BOONE, Iowa—The Boone County Hospital Foundation created a new program this year called “Healthcare Heros”.  Several members of the staff have been nominated and received recognition over the past several months.  The most recent recognition was made this week and went the the trauma team that took care of a dozen patients, some critically injured, [...]

BOONE, Iowa—Boone County Health and Sanitarian, Mike Salati, will be leaving his position in August and will, with approval, join the City of Boone as a Community Service Officer.  The position had been moved to the Police Department and deals with nuisance abatement issues among other things.  The position was vacant with the recent resignation [...]

BOONE, Iowa—A case of animal abuse that dealt with two cats being beaten to death in May has been dropped, according to a report from Heidi Drees-White, Executive Director of the Boone Area Humane Society.  In May, a Boone resident called the Humane Society to dispose of two dead cats.  The cats reportedly were in [...]

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-DMACC hires Kyle Hanna as their new baseball coach -Cubs baseball vs Pittsburgh tonight at 6:30pm on KWBG -Ogden Baseball Coach Dick Smith joins us on Coaches Corner at 4:50pm

BOONE, Iowa—State Representative Chip Baltimore had to set the record straight over the weekend.  Baltimore told KWBG during a Legislative Tuned In program in January 2011, that he was contributing to his health insurance premium available as a state legislator.  Last January he once again said he increased that contribution.  Saturday, it was reported that [...]

BOONE, Iowa—It started as a dream and quickly became reality with the receipt of a grant from the Iowa Department of Public Health.  The Boone Summer Lunch Ministry continues to make free lunches available to children that otherwise might not receive lunch.  The idea was driven by the fact that at least 40% of Boone [...]

BOONE, Iowa—Those who attended the Boone County Fair and took time to visit the air conditioned comfort of the Community Building had a chance to vote for their favorite quilt blocks, sewn by adults and youth in the annual quilt block contest.  First place in the adult division went to Merlene Geiger with Rooster Wins [...]

OGDEN, Iowa—A funeral service has been set for 80-year old JoAnn K. Sward of Ogden, Iowa.  The funeral service will be held Wednesday, August 1st at 10:30 AM at the Community United Methodist Church in Ogden, Iowa.  Burial will be held at the Glenwood Cemetery in Ogden, Iowa. Visitation will be held at the Carson-Stapp [...]

-Boone Baseball Coach Rick Davis wraps up the season on Coaches Corner at 4:50pm today -The Cubs host Pittsburgh tonight at 6:30pm on KWBG -Iowa Coach Kirk Ferentz has suspended running back De’Andre Johnson