BOONE, Iowa—The final piece of equipment for the Boone Rotary’s Centennial Project, the Boone Welcome Train, made the trip to it’s new home Thursday morning.  Beginning at 9:00, the enormous 2-8-0 steam engine, pulled by Berghorst and Son, Inc. a heavy hauler from Hull, Iowa, took a trip from the Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad […]

#3 Ogden Softball was suppose to take the field Monday night in a 2A Regional Final against the team that knocked them out of the winner’s bracket at the 2019 State Tournament, but something happened on the way to Ogden. From Ogden Activities Director Ben Van Wyk “Due to a positive Covid-19 case on the […]

With forecast highs in the upper 90’s and heat indexes in the triple digits, KWBG reminds you to “Stay Hydrated!”               KWBG Weekend Forecast as of 12:07pm July 17th This Afternoon Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. South southeast wind 8 to 10 mph. Tonight A 30 percent […]

We held corporate jeans days during the month of June and raised $460 for the Sleeping Angels Foundation.                     Pictured from left to right are: Sara Sharp – Sleeping Angels Foundation Executive Secretary Joey Droste – Sleeping Angels Foundation Director Craig Shepley – Fareway CFO Joe […]

              Thursday marks the first day of the Boone County Fair. Most traditional events remain on the schedule, but adaptations have been made to allow for the safest fair possible. http://boonecountyfair.weebly.com/fair-schedule.html

Sunday evening, there was a flag-raising ceremony at the Boone Green Space. Blue Line and Red Line flags representing police and fire in Boone and are now on display at 8th and Story. The Boone Optimist Club, Todd and Amy Rasmussen and Rita Davenport hosted the ceremony.

BOONE, Iowa—The Optimist Club of Boone hosted a flag dedication event at the Greenspace in downtown Boone Sunday evening.  Optimist have participated in the Greenspace Project by installing flag poles on the north side of the space.  State Representative Phil Thompson (R) Jefferson secured a State of Iowa flag that had flown over the State […]

Class 2A District Baseball Tonight on KWBG as Ogden hosts BCLUW. 7pm first pitch (depending on the completion of the first game) We’ll have it on KWBG and kwbg.com.  

BOONE, Iowa—It’s not a surprise this week’s Water Summary released by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources shows that early drought stages exists locally.  The DNR prepares the report, but several agencies collaborate in the data, including the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, the U.S. Geological Survey and the Iowa Homeland Security and […]

BOONE, Iowa—Testing for COVID-19 in Boone County has been conducted near the Boone County Family Medicine Walk-In Clinic in the Pufferbilly Days™ Memorabilia Booth located in the alley behind the clinic.  But, that is now changing.  Testing will be conducted in the building that formerly housed a pharmacy and an accounting business.  The same staff […]