Archive for: February, 2017

Pretzels salt Bucs

By Bob Kopp BDR Sports Correspondent My buddy Wayne, Harlem’s #1 fan, and I were headed to the car after a disappointing 65-58 loss to Freeport as the obviously well-coached and athletically deeper Bucs went flat in the fourth quarter in a game marred by mitigating circumstances. Of course, whoever […]

 
 

Village commits revenue for housing blight abatement program

Village commits revenue for housing blight abatement program

By Bob Balgemann REPORTER The village of Machesney Park has taken a step toward implementing the housing blight abatement initiative announced Nov. 7, 2016, by Mayor Jerry Bolin. In a 4-2 vote with one absent Feb. 6, the village board committed up to $300,000 in video gaming revenue, over the […]

 
 

Belvidere menus for week of Feb 20 Breakfast menus

Belvidere menus for week of  Feb 20 Breakfast menus

Elementary schools Monday, Feb. 20-No school due to President’s Day. Tuesday, Feb. 21-Scrambled eggs, toast, delicious whole apple, 100 percent grape juice, and a variety of milk. Wednesday, Feb. 22-Miniature maple waffles, cinnamon apple slices, 100 percent apple juice, and a variety of milk. Thursday, Feb. 23-Trix cereal bowl, orange […]

 
 

2 wrestlers advance Harlem’s girls earn return trip to state bowling tournament

2 wrestlers advance  Harlem’s girls earn return trip to state bowling tournament

By Bob Balgemann REPORTER Harlem’s girls bowling team will be back at the state tournament this weekend, after winning the Bel-videre sectional by a whopping 562 pins last Saturday. Meanwhile, Josh Carter, a junior, and senior Dalton Hambrock qualified for the state wrestling tour-nament by finishing second and third, respectively, […]

 
 

Feb. 28 primary election to decide who is mayor of Belvidere

Feb. 28 primary election to decide who is mayor of Belvidere

By Bob Balgemann REPORTER Most of the decisions as to who holds elected office in Boone County for the next four years will be made April 4. That’s not the case with one key position, that of mayor of the City of Belvidere. Voters will make that decision during the […]

 
 

Belvidere Police Department sees small budget increase

By Bob Balgemann REPORTER It’s already time for the City of Belvidere and villages in Boone County to work up their 2017-18 budgets. New fiscal years for all of them will begin May 1. The city’s police department is proposing a 2.08 percent increase over the current budget of $6.304 […]

 
 

Machesney Park man arrested after pointing gun at couple

Machesney Park man arrested after pointing gun at couple

On Feb. 5, 2017 at about 3:45 p.m., Rockford Police officers were sent to the Walgreens, 1602 Kishwaukee St., in reference to reports of a man with a gun. Upon arrival, officers met with a female victim who claimed that a subject driving a silver GMC pickup truck had pointed […]

 
 

Rough waters greet Vikings on post-season entry

By Chris Johnson REPORTER There isn’t much to be done as the North Boone Vikings boys’ basketball team prepares to embark into the IHSA Class 2A State Tournament. It’s been a rough year for North Boone, and they were notified of what kind of a journey waits for them, if […]

 
 

Blue Thunder roll into bumpy post-season

By Chris Johnson REPORTER On Wednesday, Feb. 15 following completion of the 7:30 p.m. Class 4A Girls’ Basketball Regional at Harlem High School, the five-seed Belvidere North Blue Thunder understand what it takes to be a winner in the post-season. They already know what it takes to win in an […]

 
 

Chamber Business Expo, Loves Park Lions breakfast details announced

By Margaret Downing REPORTER At the Feb. 6 Loves Park City Council meeting, aldermen heard from Mayor Darryl Lindberg about the upcoming “12th Annual Parks Chamber and Loves Park Lions Club Breakfast.” The breakfast and Business Expo are set for Saturday, Feb. 18 in the city’s municipal building. The Lions […]

 
 
 
 
 
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