Boone County Government 1212 LOGAN AVENUE, SUITE 102 BELVIDERE, ILLINOIS 61008 PHONE: (815)-547-4770 FAX: (815)-547-3579 July 9, 2015 Rockford Register Star Boone County Journal Belvidere Daily Republican Please put a notice in your newspaper under community news that the following volunteer boards of the County of Boone have a […]
CALEDONIA – The Co-active ministries of Hunter United Methodist Church (UMC) and sister church Blaine United Methodist Church are hosting an old-fashioned Fried Chicken Dinner with all the fixin’s on Sunday, July 12, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Hunter UMC. Proceeds from the dinner will be used to purchase […]
BOONE COUNTY- All show tickets are available as of Saturday, July 11 for the entertainment shows at the Boone County Fair from Aug. 11 through Aug. 16. Tickets are for sale at the fair ticket office at gate #1 at the Boone County Fairgrounds located on Route 76 in Belvidere. […]
By Bob Balgemann Reporter POPLAR GROVE – It’s changed a lot since starting in 1969 and it will be different again this summer. The 46th Neighbors Night Festival has been set for July 25, a Saturday, at Lions Park off Illinois 173. Activities will run all day, starting at 8 […]
BELVIDERE – On Wednesday, July 29 the Belvidere High School will host and incoming freshman and new students rules meeting at 6 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center. From 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. there will be a Sport Specific Meeting for freshman through senior athletes. At the meeting, coaches […]
BOONE COUNTY – On Tuesday, July 7at approximately 6:50 a.m., the Boone County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of Quail Trap and Caledonia roads for a one vehicle accident. Preliminary investigation shows that a black Pontiac was traveling northeast on Quail Trap road when it left the roadway and […]
BOONE COUNTY – On Monday, July 27, Arcadia Publishing will add the book, Belvidere and Boone County, to its iconic Images of America series. In this book, the Boone County History Projects takes a look at the first 100 years of Belvidere and Boone County’s history. Although Boone County is […]
By Emily Hamlin Winnebago-Boone Farm Bureau Ag Communications Intern STATELINE – World War II started the promotion of Victory Gardens, ways to be self-reliant when it came to food production. As people started providing enough food for themselves, their family, relatives and friends, these gardens permitted the government to ship […]
By Kathryn Menue Editor BELVIDERE – On Saturday, June 27, from 3 p.m. to midnight, people of Boone County and the surrounding areas gathered around the Boone County Fairgrounds to enjoy the gems awaiting them at the “Mid-nite Flea Market.” Vendors sold toys, posters, pictures, signs, games, antiques, collectable […]
The Animal Friends Society of Boone County will hold a “Disaster: Animals need Help” night at 6:30 p.m. at the Belvidere Township Building located at 8200 Fairgrounds Road. The special event will feature Jennie Lindeman a speaker from D.A.R.T. This event is open to the public.