The 2019 Relay for Life Salad Social was held Monday evening, April 8th, at the Sacred Heart School Ryan Gym. There were over 50 beautifully decorated tables.  (Photos courtesy Sally Kay Whitney)

Repairs have been made to the KWBG AM main transmitter and the station is back on the air.  We apologize for the inconvenience.  Even with our signal restored, we still have other technical matters that we will continue to deal with in the next couple of weeks.  We Thank You for you support and Keep […]

Due to technical issues with the KWBG Transmitter, the broadcast on 1590 is not currently available.  We apologize for the inconvenience and are working towards getting the problem resolved.  Thank  you for your patience.

BOONE, Iowa—Due to technical issues with the KWBG Transmitter, the broadcast on 1590 is not currently available.  However, the KWBG Stream is operating with regular programming.  KWBG offers it’s own web-based app for download from this site.  Please scroll down to access the link for the web app.  The app will install automatically with the […]

BOONE, Iowa—One of the last survivors of the Holocaust visited the Boone Campus of Des Moines Area Community College Thursday and packed the theater with students and community members.  The turnout was to hear the story of Celina Karp Biniaz, who told about growing up in Krakow, Poland, about being on Schindler’s List and about […]

Boone Iowa Wreaths Across America, along with Danny Grause, Francis Steele VFW Post 817 and Auxiliary showed support of Vietnam Veterans with a Welcome Home get together at the VFW on Friday, March 29 in honor of National Vietnam War Veterans Day.  

Sacred Heart School in Boone hosted middle schoolers from Boone, Gilbert, Madrid, ADM, Central City and Hampton-Dumont. Pictured are the top three place winners in Orginal Oratory, Storytelling, Poetry/Prose, Improvisation and Short Film.

On Monday morning, emergency officials responded to a house fire call in the 1100-block of West Fourth St.  The two people who were sent to the Boone County Hospital have not been identified as of yet.  The cause of the fire has not been determined.

Nominate a nurse at Boone County Hospital for The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses. The award recognizes the super-human efforts nurses perform every day. The award at BCH is co-sponsored by Mercy Medical Center. Nurses may be nominated by patients, families, and colleagues. The 2019 honoree is chosen by committee of nurses at BCH and […]

The Chicago Cubs will play the Texas Rangers today.  The pre-game begins at 2:30 p.m. and first pitch is 3:05 p.m.  You can catch all the action on KWBG-AM 1590.  Go, Cubs, Go!