Archive for: July, 2015

7/30/15 East Shopper

7/30/15 East Shopper

 

 
 

Rockton Village receives input and ideas on updating comprehensive plan

By Marianne Mueller Reporter ROCKTON – Respectful dialogue flowed during a brainstorming session at the Rockton Municipal Center on Saturday, July 18. Residents, Trustees, Village President, Dale Adams, Planning Commission chair, Todd Byxbe, community leaders and area volunteers joined in a lively brainstorming session. The targeted subject of the meeting […]

 
 

Rockton Dental Care offers ‘Dentistry from the Heart,’ providing free dental care

Rockton Dental Care offers ‘Dentistry from the Heart,’ providing free dental care

By Jean Seegers Reporter ROCKTON – Dental care is expensive these days, especially if you don’t have dental insurance.  Dr. Kenneth O’Brien, owner of Rockton Dental Care, and hundreds of dental professionals around the world have been providing care for people in need through “Dentistry from the Heart,” a world-wide […]

 
 

City of Loves Park to sell surplus property

By Margaret Downing Reporter LOVES PARK – At the July 20 Loves Park City Council meeting, alderman approved an ordinance, first reading, “authorizing the disposal of surplus personal property owned by the City of Loves Park.” Second reading of the ordinance was set for July 27. Additionally, the 2015/’16 appropriation […]

 
 

Harlem’s one-stop shopping site for registration, information

Harlem’s one-stop shopping site for registration, information

By Bob Balgemann Reporter MACHESNEY PARK – In three short days, Harlem School District 122 registered many of the more than 7,000 students who will be back in the classroom starting Aug. 12. This is the sixth year for that new one-stop shopping approach, which also give parents and students […]

 
 

Money found to continue ‘important’ drug court program

Money found to continue ‘important’ drug court program

By Bob Balgemann Reporter BELVIDERE – Finding money for unexpected expenses has been difficult for Boone County officials in recent years, but they were resolved in finding the dollars needed to continue the drug court program, which was started in 2014. The employee assigned to that function already had been […]

 
 

Boone County Fair hosts tractor pull

Boone County Fair hosts tractor pull

BELVIDERE – You won’t want to miss this year’s truck and tractor pull on Thursday, Aug.13 at the Boone County Fair in Belvidere.  The pulls have become a long running tradition at the county fairs.  They run all day long and are located at the grandstands. The morning and afternoon […]

 
 

Boone County man arrested on state charges

Boone County man arrested on state charges

  BOONE COUNTY – A Boone County man was arrested Friday July 24, on state charges related to child sexual abuse and child pornography. This arrest resulted from an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Boone County Sheriff’s Office. Tyler McIntosh, 26, […]

 
 

7/29/15 The Scoop Today

7/29/15 The Scoop Today
 
 

Keen Age Center feeling pinch from state budget impasse

Keen Age Center feeling pinch from state budget impasse

By Bob Balgemann Reporter BELVIDERE – State Rep. Joe Sosnowski, R-Rockford, was in town Wednesday morning, July 15 to talk about the continuing budget impasse in Springfield. Ironically, he was at the monthly breakfast meeting of the Belvidere Area Chamber of Commerce held at the Keen Age Center on Henry […]

 
 
 
 
 
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