BOONE COUNTY – Boone County State’s Attorney Michelle Courier announced that on April 13, Michael Hansen, 51, of Loves Park, was found guilty following a jury trial of one count of Attempt Predatory Criminal Sexual Assault of a Child under the age of 13 and one count of Aggravated Criminal […]
By Kathryn Menue Editor BELVIDERE – At 10 a.m. on Monday, April 11, members of the Belvidere Fire Department, Belvidere Police Department, Boone County Sheriff’s Department, Belvidere City Council, along with friends and family members gathered at Belvidere City Hall to welcome two new firefighters in their swearing in ceremony. […]
By Doug Schroder Editor DURAND – Local radio DJ Steve Shannon brought his show to Durand on Friday, April 8, as the town had won his contest named the Small Town Showdown. Forty small towns from the area originally started in the contest from votes collected by the radio station […]
By Doug Schroder Editor DURAND – Brain and Lisatte Steelglove have opened their new restaurant in Durand called The Fire Barn. It has been a real labor of love as the building, formerly known as the Big Scoop, was totally gutted and remodeled from bottom to top. The Steelglove’s have […]