Belvidere Republican

Bucs route North Boone in recent girls’ basketball matchup

By Trenten Scheidegger CORRESPONDENT The Belvidere Bucs and the North Boone Vikings faced off in a non-conference matchup last week. The Bucs posed a tough challenge for the Vikings, who have struggled through much of the 2023-2024 girls basketball season. North Boone started the season with a 1-9 record. They […]

 
 

Lady Bucs snap losing skid with victory over Freeport

By Trenten Scheidegger CORRESPONDENT The Belvidere Bucs girls basketball team got off to a hot start in their 2023-2024 season. Late in December, the Bucs held an impressive overall record of 9-5. A four-game losing streak would close 2023 and carry into the beginning of 2024, however. Late in December, […]

 
 

Scotty McCreery to headline at 2024 Boone County Fair; Singer has five consecutive No. 1 hits

Scotty McCreery to headline at 2024 Boone County Fair; Singer has five consecutive No. 1 hits

By Jane Charmelo NEWS COORDINATOR In getting a head start on the 2024 county fair season, the Boone County Fair Association has announced that Scotty McCreery will be the headline entertainment—and tickets are already on sale. The 2024 Boone County Fair will take place Tuesday, Aug. 6, through Sunday, Aug. […]

 
 

Belvidere student to compete in wheelchair basketball

Belvidere student to compete in wheelchair basketball

Cameron Poole from Belvidere, who is studying elementary education at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, is competing on the men’s wheelchair basketball team for the 2023-24 season. The UW-Whitewater men’s wheelchair basketball program is a club sport that competes nationally. The Warhawks have won 13 national championships since 1982, most recently […]

 
 

69th District Photo Challenge Winners announced

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   Winners of the 69th District Photo Challenge Contest, sponsored by state Rep. Joe Sosnowski, include  “Sunset Barn in Boone County” submitted by William Villont of Belvidere.

Winners have been selected for the annual 69th District Photo Challenge Contest sponsored by state Rep. Joe Sosnowski, R-Rockford. The contest is offered each year to give Northern Illinois residents an opportunity to share their interest in photography with the public. The contest kicks off in September each year with […]

 
 

Master Gardener classes to begin in February; U of I Extension to offer training

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   The Boone County Master Gardener training program has a volunteer-based component that allows Master Gardeners to help educate the community. Here, Boone County Master Gardeners work with the Juntos 4-H Club in the Buchanan Street Community Garden.

By Jane Charmelo NEWS COORDINATOR If you enjoy gardening and have a desire to share your knowledge others, you might consider becoming a Certified Master Gardener. The University of Illinois Boone County Extension is offering a new session of classes starting in February 2024 and continuing through May. According to […]

 
 

Foundation announces community grants; Local organizations, groups benefit from donor generosity

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   The Boone County Community Foundation (BCCF) hosted its annual community grant breakfast on Nov. 14. Over $56,000, in community grants, was awarded to 22 Boone County organizations through the Community Grant Program.

By Jane Charmelo NEWS COORDINATOR The Boone County Community Foundation (BCCF) on Nov. 14 held its annual community grant breakfast, at which time 22 grants were awarded to county organizations “to help meet the needs of Boone County,” as explained in a BCCF release. The recipients included: ⦁ Belvidere Family […]

 
 

Holiday Walk at Spencer Conservation Area Dec. 2

Holiday Walk at Spencer Conservation Area Dec. 2

Take a step back in time to the 1800s By Jane Charmelo NEWS COORDINATOR The Boone County Conservation District (BCCD) is inviting visitors to get in the holiday spirit with its annual Holiday Walk to be held on Saturday, Dec. 2, from 5 to 8 p.m. According to Mark Freedlund, […]

 
 

Belvidere fire chief gets rare opportunity; Shawn Schadle meets President Biden

Belvidere fire chief gets rare opportunity; Shawn Schadle meets President Biden

By Jane Charmelo NEWS COORDINATOR Belvidere Fire Department Chief Shawn Schadle got a Sunday night phone call that was the beginning of an experience he will likely never forget—that of meeting President Joe Biden. As the chief tells it, he found out Sunday night before the president’s Nov. 9 visit […]

 
 

President Biden visits Belvidere auto plant

President Biden visits Belvidere auto plant

STAFF REPORT President Joe Biden visited Belvidere on Thursday, Nov. 9, to celebrate the plans to restart the idled Belvidere auto plant and to support the United Auto Workers (UAW). The president gave a speech to local UAW leaders at the Community Building Complex of Boone County in Belvidere. Other […]

 
 
 
 
 
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