DES MOINES, Iowa—Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly April through November. Additionally, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship provides a weather summary each week during this time.“Planters temporarily stopped rolling last […]

BOONE, Iowa—Elizabeth Joan Snyder, age 86 of Cincinnati, OH, and formerly of Boone, passed away on Saturday, April 20, 2024, at the Lodge Nursing and Rehab Center in Loveland, OH.Elizabeth was born on February 19, 1938, in Boone, IA, the daughter of James and Mary (Lyons) Fitzgerald. She graduated from Sacred Heart High School in […]

https://www.kwbg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/State-Senator-Jesse-Green-Legislative-Review-042224.mp3State Senator Jesse Green (R) Boone, Iowa

BOONE, Iowa—The Boone County Community Foundation Board has awarded $175,874 to 29 local organizations. These grant funds are anticipated to leverage another $13,613,281 in total project spending.The 29 grant recipients were announced on April 17. “We received 37 grant applications requesting $240,567. Our wishes are to grow the endowment resources as there are so many […]

BOONE, Iowa—Dorothy E. Bovey, 98, of Boone and formerly of Pilot Mound, passed away on Tuesday, February 20, 2024, at Hearth Stone Memory Care Unit at Eastern Star Masonic Home in Boone, Iowa.A visitation for Dorothy will be held from 1:00 P.M. to 2:30 P.M. on Saturday, April 27, 2024, at Carson-Stapp Funeral Home in […]

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