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Posted on 21 January 2025 by KWBG
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Comments Off on Eli Stines, Boone Mayor talks about the past two Council meetings. He took time to review the Special Meeting held on Tuesday, January 14th for the city’s budget. Stines noted that things went smoothly with some projected revenues expected in the next year associated with the Daisy project. He also noted for the next fiscal year a positive balance on Local Option Sales Tax receipts even with all departmental requests being met. Aired Tuesday, January 21, 2025.
Posted on 17 January 2025 by KWBG
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Comments Off on BJ McGinn, Interim Executive Campus Dean, DMACC Boone Campus visits about the start of Spring Semester, some of the numbers noting good retention of students from fall and numbers up from a year ago. He talks activity on campus, the DOT Materials Lab is very busy and that makes the Campus Cafe very busy. Saturday DMACC and American Heart Association continue Awareness and fund raise. Awareness about heart disease, learning hands on CPR and raising funds for local support of research. Aired Friday, January 17, 2025.
Posted on 16 January 2025 by KWBG
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Comments Off on Boone Police Chief John Wiebold is on the program and reviews some of the data from 2024. He noted the number of arrests have declined, while the number of calls were up in the past year. He said the big increase appears to be more calls for medical assistance. He also announced that signup will begin today for the Boone Police Department’s Citizen Police Academy. Aired Thursday, January 16, 2025.
Posted on 14 January 2025 by KWBG
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Comments Off on Dr. Julie Trepa, Superintendent, Boone Community School District talks about the recent Boone School Board meeting. The Board did set the public hearing date for the school calendar for the 25-26 school year. The proposed calendar would begin August 25th and end on June 2nd. There would be no early outs on Wednesdays. The board also approved moving ahead with YSS on an early intervention program to deal with vaping concerns among students. Aired Tuesday, January 14, 2025.
Posted on 10 January 2025 by KWBG
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Comments Off on Amy Knoll, School Engagement Director, American Heart Association visits about the upcoming “Black Out” Basketball Doubleheader, Saturday, January 18th. DMACC will host it’s annual American Heart Association basketball doubleheader against Ellsworth. Knoll says the purpose is to raise awareness to heart disease, education the public about the live-saving skill of hands-only CPR and raise funds for research for the AHA. Aired Friday, January 10, 2025.
Posted on 09 January 2025 by KWBG
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Comments Off on Boone County Chamber of Commerce, Executive Director Jennifer Hanson is the guest and talks about the Chamber’s direction in 2024 and for 2025. She was pleased with many things from the past year and looks forward to expanding on those successes in 2025. Hanson talked about the Coffee and Connections Program and bringing back the Boone County Chamber’s L.E.A.D. Program. Aired Thursday, 01/09/2025.
Posted on 08 January 2025 by KWBG
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Comments Off on John Roosa, Administrator, Boone County Landfill and Boone County Recycling talks about ongoing operations, still focused on extending the life of the landfill. He also talks about the fact that the Boone County Landfill is not the only landfill dealing with space issues. Aired Wednesday, January 08, 2025.
Posted on 07 January 2025 by KWBG
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Comments Off on Eli Stines, Boone Mayor, talks about the Boone City Council meeting from Monday, January 6th. He talks about the Council’s approval of Perry Gjersvik as the new City Engineer. Stines also reviews the Council’s action approving the distribution of the Hotel/Motel Tax collected by the city. Aired Tuesday, January 07, 2025.
Posted on 06 January 2025 by KWBG
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Comments Off on Boone Community Theatre, Kelsie Pederson and Janae Erickson talk about the current production “Miss Holmes” with two performances remaining on Friday and Saturday. Erickson also talks about the next production “Seussical” which will be preformed the end of February and beginning of March. That production has already been cast and rehearsals are underway. Aired Monday, January 06, 2025.
Posted on 03 January 2025 by KWBG
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Comments Off on Zach Stier, Ronda Kelley and Candy Noelck from the Ericson Public Library talk about the schedule for the month of January. They talk about some new programming and getting that implemented. They also talks about additional days for some programs. Aired Friday, January 03, 2025.