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Joshua Heyer, Superintendent, Ogden Community School District, talks about information coming out this week on a strategic plan for the district. He also talks about student enrollment numbers and the district's special education deficit. Aired Tuesday, October 24, 2023

Joshua Heyer, Superintendent, Ogden Community School District, talks about information coming out this week on a strategic plan for the district. He also talks about student enrollment numbers and the district’s special education deficit. Aired Tuesday, October 24, 2023

Posted on 24 October 2023 by KWBG

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Former DMACC Boone Campus Student Receives DMACC Outstanding Alumni Award

Posted on 24 October 2023 by KWBG

Piklapp received an AA degree from the DMACC Boone Campus in 2001 He has been an active member of the DMACC Alumni Association for the past 20 years Piklapp was honored at a special dinner hosted by the DMACC Alumni Association and held on the DMACC Ankeny CampusANKENY, Iowa—A DMACC Boone Campus graduate who has gone on […]

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Weekly Crop Progress Report

Posted on 23 October 2023 by KWBG

DES MOINES, Iowa—Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly April through November. Additionally, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship provides a weather summary each week during this time.“Warmer and generally dry conditions […]

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Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Cases Confirmed in Pocahontas and Guthrie Counties

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Cases Confirmed in Pocahontas and Guthrie Counties

Posted on 23 October 2023 by KWBG

DES MOINES, Iowa—The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) have confirmed two positive cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), one in Pocahontas County and the other in Guthrie County.The affected site in Pocahontas County is a commercial turkey […]

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Steve Cunningham, Veterans Commission Director and Shawn Bryant, Boone County Supervisor and Veteran, talk about the upcoming Veterans Benefit Fair, Tuesday October 31st at the Boone County Fair Grounds. Encouraging Veterans, spouses of Veterans and caretakers of Veterans to stop out and visit. Aired Monday, October 23, 2023

Posted on 23 October 2023 by KWBG

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Boone’s Outdoor Piano on Display

Posted on 22 October 2023 by KWBG

BOONE, Iowa—The Boone, Iowa Outdoor Piano version 2.0 was on display Saturday in the shop of Chuck Behm. Behm began working on this version of the piano in 2019 after the first outdoor piano was no longer salvageable after three seasons in the elements. Behm said on the KWBG Tuned In Program last week, that […]

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Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Case Confirmed in a Commercial Turkey Flock in Buena Vista County

Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Case Confirmed in a Commercial Turkey Flock in Buena Vista County

Posted on 21 October 2023 by KWBG

DES MOINES, Iowa—The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) have confirmed a positive case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in Buena Vista County, Iowa.The affected site is a commercial turkey flock.As Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig reiterated last […]

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Fire Delays Midland Power Line Worker Training Field Dedication

Posted on 20 October 2023 by KWBG

BOONE, Iowa—One of the features Midland Power Cooperative planned when it was first announced that they would located an office in Boone was a training feature for line personnel. The dedication was planned for next week. The fire Thursday has now delayed that dedication. Midland released this statement:Yesterday’s fire at Midland Power Cooperative’s Boone administrative […]

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Dangerous Trees Taken Down at Don Williams Campground

Posted on 19 October 2023 by KWBG

BOONE, Iowa—Boone County Conservation Director Katie Taylor told the Boone County Supervisors during their meeting Wednesday that camp ground at Don Williams had been shut down a little early because it was being taken over by several companies that were voluntarily taking down dangerous trees, mostly Ash trees that were dead or dying.This was posted […]

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Fire Damages Midland Cooperative Warehouse

Posted on 19 October 2023 by KWBG

BOONE, Iowa—Boone Fire Fighters respond to a fire at Midland Power Cooperative at 2005 South Story Street Thursday afternoon. The fire appears to be in the warehouse storage building constructed a couple of years ago, located south of the Midlands Main Office building. Midland Power has posted this statement about this afternoon’s fire:This afternoon we […]

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