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Boone County Foundation Awards Nearly $170,000

Posted on 11 April 2025 by KWBG

BOONE, Iowa—The Boone County Community Foundation Board has awarded $169,388 to 30 local organizations.  These grant funds are anticipated to leverage another $6,111,283 in total project spending. Nearly 50 people attended the event at the Grand Community Center in Boxholm.The 30 grant recipients were announced on April 10.  “We received 39 grant applications requesting $288,885.  Our wishes are to grow the endowment resources […]

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Drought Monitor Shows Slight Improvement this Week

Posted on 11 April 2025 by KWBG

DES MOINES, Iowa—The U.S. Drought Monitor Map this week showed some slight improvement in drought conditions in Iowa. The changes was only a couple of percentage points with Moderate Drought conditions dropping from 33.6% a week ago to 29.3% this week. The majority of the state is covered by Abnormally Dry conditions, which includes Boone […]

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BJ McGinn, Interim Executive Campus Dean and Athletic Director, DMACC Boone Campus, talks about all the activities taking place on the Boone Campus. The first, Commencement on May 9th. He also talked about the Stem Festival Saturday from 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. and the following Saturday, April 19th the DMACC In My Boots 5K. He also updated information about the NJCAA Division II Women's Golf Championship to be held Cedar Pointe Golf Course in Boone in mid-May. Aired Friday, April 11, 2025.

BJ McGinn, Interim Executive Campus Dean and Athletic Director, DMACC Boone Campus, talks about all the activities taking place on the Boone Campus. The first, Commencement on May 9th. He also talked about the Stem Festival Saturday from 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. and the following Saturday, April 19th the DMACC In My Boots 5K. He also updated information about the NJCAA Division II Women’s Golf Championship to be held Cedar Pointe Golf Course in Boone in mid-May. Aired Friday, April 11, 2025.

Posted on 11 April 2025 by KWBG

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Comments Off on BJ McGinn, Interim Executive Campus Dean and Athletic Director, DMACC Boone Campus, talks about all the activities taking place on the Boone Campus. The first, Commencement on May 9th. He also talked about the Stem Festival Saturday from 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. and the following Saturday, April 19th the DMACC In My Boots 5K. He also updated information about the NJCAA Division II Women’s Golf Championship to be held Cedar Pointe Golf Course in Boone in mid-May. Aired Friday, April 11, 2025.

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Boone Firefighters Respond to Thursday Morning House Fire

Posted on 10 April 2025 by KWBG

BOONE, Iowa—Boone Fire Department responded to a house fire this morning and have made available information on the fire and associated photos.At approximately 8:15am today the Boone Fire Department was dispatched to 312 10th St. in Boone for a building fire. Chief 8-60 and Engine 8-65 responded, arriving 3 minutes after the dispatch finding heavy […]

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Jennifer Hanson, Executive Director, Boone County Chamber of Commerce talks about some of the recent programs conducted by the Chamber. The April Coffee and Connections focused on the State of Housing in Boone County. Coming up will be a Monday Matters with State Senator Jesse Green and State Representative Chad Behn at the Ericson Public Library at 8:30 a.m. Thursday, April 17th, the IowaWORKS Mobile Workforce Center will be in Boone. Aired Thursday, April 10, 2025.

Posted on 10 April 2025 by KWBG

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Weekly Fuel Report, Gas Prices Drop

Weekly Fuel Report, Gas Prices Drop

Posted on 09 April 2025 by KWBG

DES MOINES, Iowa—The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship has released the weekly furl report and the price of regular unleaded gasoline fell 6 cents, averaging $3.07 across Iowa according to AAA.Crude Oil SummaryThe price of global crude oil fell this week on the West Texas Intermediate (WTI) by $14.07 per barrel over last […]

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Boone girls’ tennis wins on the road

Posted on 09 April 2025 by KWBG

The Boone girls’ tennis team won its first road meet of the season, defeating South Hardin, 8-1, Tuesday, April 8, at Eldora. “Our young team had a great showing on its first road trip of the season,” said head coach Shawn Latimer. In singles, No 2. Livi Schneider won, 8-2, No. 3 Shannon Jenkins was victorious, 8-4, […]

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Boone County Historical Society, Jeanne Wiebke provides the update on activities for the Boone County Historical Society. She reviewed information from this months meeting, work on the collection, to efforts to get more veterans from the Vietnam Era to take part in efforts to preserve that history. She talks about the Saturday Scholar program, this Saturday afternoon with Steve Stimmel who will speak about Boone Architecture and early auto related businesses in Boone. Aired Wednesday, April 09, 2025.

Boone County Historical Society, Jeanne Wiebke provides the update on activities for the Boone County Historical Society. She reviewed information from this months meeting, work on the collection, to efforts to get more veterans from the Vietnam Era to take part in efforts to preserve that history. She talks about the Saturday Scholar program, this Saturday afternoon with Steve Stimmel who will speak about Boone Architecture and early auto related businesses in Boone. Aired Wednesday, April 09, 2025.

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Eli Stines, Boone Mayor, talks about the Boone City Council Meeting held Monday evening, April 7th. The Council first held the required public hearing on the maximum tax levy rate. The rate will remain unchanged for the next fiscal year, remaining at $15.12. During the Council Meeting, approval was given to seek a community development block grant for a water ground reservoir rehabilitation project. The Council also approved moving ahead with a wastewater treatment plant improvement headworks project. The council also approved moving ahead with rezoning for the Page Flats Project and Lincoln Flats Project, when no one voiced opposition to rezoning. Aired Tuesday, April 08, 2025.

Eli Stines, Boone Mayor, talks about the Boone City Council Meeting held Monday evening, April 7th. The Council first held the required public hearing on the maximum tax levy rate. The rate will remain unchanged for the next fiscal year, remaining at $15.12. During the Council Meeting, approval was given to seek a community development block grant for a water ground reservoir rehabilitation project. The Council also approved moving ahead with a wastewater treatment plant improvement headworks project. The council also approved moving ahead with rezoning for the Page Flats Project and Lincoln Flats Project, when no one voiced opposition to rezoning. Aired Tuesday, April 08, 2025.

Posted on 08 April 2025 by KWBG

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Iowa Crop Progress and Conditions Report

Posted on 08 April 2025 by KWBG

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.“Each spring brings a renewed […]

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