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BOONE, Iowa—FFA’s The Big Event 2024 kicked off Spring Friday, May 10th as 14 members of the Boone FFA chapter performed incredible volunteer work for the James H. Andrew Railroad Museum at the Boone & Scenic Valley Railroad. FFA students tackled the following tasks; installed 80 bags of mulch in both museum gardens, cleaned inside […]

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BOONE, Iowa—The 2024 DMACC Boone Campus Commencement Ceremony was held Friday morning in the DMACC Boone Campus Gymnasium. There were approximately 225 students graduating from the Boone Campus this spring. Katoya Jepson, a DMACC Psychology-transfer student from Elkhart welcomed family and friends. Dr. Zoe M Thornton, Associate Professor of Practice in Higher Education within the […]

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BOONE, Iowa—The Boone Park Commission, earlier this year, approved moving ahead with some new play equipment for Milwaukee Park. Milwaukee Park is located at 1614 Southeast Linn Street. The Park Commission has $50,000 budgeted for play equipment this fiscal year. The Park’s Department also received a grant to cover the cost of removing the old […]

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BOONE, Iowa—Mother Nature delayed the recognition of Arbor Day in Boone pushing the formal ceremony off to Monday. Boone Mayor Eli Stines conducted the formal proclamation: https://www.kwbg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Stines-Arbor-Day-Proclaimation-042924.mp3 Stines then joined Boone Park Superintendent Mike Cornelis for the ceremonial tree planting at Herman Park. Mike Cornelis on the left and Boone Mayor Eli Stines prepare to […]

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BOONE, Iowa—The Boone County Hospital Foundation moved ahead Sunday night with the Project Be The Light Glow Event. Many that signed up stopped and picked up their event shirts and some captured the glowing moments. A few walked the track a Goeppinger Field, even in the light rain. The Glow Event still draws attention to […]

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Fred Greiner and Steve Cunningham talk about the Boone Area Veterans Center. The Boone Area Veterans Center is a plan to combine the Boone VFW, American Legion and Marine Corps League under one roof. The idea has been talked about for the past couple of years and is now starting to move forward. Aired Friday, May 17, 2024.

Posted on 17 May 2024

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Local News

Weather Service Provides Update on Possible Severe Weather

Posted on 17 May 2024

DES MOINES, Iowa—The National Weather Service Office in Des Moines has released information regarding possible severe weather that could affect Iowa late this weekend into the beginning of next week. Information released Friday shows an increasing potential for multiple rounds of storms including the threat of strong to severe weather and locally heavy rainfall. The […] Continue Reading

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Drought Conditions Improve

Posted on 17 May 2024

DES MOINES, Iowa—The National Weather Service made available this week’s U.S. Drought Monitor map that was released on May 14th. As expected, rainfall last week translated into improved conditions statewide. The total percentage of drought, either Moderate Drought of Severe Drought declined by about 10%. Even the Abnormally Dry area of coverage declined. Locally, Boone […] Continue Reading

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Coaches Corner

Coaches Corner for May 17th: Bob Ligouri, DMACC Softball

Posted on 17 May 2024

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Local Sports

Boone County State Track Results from May 16th

Posted on 17 May 2024

Girls 4×100 Meter Shuttle Hurdle 2A (24) Prelims (Ogden) (20th-1:11.70) Girls 200 Meter Dash 3A (24) Prelims (Carly Busch-Boone) (16th 26.15) Girls Long Jump 2A (24) (Taydem Graden-Ogden) (2nd 17-06.25) Boys 4×800 Meter Relay 2A (24) (Ogden) (9th 8:09.90 NEW SCHOOL RECORD) Girls 100 Meter Dash 3A (24) Prelims (Carly Busch-Boone) (17th 12.82) Boys 4×110 Meter Shuttle Hurdle 1A (24) […] Continue Reading

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KWBG Local Sports for May 17th

Posted on 17 May 2024

LOCAL RESULTS FROM YESTERDAY HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL Perry over Ogden 11-7 LOCAL SCHEDULE FOR TODAY HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER Perry at Boone 1st Round Regionals HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL Dallas Center Grimes at Boone Ogden at Humboldt COLLEGE BASEBALL DMACC vs Dakota County at Rosemount Minnesota Best of 3 District Tournament Continue Reading

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