Archive for: July, 2016

7/20/16 Shopper’s Guide

7/20/16 Shopper’s Guide

 

 
 

Animals take over Boone County Fairgrounds

Animals take over Boone County Fairgrounds

By Kathryn Menue EDITOR From Thursday, July 14 through Sunday, July 17, the Boone County Fairgrounds provided a wagging good time for dogs and people alike, all thanks to the Blackhawk Kennel Club and the Kishwaukee Kennel Club for hosting the 72nd Annual All-Breed Dog Show and the 73rd Annual […]

 
 

Local governments have to return overpayments to state

Local governments have to return overpayments to state

By Bob Balgemann REPORTER Local governments, including those in Boone County, will have to return $168 million in overpaid corporate replacement taxes to the state Department of Revenue (DOR). That is official now that the state legislative session has concluded with no action taken to ease or remove the burden. […]

 
 

Harlem’s T.J. Chance most valuable in NIC-10 baseball

  By Bob Balgemann REPORTER He’s listed as Thomas Chance among those winning spring sports awards this year at Harlem High School. Around the baseball field throughout his four years as a Huskie, he was better known as just T.J. In his final season, T.J. Chance’s pitching arm and bat […]

 
 

Harlem celebrates accomplishments of spring sports teams

Harlem celebrates accomplishments of spring sports teams

By Bob Balgemann REPORTER Two conference championships and a number of spring sports athletes representing Harlem High School in state competitions. There were two NIC-10 most valuable players, Bianca Barone in softball and T.J. Chance in baseball. Those were among the successes that were celebrated recently during the annual spring […]

 
 

Teams James, Wilhelmi make bold moves in summer ball

Teams James, Wilhelmi make bold moves in summer ball

By Bob Balgemann REPORTER Team James had been close behind all season. With just one loss, the Pee-Wee Boys baseball team named for head coach Jake James was just one game back of undefeated teams Nehmzow and McWilliams. Then their perseverance paid off. Meanwhile, in a key battle of front-runners […]

 
 

Park Towers residents happy with new stop signs

  By Margaret Downing Reporter At the July 11 Loves Park City Council meeting, aldermen approved an ordinance, first and second readings, authorizing the placement of stop signs at Clifford and Dale Avenues. Residents of Park Towers have been concerned with safety issues due to the lack of the stop […]

 
 

Winnebago County Health Department reports first mosquito pool positive with West Nile Virus in Winnebago County

  The first mosquito pool in Winnebago County 61115 Zip Code (Machesney Park) has tested positive for West Nile Virus (WNV). WNV has been present in Winnebago County for the past 15 years. The recent hot and dry weather conditions has increased the rate of Culex mosquito production, mosquito flight […]

 
 

Machesney Park floodway expansion to get more study

  By Bob Balgemann REPORTER The proposed expansion of the village’s Floodway Conservation Overlay District at and near the Rock River was supposed to be back on the planning and zoning commission (P&Z) agenda Monday night. But that won’t happen as the village intends to give the issue a more […]

 
 

Man arrested at Clayton House on drugs, weapons charges

Man arrested at Clayton House on drugs, weapons charges

On Tuesday, July 12 at around 11 p.m., Loves Park officers responded to the Clayton House Motel, where they met with the occupants of one of the rooms. After a search of the room, Dylan M. Bryant, 24, of Machesney Park, was arrested. Bryant was charged with Unlawful Possession of […]

 
 
 
 
 
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