Archive for: October, 2015

Belvidere Fire Station crowded with open house visitors

Belvidere Fire Station crowded with open house visitors

By Shelby R. Farrell Reporter BELVIDERE – More than 600 people flooded the Belvidere Fire Station on State Street at their second annual open house, kicking off Fire Prevention Month. Fire Chief Al Hyser said the event grew by the hundreds from last year, which was the first time the […]

 
 

What it means to be an agvocate

What it means to be an agvocate

By Emily Hanlin Winnebago Boone Farm Bureau FREEPORT – “Agvocate” this word is not one you will find in Webster’s dictionary. However, on March, 6 2012, Agri-Word WordPress.com defined this term to mean “similar to advocating for a cause-except, advocating for agricultural issues and the agriculture industry as a whole. […]

 
 

Managing diabetes through holiday season

BELVIDERE – The University of Illinois Extension in Belvidere will present a program on “Managing Diabetes through the Holidays” on Wednesday, Nov. 11 from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Boone County Extension meeting room located at 205 Cadillac Court, Suite 5 in Belvidere. Tantalizing treats are an inevitable […]

 
 

Eagle Scout completes project to honor Civil War soldiers

Eagle Scout completes project to honor Civil War soldiers

By Lisa Rodgers Reporter CALEDONIA – Fate happened February 2012 when a tall white headstone peered through winter’s grip. “My mom and I were leaving our subdivision when I saw it on the top of a bank, behind a fence. I asked my mom what was in there. She replied, […]

 
 

County finance committee tries to make best of bad situation

County finance committee tries to make best of bad situation

By Shelby R. Farrell Reporter BOONE COUNTY – The County faces a budget deficiency over $800,000 for fiscal year 2016, and the Finance, Taxation, and Salaries Committee held a special budget hearing to find ways to fix the issue. The meeting was held over the course of two nights on […]

 
 

Auditing company to act as interim Poplar Grove treasurer

Auditing company to act as interim Poplar Grove treasurer

By Shelby R. Farrell Reporter POPLAR GROVE – The Village of Poplar Grove’s Board of Trustees was quick to appoint its auditing firm as interim village treasurer after being without one for almost two weeks. Maria Forrest submitted a letter of resignation to the Board of Trustees saying she would […]

 
 

Jefferson Prairie Church members tackle community projects

Jefferson Prairie Church members tackle community projects

POPLAR GROVE – Perhaps you noticed a lot of well-dressed folks in and around town on Sunday. If you stopped to talk to them, you would have found that the yellow t-shirts they wore were not just a fashion statement but also, and more important, a testament to the work […]

 
 

Clemency Hearing for Former Rockford Police Officer

BOONE COUNTY – Boone County State’s Attorney Michelle Courier has announced that Daniel Cruz, the off-duty Rockford Police Officer responsible for the DUI crash in May 2012 in Boone County, has filed a petition for Executive Clemency which is set to be heard before the Prisoner Review Board in Springfield […]

 
 

Raising meat birds on pasture

BELVIDERE – Why do so many new farmers get their start in livestock production by raising pastured poultry for meat? Demand is high, the production cycle is relatively short, the facilities are minimal, and the total capital investment is comparatively small. However, there are still numerous management and marketing considerations […]

 
 

Belvidere boys’ soccer team loses to Crystal Lake Central

CRYSTAL LAKE – On Saturday, Oct. 3, the Belvidere High School boys’ soccer team traveled to Crystal Lake to face off against Crystal Lake Central High School. Crystal Lake Central won 3-1. Crystal Lake Central started off strong scoring the first two goals of the game. Cade Husendorf, #25, made […]

 
 
 
 
 
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