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Boone County Emergency Management Announces Warming Centers Available this Week

Posted on 17 February 2025 by KWBG

BOONE, Iowa—Boone County Emergency Management has put together a list of locations serving as Warming Centers this week in Boone County. The information is available on the Boone County Emergency Management Facebook page. EXTREME COLD WARNING – WARMING CENTERS OPEN Due to the Extreme Cold Warning in effect this week, warming centers will be available […]

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2025 02 17 BAVC

Boone Area Veterans Center, Mike Gibbs and Fred Greiner are on hand to talk about the brief history of the project. Members of Boone Veteran organizations have actually talked about the idea for over ten years. Gibbs explained that once they decided to move forward they began searching for a site, working with the City and Chad Houston of Kruck Plumbing and Heating, they finally got a location. Demolition took place and now fund raising for the building project is getting underway. Fred Greiner is chairing that committee. Aired Monday, February 17, 2025.

Posted on 17 February 2025 by KWBG

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FFA Members Compete in Leadership Development Events

Posted on 14 February 2025 by KWBG

BOONE, Iowa—Fifteen FFA members from Boone High School competed in Sub-District Leadership Development Events held at Iowa Central Community College in Ft. Dodge.Results from Sub-District FFA Leadership Development Events:Ag Sales, Wyatt Herrstrom: Gold, Advance to Districts (1st)Ag Broadcasting, Henderson Gustafson: Gold, Advance to Districts (2nd)Chapter Program: Jenna Johnson, Ashlyn Lovig, Maddie Barrett – Gold, Advance […]

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BJ McGinn, Interim Executive Campus Dean, DMACC Boone Campus updates activity taking place on the Boone Campus. He provides updates on enrollment, especially on campus head count enrollment. He also has updates on athletic programs including some of the new things that are taking place such as e-sports, track and field, basketball, both baseball and softball and dance. McGinn also updates the work being done to host the NJCAA DII Women's Golf Tournament to be played in Boone in May. Aired on Friday, February 14, 2025.

BJ McGinn, Interim Executive Campus Dean, DMACC Boone Campus updates activity taking place on the Boone Campus. He provides updates on enrollment, especially on campus head count enrollment. He also has updates on athletic programs including some of the new things that are taking place such as e-sports, track and field, basketball, both baseball and softball and dance. McGinn also updates the work being done to host the NJCAA DII Women’s Golf Tournament to be played in Boone in May. Aired on Friday, February 14, 2025.

Posted on 14 February 2025 by KWBG

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2025 02 13 Survey

City Seeks Public’s Assistance to Complete Survey for Grant Eligability for Water and Sewer Projects

Posted on 13 February 2025 by KWBG

BOONE, Iowa—The City of Boone has some substantial water and sewer projects to be completed in the next couple of years. Some of the projects are eligible for block grants. The City’s Utility Committee received proposals and have selected Simmering-Cory to administer the grant application which includes some necessary financial information. Similar survey have been […]

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Senior Life Solutions Program Receives Program Finalist of the Year Award

Posted on 13 February 2025 by KWBG

BOONE, Iowa—Boone County Hospital’s (BCH) Senior Life Solutions has been named the 2024 Program Finalist of the Year Award, by Psychiatric Medical Care, which manages the program.  The award is recognition of the outstanding performance in the 3Cs:  care, compliance and compassion.“As a new team member, I am not surprised that this award has been […]

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Sands Recognized for 15 years Service in the Assessor’s Office

Posted on 13 February 2025 by KWBG

BOONE, Iowa—Boone County Deputy Assessor Jason Sands was recently recognized for 15 years of service in the Boone County Assessor’s Office. Boone County Assessor Jamie Hauser and Supervisor Shawn Bryant recognized Sands service with the presentation of a certificate. Left Boone County Assessor Jamie Hauser, center Sands, right is Supervisor Shawn Bryant, Chairman of the […]

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2025 02 13 Boone PD Logo

Boone Police Chief John Wiebold on Tuned In talks about the snow removal and the fact that about thirty vehicles had to be towed. The Snow Ordinance was in effect in Boone for both residential and business district streets at 10:00 Wednesday evening. He encouraged people to continue getting signed up for the text notification and also spread the word to neighbors. He also talked about people applying to take part in this year’s Citizen Police Academy. The deadline to apply is Friday, February 21st. Aired Thursday, February 13, 2025.

Posted on 13 February 2025 by KWBG

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Marty Lamoureux, Board Member, Boone County Historical Society updates listeners about the Annual Meeting held in January and the most recent monthly meeting. A current project is to try and conduct interviews with veterans willing to share their stories about serving in Viet Nam. Board Member Ron Russel is working on the project. Aired Wednesday, February 12, 2025.

Marty Lamoureux, Board Member, Boone County Historical Society updates listeners about the Annual Meeting held in January and the most recent monthly meeting. A current project is to try and conduct interviews with veterans willing to share their stories about serving in Viet Nam. Board Member Ron Russel is working on the project. Aired Wednesday, February 12, 2025.

Posted on 12 February 2025 by KWBG

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Weekly Fuel Report, Iowa Average Gasoline Prices Down 2¢

Weekly Fuel Report, Iowa Average Gasoline Prices Down 2¢

Posted on 12 February 2025 by KWBG

DES MOINES, Iowa—The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship has released the weekly fuel report and the price of regular unleaded gasoline fell 2 cents, averaging $2.95 across Iowa according to AAA.Crude Oil SummaryThe price of global crude oil rose this week on the West Texas Intermediate (WTI) by $1.08 per barrel over last […]

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