By Marianne Mueller Reporter ROSCOE – After hearing 11-year-old Alexis (Ali) Kline’s story, her teacher Mrs. Bould and the community bounced into action. Mrs. Bould, classmates and the entire school went to work. Together they brought in 476 items. One hundred-fifty pieces were picked up from Talcott Library. The Dept. […]
By Tricia Goecks BDR Editor MACHESNEY PARK – Only one thing could get 1,400 people to leave the warmth of their homes on a night when the mercury dipped to -5 degrees. And that was chocolate. Lots and lots of chocolate. The Arc of Winnebago, Boone and Ogle counties held […]
By Marianne Mueller Reporter ROCKTON – Guests at the 2015 Hope Foundation were treated to a “Touch of Vegas.” A sold out crowd visited sites someone would say while visiting Las Vegas. A cardboard cutout of Elvis and a table named after him only tapped the surface of familiar scenes. […]
BYRON – The Man in Black is in town once again in Byron Civic Theatre’s RING OF FIRE – THE MUSIC OF JOHNNY CASH. The man, the legacy, the legend is celebrated in a high-octane tribute to Johnny Cash. This is no impersonation. This is the joyous and heart wrenching […]
OGLE COUNTY – Elias and Betty Sotelo and their two children Maya, 8, and Kiana, 5 will receive a home in Mt. Morris at 408 West Front Street. The family currently resides in Mt. Morris. The family selection committee spent hours talking with families before selecting the Sotelo’s for this […]
By Tricia Goecks Editor The Special Olympics oath states “Let me win. But if I cannot win. Let me be brave in the attempt.” Being brave in the attempt was de rigueur on Saturday March 7 when 518 brave individuals took the plunge at Rock Cut State Park in Caledonia. […]
By Bob Balgemann Reporter BELVIDERE – Garden Prairie Organics (GPO) is asking the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to renew its operating permit for a landscape waste compost facility at 11887 U.S. 20 in unincorporated Garden Prairie. The EPA has allowed a window for comments and it will close March […]
By Bob Kopp Special Correspondent BELVIDERE – With the braintrust of parochial powerhouse Rockford Lutheran watching in the middle of the stands just behind the scorer’s table, the Bucs ended resurgent and relentless Freeport’s post-season hopes with a convincing victory in a game much closer than the final score 61-49 to set […]
By Tricia Goecks Editor Walking into the meeting room at the Public Safety Building for the graduation night of the Citizen Police Academy on March 4, the camaraderie between the academy’s participants and members of the Belvidere Police Department is obvious. The jokes and verbal jabs flow freely. The Citizen […]
By Bob Balgemann Reporter MACHESNEY PARK – Village officials have set the stage for discussing the proposed 2015-16 budget at a workshop Saturday morning at village hall. Village Administrator Tim Savage and Human Resources and Accounting Manager Michelle Johannsen gave village board members an overview of projected income and expenses […]