BOONE, Iowa—The Boone County Hospital has announced that Rebecca Turbes, Boone County Hospital (BCH) Home Care Services, who was recently honored as the 2017 Brown Award Winner at the BCH Annual Employee Recognition Party in January. Weldon J. Brown established the Brown Award in honor of his parents, Eunice D. and Everett C. Brown, long-time […]

DES MOINES, Iowa—On January 28th, 2018, at about 1:30 am, the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a shooting at the rest stop located at exit 159 in Dows, Iowa.  The shooting victim was transported to North Iowa Mercy Hospital for treatment.  The incident is being investigated by the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office, […]

BOONE, Iowa—Last week, a Boone County District Court Judge sentenced an Ames man to 25-years in prison following a drug related case tried in Boone County Court.  A release from the Boone County Attorney’s Office says that 33 year old, Joshua Richard Cory, was sentenced to 25 years in prison with the Iowa Department of […]

Boone High School’s 2018-19 Head Football Coach and Social Studies Teacher will be Thomas McGuire. After interviewing with three committees (Administrative, Teacher, Coach/Parent/Students), Thomas was selected from a group of six finalists.  KWBG’s interview with the new coach is on our Sports page.

Boone’s HyVee donated $500 towards the Boone County Sheriff’s Department new K-9 Unit to show their appreciation for the efforts of the Sheriff’s office.  Pictured are Oliver Leach of HyVee and Cole Hoffman of the Boone County Sheriff’s Office.  

BOONE, Iowa—A funeral service has been set for 74-year old Janna Sellers of Boone, Iowa.  The Funeral Service will be held Thursday, February 1, 2018 at 2:00 PM at the Schroeder-Stark-Welin Funeral Home at 609 Seventh Street, Boone, Iowa.  The Reverend Janell Bloem will be officiating. Visitation will be held at the Schroeder-Stark-Welin Funeral Home, […]

The route for the 2018 Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa was announced in Des Moines on Saturday evening and thousands of cyclists, who will start in Onawa the fourth Sunday of July and finish in Davenport the following Saturday, will more than likely roll right through Boone County.  Complete details, including all towns […]

From the Boone Community Schools: Due to an increased amount of illnesses in the Boone Schools towards the end of the week, we have decided to cancel Toreador Tot Open Gym that was scheduled for January 27th. We want to keep all of the Toreador Tots and our Toreador Family healthy during this time of […]