The Ogden Bulldogs boys’ wresting team wrapped up two days of competition at the Iowa High School State Wrestling Tournament in Des Moines, sending four wrestlers to the Class 1A brackets on Thursday and Friday, February 19 and 20. 

The Ogden Bulldogs boys’ basketball team saw its season come to an end Friday, February 20, falling to Tri-Center, 99–75, in a Class 2A second‑round district matchup in Neola.

The Madrid Tigers boys’ basketball team topped Central Decatur, 91–44, in a Class 1A district matchup Friday, February 20, at Madrid High School. 

Boone, Iowa—A power outage Saturday morning affected some 2,100 Alliant Energy customers from Ames, Boone, Jordan and Madrid areas according to a company spokesperson. The cause is being analyzed for possible equipment failure. Alliant Energy crews worked quickly and safely to restore power to all customers within two hours.

Chris Mann-Boone Boys Swimming

1A-132 Ryder Eklund (40-6) place is unknown and scored 6.0 team points. Champ. Round 1 – Ryder Eklund (Ogden) 40-6 received a bye () (Bye) Champ. Round 2 – Braylon Peters (Westwood, Sloan) 42-1 won by tech fall over Ryder Eklund (Ogden) 40-6 (TF-1.5 2:38 (19-3)) Cons. Round 2 – Ryder Eklund (Ogden) 40-6 won […]

3A-106 Easton Landas (28-6) place is unknown and scored 5.0 team points. Champ. Round 1 – Easton Landas (Boone) 28-6 received a bye () (Bye) Champ. Round 2 – Vincent Moore (Valley, West Des Moines) 41-14 won in sudden victory – 1 over Easton Landas (Boone) 28-6 (SV-1 4-1) Cons. Round 2 – Easton Landas […]

LOCAL SCHEDULE FOR TODAY   HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL  Boone at Gilbert  3A Substate 1st Round  7pm on KWBG 

BOONE, Iowa—Sarah Maria Kraayenbrink, 2 ½ months, of Boone, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, February 18, 2026, at the Children’s Nebraska Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska. Sarah was born December 2, 2025 in Boone, Iowa, daughter of Gerrit and Rakel Kraayenbrink. Even though her life on earth was short, it was precious […]

BOONE, Iowa—Randy Lee Alber, 70, passed away on February 19, 2026. He was born on September 3, 1955, in Postville, Iowa, to Gary and Marvel Alber. In 1975, Randy married his wife, Linda, with whom he shared many devoted years. Over the course of his working life, he spent time with Schwan’s and later with […]