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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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DES MOINES, Iowa—The National Weather Service office in Des Moines is preparing for Severe Summer Weather this week. Multiple rounds of severe weather are expected this weekend. All modes of severe weather, including large hail, damaging winds, tornadoes, and heavy rainfall are possible at times. The initial rounds of severe weather arrive throughout the day […]

Coaches Corner

Coaches Corner for May 8th: Steve Perkins, Madrid Boys Track

Posted on 08 May 2024

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Marty Lamoureux, Board Member of the Boone County Historical Society updates some of the activities of the Historical Society. The Board recently met and she reviewed the business of the board. She also talked about the work going on to try and open new levels of the History Center. Aired Wednesday, May 08, 2024.

Posted on 08 May 2024

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Local News

Voss Honored as 2024 Daisy Award Winner at BCH

Posted on 08 May 2024

BOONE, Iowa—Shayna Voss, RN, Boone County Family Medicine North, is being honored as the 2024 Daisy Award Winner at the Boone County Hospital. She was recognized at the Annual Nurses Week Recognition Breakfast at Boone County Hospital. The Daisy (Diseases Attacking the Immune System) Award is an international recognition program that honors and celebrates the […] Continue Reading

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Funeral Announcements

Judy Wheeler

Posted on 08 May 2024

AMES, Iowa—Judy Kay Wheeler, 76, of Ames, passed away peacefully on Monday, May 6, 2024 at the Mary Greeley Medical Center in Ames. Judy was born March 2, 1948, in Ames, the daughter of Thayne and Mildred (Lafferty) Evans. She graduated from Nevada High School and then from AIB in Des Moines. Judy worked for […] Continue Reading

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KWBG Local Sports for May 8th

Posted on 08 May 2024

LOCAL RESULTS FROM YESTERDAY HIGH SCHOOL BOYS SOCCER PCM over Boone 4-3 LOCAL SCHEDULE FOR TODAY HIGH SCHOOL BOYS TENNIS Boone hosting Singles/Doubles District Meet HIGH SCHOOL BOYS GOLF Boone at 3A Sectional Meet (Livermore) Ogden at 2A Sectional Meet (Indianola) Madrid at 1A Sectional Meet (Moravia) Continue Reading

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Tips for Hunting Wild Mushrooms in Iowa

Posted on 07 May 2024

AMES, Iowa—In Iowa, mushroom hunting is quite common. However, knowing the peak time to hunt for a particular mushroom can be challenging. Chelsea Harbach, a plant disease diagnostician in the Plant and Insect Diagnostic Clinic with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, shares helpful guidelines when hunting for common mushrooms. Three common types of mushrooms […] Continue Reading

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