BOONE, Iowa—The Boone County Hospital Board of Trustees received a Mid-Year review of the Hospital Foundation’s Activities.  Director Sara Behn presented the report with Board members Mike Scheuermann and Gabe Bowers were also on hand.  Scheuermann will be stepping down from the Board when his term expires the beginning of next year.  The Foundation received [...]

BOONE, Iowa—Ed Hall, Meals From The Heartland Area Coordinator, says planning for the North Central Iowa Hunger Fight is well underway.  Hall on KWBG Radio’s Tuned In Program Friday said the goal is to pack some 860,000 meals this November.  The cost will be nearly $173,000 which translates to just over $43.00 per box of [...]

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-State Baseball continues with Class 3A and 4A action today -Cubs baseball vs St Louis at 12:45pm this afternoon

APPLESAUCE CAKE by CK 2 c. all-purpose flour 2 tsp. baking soda 1 tsp. baking powder 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon 1 tsp. freshly grated nutmeg 1/4 tsp. ground cloves 1 c. raisins 1 c. chopped walnuts 1 stick butter 1 large egg 1 c. sugar 2 tsp. vanilla 2 c. applesauce 1 tbsp. confectioners’ sugar [...]

BOONE, Iowa—Boone City Administrator Luke Nelson says work is expected to begin soon on the removal of the facade at the Boone Police Department.  Over the past couple of years, water damage has caused the surface to separate from the building.  Nelson says the plan is to remove the facade and assess the building itself [...]

BOONE, Iowa—Emergency grazing of conservation reserve acres was approved for 25 counties this week, including Boone County.  USDA FSA County Executive Director Lee Ann Davis says eligible producers that are interested in grazing on CRP need to request approval before starting and all need to modify their conservation plan.  Information is available from the staff [...]

BOONE, Iowa—Severe thunderstorms rolled through Boone County Wednesday evening, causing damage to trees, power lines and to a few buildings.  And the associated rain reported at the Boone Water Environment Weather Station was only about a third of an inch.  Winds were estimated to be about 50 MPH up to 70 MPH.  There was damage [...]

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Class 4A State Baseball ScoresAnkeny over Davenport North 14-4 6inningsValley over Iowa City West 10-5Cedar Rapids Kennedy over Linn-Mar Marion 13-1Fort Dodge vs Dowling Catholic suspended due to rain, will complete today at 10am Boone Softball Coach Bret McDonald joins us on Coaches Corner today at 4:50pm