By Bob Balgemann REPORTER Township government, history, city government, young people, Republican politics, the elderly, community events, and more: Many aspects of life in Boone County were touched in a positive way by Patrick Murphy, who died unexpectedly Friday, Sept. 16 at age 67. He was the Belvidere Township supervisor […]
By Chris Johnson Sports Correspondent There are some big issues for teams playing in the Big Northern Conference this season and the Byron Tigers could be the biggest. On Friday night, Sept. 16, the North Boone Vikings paid a visit to Byron and found themselves looking at a scoreboard that […]
The Ogle County 4-H Horse Drill Team was formed in 1996. This year’s team is made up of 7 4-H’ers from Carroll and Ogle Counties ranging in age from 12 to 18. The members are Teddy Beauchem, Chana, Sharon Heather and Sarah Murray, Oregon, Alison Poole and Megan Poole, Polo, […]
The Stonewall Stitchers are a quiet group of ladies who meet every Tuesday morning at Stonewall Cafe to make quilted lap robes and cot blankets. They are well known all over the world as they have sewn 10,015 quilted blankets and laprobes for nursing homes, active military veterans, and first […]