AMES, Iowa—One of the state’s most abundant resources – corn “stover” – is being used to create renewable natural gas that heats Iowa homes and businesses. As of Dec. 7, the Verbio North America plant in Nevada, Iowa, has been converting chopped cornstalks into natural gas that enters an Alliant Energy pipeline that traverses central […]

BOONE, Iowa—Yesterday was Heroes Day at the Boone and Scenic Valley Railroad’s Santa Express trains. Many of the jobs aboard the train were covered by area Officers, EMS, Nurses, Military and similar professions that serve our communities everyday. Thank you to all of you for spending your day with us! We had representatives volunteer from the following agencies:  Iowa […]

BOONE, Iowa—The Boone Community School District makes information about the district through their digital publication the Toreador Times.  

DES MOINES, Iowa—Today Governor Kim Reynolds issued a disaster proclamation for 43 counties in response to Iowa’s Dec. 15 severe weather. The governor’s proclamation allows state resources to be utilized to respond to and recover from the effects of this severe weather and activates the Iowa Individual Assistance Grant Program for qualifying residents, along with the Disaster […]

BOONE, Iowa—As The Salvation Army of Boone nears the finish line of its 2021 Red Kettle Campaign, local leadership is making a final push for donations within the community. This year’s goal has been $31,502. Donations to Salvation Army red kettles are critically important.  Such donations make it possible for The Salvation Army to carry […]

Power outages throughout Boone County are causing some challenges. AM1590 is not on the air because our transmitter power, which is just south of the Speedway, is out due to the storm. However, KWBG programming is a available on 101.5 FM. According to Alliant Energy, crews are on it. However, with extensive power outages not […]

DES MOINES, Iowa—The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship is responsible for releasing the weekly fuel report and once again this week, regular unleaded gasoline prices in Iowa were down 2 cents, averaging $3.05 across Iowa.Crude Oil Summary The price of global crude oil fell this week on the West Texas Intermediate (WTI) by […]

DES MOINES, Iowa—The Severe Storms Forecast Center in Norman, Oklahoma has issued a Tornado Watch for much of Iowa, including the KWBG listening area. Currently storms are expected to develop in Nebraska and move quickly through western Iowa. Some area expected to strong to severe. Do remain weather aware.             […]