheriff’s Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a vehicle that was involved in an accident early Friday morning in eastern Boone County.  A social media post by the Sheriff’s Department says: In the very early morning hours of Friday, July 23rd the Boone County Sheriff’s Office received a report […]

DES MOINES, Iowa—The National Weather Service office in Des Moines continues to monitor the hazardous heat expected in Iowa today and tomorrow.  The bigger impact is expected Saturday.                                                 (contributed information, NWS)

BOONE, Iowa—Funeral arrangements have been set for Ronald Kruse, age 81, of Boone, Iowa and formerly of Ogden, Iowa. He passed away on Wednesday, July 21, 2021 at the Eastern Star Masonic Home. A memorial service will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Monday, July 26, 2021 at the Schroeder-Reimers Memorial Chapel at Sixth and […]

The #5 Boone Toreadors take on #2 Western Dubuque in the 4A State Championship tonight on AM1590 and kwbg.com. We’ll talk to coach Erica White before the game and first pitch is slated for 5pm. You can also listen online at this link https://network1sports.com/station/kwbg