GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) – The San Francisco 49ers have opened a two-game lead in the NFC West where they own a 6-2 mark at the halfway point of the NFL season. Alex Smith completed 18 of 19 passes and threw a pair of touchdown passes to Michael Crabtree and one to Randy Moss in the [...]

LOCAL RESULTS FROM LAST NIGHT   HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL Class 1A Quarterfinals Mount Ayr over Ogden 21-14 (Ogden’s season ends at 6-5)   LOCAL SCHEDULE FOR TONIGHT   HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL Iowa Lakes at DMACC (Region 11 Semifinals) 7pm on KWBG

(Photo Courtesy of Ogden Football Facebook Page)  

BOONE, Iowa—A watermain break affected the tenants of the Goldthwait-Garvey Family Resource Center in Boone Monday.  Among those closing and sending children home was Child Care Junction.  Repairs to the watermain were made Monday afternoon and Child Care Junction says they will be open for business as usual Tuesday.  Other tenants of the Family Resource [...]

STRATFORD, Iowa—A funeral service has been set for 94-year old Pauline Elizabeth Naslund Stoner, formerly of Stratford, Iowa.  Pauline passed away Sunday, October 28th at the Westhaven Community in Boone, Iowa.  A funeral service will be held Thursday, November 1st at 1:00 PM at the Stark-Welin Chapel in Boone, Iowa.  Visitation will be held prior [...]

BOONE, Iowa—A funeral service has been set for 50-year old Scott Wallerich of Boone, Iowa.  The service will be held Wednesday, October 31st at 2:00 PM at the Boone Biblical Memorial Church in Boone, Iowa.  Burial will be held at the Linwood Park Cemetery in Boone, Iowa. Visitation will be held at the Schroeder Memorial [...]

BOONE, Iowa—Lori Good of Ogden was the winner of the KWBG Fall Auction Grand Prize of a pair of season tickets for Iowa State Women’s Basketball.  To qualify for the drawing, Fall Auction items needed to be picked up by the close of business, Friday October 26th.  The drawing was held Monday morning.  Congratulations to [...]

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DETROIT (AP) – The San Francisco Giants are celebrating their second World Series title in three years after finishing a four-game sweep of Detroit with a 4-3 win in 10 innings last night. Marco Scutaro (SKOO’-tah-roh) delivered the big hit, an RBI single with two out in the 10th. DETROIT (AP) – Pablo Sandoval, who [...]

LOCAL SCHEDULE FOR TONIGHT   HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL Class 1A Quarterfinals (6-4) Ogden at #9 (10-0) Mount Ayr (6:15pm on KWBG)