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DMACC Men’s basketball will play their final regular season home game tonight (3/31) at 7 p.m. against the Iowa Central Titans. DMACC is coming into this game with their new ranking of #3 in the NJCAA at a record of 15-4. The Titans travel to Boone with a 6-13 record.   The Bears lost their last […]

The DMACC baseball team started up a conference play this week with a series against Southeastern Community College and Iowa Lakes Community College. After coming home from trips to Texas and Oklahoma, with a combined record of 4-7 the Bears looked to get back on track for conference play.  After dropping the conference opener against […]

DMACC’s Athletic Director BJ McGinn gave Banner News a tour of the brand new Student Activity Center at the Boone campus. Needless to say, it was incredible. A gracious donation of $250,000 from Fareway helped to pay for this $6.5 million addition which gives DMACC athletics a much needed overhaul to its athletic facilities. The […]

As an online school student during a pandemic, I spend much of my time inside. …Okay, I spend all my time inside. Much like other students and even faculty/staff, being inside all day can be pretty, well, depressing. Not to mention the stress of online school, and the anxiety many of us face on a […]

There are so many scholarship opportunities that students never apply for, leaving thousands of dollars behind each year. It is basically free money, don’t pass these by! The Point Foundation Scholarship is a new scholarship available for LGBTQ students currently or planning to attend community college in the fall of 2021. Must have at least […]

The Boone DMACC Food Pantry has come a long way from what it was. From a random cupboard under a staircase, to what students and staff called ‘The Woods’ and now to a more open space to keep necessities and groceries for those in need. Of course, with Covid-19, open shopping isn’t quite available, but […]

We’re officially coming up on a year of the pandemic since it hit the United States. Everyone is getting an extended spring break, they said; this will blow over in a couple of weeks, they said; yet here we are a year later. Not only is the country still feeling the effects of the pandemic, […]

With warm weather on the rise, the SAC has some more activities for March to usher in spring. March 8 H.O.R.S.E. Tournament in SAC Gym, 9:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m. March 11 Bowling at Perfect Games, 9:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m. March 12 SAC Meeting over Zoom (Gift Card Prize Drawing!) 12:15 – 12:45 p.m. […]

The DMACC Men’s basketball team travels to Estherville, Iowa, on Wednesday to face the Iowa Lakes Lakers. The Bears are coming off an impressive win against Iowa Western winning 80-68 and are on a roll right now, winning 6 straight. That combined with a record of 11-2 has pushed them to the top spot in […]