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A former Boone County Sheriff's deputy, accused of causing the death of K-9 officer Bear by leaving it in a patrol vehicle for 22 hours, has entered a guilty plea. The plea deal involves a 2nd-degree aggravated misdemeanor charge of animal neglect, with the felony charge dropped.

THE MYSTERY OF A MISSING WALL LAKE TRUCK DRIVER REMAINS UNSOLVED. 53-YEAR-OLD DAVID SCHULTZ WAS LAST SEEN NOVEMBER 21ST. THE SAC COUNTY SHERIFF RELEASED AN UPDATE OVER THE WEEKEND STATING VIDEO FOOTAGE HAS BEEN OBTAINED OF SCHULTZ AT 11:15 PM ON NOVEMBER 20TH AT THE MILE MARKER-126 TRUCK STOP EAST OF FORT DODGE ON HIGHWAY 20.

Interested in adopting a pet — or just looking at some adorable pets near you up for adoption? There are dozens of endearing pets up for adoption at animal shelters in and around boone..

November 21st, at the intersection of Highway 169 and 290th Street in Webster County, Marleena Purkapile-Orr was involved in a two vehicle accident that could have taken her life. Less than three weeks since she was rushed by Life Flight first to a Des Moines hospital then to Iowa City,...

Photo from Unsplash and unrelated to the city. For most people, it is a constant necessity of life to manage gas prices. The national average price for a gallon of regular-grade gas on Monday is $3.153, a week ago the price is $3.242 , according to AAA.

There will be no charges filed after three dogs attacked a woman November 24.

I am not a big football fan, but on the rare occasions when I have visited a university stadium, I love the halftime performances by the college bands. In particular, I enjoy the sousaphones. For those who are not tuba aficionados, a sousaphone is the round-belled tuba most common in...

KQWC Radio learned on Friday morning that Andy Brim will be named the next head football coach of the Webster City Lynx for the 2024 season, pending school board approval. Brim, a Webster City native, had just finished his 17th season with the program, serving as defensive coordinator, and will be taking over for the outgoing Hall-of-Famer Bob Howard.

12:07pm: A deputy investigated a harassment complaint in the 200 block of Anyer Street, Dana. 6:07pm: A deputy investigated a car deer accident on 170th Street near Q Avenue. Bret Kersey 30 of Grand Junction struck a deer with a 2008 Ford F250 causing an estimated 8,000 dollars damage. In...

A state lawmaker recently completed a leadership training program. District 24 Senator Jesse Green of Boone graduated from the Bowhay Institute for Legislative Leadership Development (BILLD). The program that was founded in 1995 and helps legislators meet the demands of policy responsibility within each state and continues to highlight the shortage of training sessions that are available for state lawmakers.

Mason Oostenink (8-3) placed 2nd and scored 20.0 team points. Champ. Round 1 – Mason Oostenink (Boone) 8-3 won by decision over Elder Mendieta (Clear Creek Amana) 2-9 (Dec 9-4) Quarterfinal – Mason Oostenink (Boone) 8-3 won by fall over Hudsen Shelton (Carlisle) 4-10 (Fall 0:58) Semifinal –...

• Hamilton County Sheriff Douglas Timmons announced he will not be running for reelection at the end of his current term in 2024. • Timmons has been in law enforcement for 30 years, starting his career in 1995 at the Webster City Police Department.

Alliyah Thompson fell just short of a magic number during the No. 8 Ballard girls basketball team's 65-17 rout of Boone on Friday. Thompson wears the number 21, and her older sister, Cassidy, was celebrating her 21st birthday. Thompson was on the verge of scoring 21 points during the second half, but she had to settle for 19 after being pulled early in the fourth quarter with the outcome well in hand. ...

Williams coach Jason Cheek envisioned making a bigger deal of some intriguing girls’ basketball matchups last season. From that, the Central City Classic was put together. The inaugural edition of that will be held Saturday at Williams High School, with a youth clinic followed by four games that includes state powers.

The AC/GC Chargers had some good games Friday night. The girls basketball team started things off by outscoring their opponents, the Ogden Bulldogs, 22-7 in the first quarter, and didn’t let their feet come off the pedal all game, going up 42-11 before half, then only allowing 4 points in the second half, and taking a 64-15 victory. Senior guard Kelsey Carlson talks about what helped the team jump to that early lead and just keep going.

The Eagle Grove Eagles wrestling team returned to action on Thursday night, as they made the trip east to Nashua to compete in a Top of Iowa Conference quad dual against Nashua-Plainfield, Northwood-Kensett and West Fork. Eagle Grove started the night against the hosts in Nashua-Plainfield and the Huskies started...

Jeremy Navis, who is the Assistant to the County Engineer in Wright County explained to the Wright County Board of Supervisors that there will be a much-needed repair to a well-used road near Goldfield. Navis stated that there is a specific area that the road crews will focus on using...

The Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Dance Team secured a commendable third place in the. Iowa State Dance & Drill Team Competition. (Photos: Joella Steffenson & Coach Alayna)

Monticello mothers and daughters pose after the Oct. 28 state meet in Fort Dodge. The three moms were cross country teammates in the 1990s, just as their daughters are today. From left are Mindy and Ava Capron, Emily and Halle Recker, Jill and Peyton Ries. (Photo by Pete Temple)

WEBSTER CITY, Iowa — A $500,000 splash pad proposed for Webster City caused a ruckus at Monday night’s city council meeting. Resident Denny Longhenry said the idea is a waste of money. "Can you tell me why this — why any of you up here — has the...