The Belvidere Fire Department is sorry to report the passing of one of their own retired firefighter Ted Vickers, 55, of Belvidere. The visitation for Vickers was held on Wednesday, Feb. 8 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Anderson Funeral Home and Cremation Services, located at 218 W. Hurlbut […]
By Chris Johnson REPORTER The North Boone Lady Vikings found themselves in a difficult situation as they opened the Class 2A Girls’ State Basketball Playoffs. As February began, the IHSA Selection Committee met and issued seeds for the state tournament for game play beginning Monday, Feb. 6. The Vikings didn’t […]
Theodore H. Kiefer, 87, of Belvidere, passed away, Dec. 17. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 16, at First Baptist Church, located at 1255 W. Jackson St. in Belvidere. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 17, at First […]
By Kathryn Menue EDITOR On Monday, Feb. 6, the Concordia Lanes Junior Bowling League bowlers met yet again for a night of fun, competitive play. As a result, six bowlers came away with the top scores for the week in the three divisions of the junior bowling league: Bantams, Preps, […]
By Bob Balgemann REPORTER The Boone County Board has voted to ask the Illinois General Assembly for permission to impose a gasoline tax of up to four cents per gallon, only for transportation purposes. State Rep. Bob Pritchard, R-Sycamore, introduced House Bill 4368 in December 2015, but it never got […]
By Kathryn Menue EDITOR On the luminous morning of Monday, Feb. 6, Sunshine Stitches, located at 1490 N. State St. in Belvidere, held their celebratory opening at 10 a.m. The vividness of the morning sun carried inside Sunshine Stitches with smiling faces of Belvidere Area Chamber of Commerce members, city […]
By Jim Hagerty REPORTER “He’s famous,” and “We know him,” members of the Belvidere High School student body muttered Friday, Jan. 6, during a special assembly that honored Eddy Baeza. His classmates are correct. Baeza, a Belvidere junior, is now famous. The crooner displayed his voice all the way to the […]
By Chris Johnson REPORTER A win over Harvard was recorded as the second week of regular season game play for the North Boone Vikings. Some internal concerns distracted the squad as they moved through the year and showed up each night to compete. With a 1-17 overall mark heading into […]
By Chris Johnson REPORTER On Friday, Jan. 27, Belvidere North hosted Harlem and did so in an un-welcoming fashion as they outpaced their guests by 25 points, winning 68-43. In the win over Guilford on Friday, Feb. 3, the offense stayed nearly as sharp as they pulled away to a […]