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By Dan Kane WATER RESOURCE SPECIALIST, BOONE COUNTY Like most of us, I wake up every morning and seek out the coffee pot. That first cup gets the day started and provides me with a great lead into the topic of water for this article. All of us depend on […]
By Zach Yakey IDA PUBLIC LIBRARY/LOCAL HISTORY SPECIALIST Last month we discussed gruesome events with questionable histories. It seems only fitting that, given the time of year, we take a look at one that was absolutely true. The focus of this unfortunate tale is a man named Walton Wheeler. He […]
By Trenten Scheidegger CORRESPONDENT The Belvidere Bucs had higher hopes than to go winless through the first seven weeks of first-year head coach Sean Donnelly’s first season. After suffering a week seven 28-13 loss to Jefferson, the Bucs had dropped four games by two scores, or less. In week eight, […]
By Trenten Scheidegger CORRESPONDENT The Belvidere North Blue Thunder are still perfect on the 2024 Illinois High School Football season. After beating Auburn 42-16 in week seven, the Blue Thunder have now beat their opponents by a combined score of 263-83. They extended their current win streak to seven games, […]
By Trenten Scheidegger CORRESPONDENT The North Boone Vikings have suffered their fair share of ups and downs throughout the 2024 Illinois High School Football season. Competing in the Big Northern Conference is no walk in the park, and the Vikings understand that. After beginning their year with an 18-13 win […]
By Zach Yakey IDA PUBLIC LIBRARY/LOCAL HISTORY SPECIALIST For years, Blood’s Point Road and Cemetery have been the subjects of sinister folk tales. Everything from vanishing vehicles, to ghost children, to witch hexes, to murder have been claimed about the unfortunately named locale. Despite the protests of longtime residents, people […]
By Trenten Scheidegger CORRESPONDENT The Belvidere North Blue Thunder kept the storm rolling as they earned their fourth win in as many weeks of the 2024 High School football season. After a 27-12 road victory over Rockford East in week three, North returned home to host Boylan Catholic in week […]
Come celebrate the fall apple season by learning more about this exceptional local fruit. Join University of Illinois Extension’s Local Foods and Small Farms Educator, Grant McCarty, for the “Growing Great Apples” program. In this presentation, you will learn about general production of apples, new and unique varieties, rootstocks, seasonal […]
On Sunday, Oct. 6, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., University of Illinois Extension will host the Boone County Farm Stroll, a self-guided driving tour of highly-diversified family farms, all open to the public on one big day! There will be farm tours, demonstrations, and of course fresh local […]
By Trenten Scheidegger CORRESPONDENT The North Boone Vikings got off to a much-needed 1-0 start to their 2024 volleyball season. After going just 5-28-1 last year, and 0-9 in Big Northern conference play, the Vikings are still looking to turn their program around. North Boone Head Coach Carley Patmythes is […]
