DES MOINES, Iowa—The National Weather Service office in Des Moines has provided updated information on today’s excessive heat and the possibility of severe thunderstorms overnight.                                                             […]

BOONE, Iowa—Raymond Ellsworth Snyder, age 85 of Cincinnati, OH and formerly of Boone, passed away on Saturday, June 11, 2022 at Bethesda North Hospital in Cincinnati.Raymond was born on February 12, 1937 in Boone, IA, the son of Iman and Geneva (Allen) Snyder. He graduated from Boone High School in 1955.Raymond was united in marriage […]

DES MOINES, Iowa—Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented Monday on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly April through November.“Pockets of heavy rain and isolated severe hail have led farmers in some areas of the state to replant damaged crops,” said […]

LOCAL RESULTS FROM YESTERDAY HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL Carlisle over Boone 10-2 Ogden over Madrid 13-9     HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL Boone over Carlisle 6-2 Madrid over Ogden 3-2 8inn       LOCAL SCHEDULE FOR TODAY HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL Webster City at Boone West Central Valley at Ogden Madrid at ACGC (DH)     HIGH […]

MADRID, Iowa—This week, the Iowa Arboretum and Gardens plans to kick-off it’s new, historic event “Tunes in the Trees”. Recently on KWBG, Mark Schneider, Executive Director for the Iowa Arboretum and Gardens, said the idea has been there for some time and now is the time to bring it to a reality. The details were […]

BOONE, Iowa—After a two-year absence, the Ericson Public Library will be hosting it’s 2022 Summer Reading Kick-Off Carnival, Monday afternoon and evening. The Carnival will be held from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Due to the Carnival, the 700 Block of Green Street, in front of the Library will be closed off from 2:00 p.m. […]

BOONE, Iowa—Boone County Emergency Management Coordinator Chris Hayes has announced that Boone, Madrid and Ogden will have cooling shelters available during the Heat Advisory. The announcement was made this morning: In anticipation of high temperatures over the next few days in Boone County, Iowa. These cities are providing cooling centers for area residents: City of […]

BOONE, Iowa—The Heart of Iowa Habitat for Humanity was able to entertain their 31st partner family for the formal ground breaking ceremony for a new home to be build at 523 12th Street in Boone. The new partner family is Brianna Rohde and her daughter Hazel Ganoe. The project is actually already underway and the […]