BOONE, Iowa—In March, friends of Jerry Converse, a 1961 Boone High School graduate killed while serving on a U.S. Navy intelligence-gathering ship attacked by Israeli military forces during the 1967 Six-Day War, asked the Boone City Council to consider ways to honor the fallen sailor. Verne Lyon who lives in Johnston was a friend and […]

Gilbert over Boone 31-12 #4 Madrid over #1 Lynnville Sully 27-9 Ogden over Grand View Christian 29-14 KWBG’s Game of the Week for September 22nd #4 ADM at Boone

BOONE, Iowa—The Iowa Department of Natural Resources Forestry Section has awarded the Downtown Boone Steering Committee, that is hoping to be a designated Main Street Community, with a grant of $4,990 to be used for a tree planting in downtown Boone. The group is working on projects that will revitalize downtown Boone to help support […]

#4 Madrid over #6 Mount Ayr 35-34 Final/Overtime Boone over Des Moines Hoover 27-8 (Game called in 3rd quarter due to power failure, will not be made up. Boone declared winner) Ogden over Perry 20-14 KWBG’s Game of the Week (September 15th) Gilbert at Boone (6:50pm pregame)

Boone over Storm Lake 37-20 Ogden over Manson Northwest Webster 35-16 Madrid over Martensdale St Mary’s 48-18 Week #3 KWBG Game of the Week Madrid at Mount Ayr

DES MOINES, Iowa—The National Weather Service released the most recent map for drought conditions in Iowa, as of Tuesday. The conditions have declined extensively, especially in northeast Iowa. Over 99% of the state is either Abnormally Dry or in some level of drought. Boone County continues to hang on to Abnormally Dry conditions, but that […]

ACGC over Ogden 20-19 Boone over Knoxville 15-14 Madrid over Woodward Granger 28-27 KWBG’s Game of the Week September 1st: Boone at Storm Lake (6:50pm pregame)

BOONE, Iowa—The Boone School Board on Friday, held the second ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Crossroads Learning Hub, located on West 8th Street. The building was designed by 10Fold Architecture and Engineering from Ames. Grabau Construction was the general contractor. Funding for the construction of the Crossroads Learning Hub comes from the state’s one-cent […]

BOONE, Iowa—The Boone School Board held a ribbon cutting ceremony at the district’s new early childhood center, the Ledges Elementary School on Hancock Drive. Students from Pre-School, Transitional Kindergarten, Kindergarten and 1st Grade will be housed in the new building. School Board President Jeremy Pritchard said a lot of effort went into making the new […]

DES MOINES, Iowa—The U.S. Drought Monitor conditions showed a slight improvement from a week ago. Portions of the state considered Abnormally Dry increased to more than 20% which reduced the overall amount of the state considered in some form of drought. Boone County remains unchanged again this week, remaining Abnormally Dry. U.S. Drought Monitor Map […]