By Chris Johnson REPORTER Back-to-back wins helped close the month of January for the Belvidere North Blue Thunder boys’ basketball team. Wins over nearest neighbor Belvidere in overtime on Wednesday, Jan. 25 preceded a Friday, Jan. 27 win over the Harlem Huskies, 54-48. As February opened, the situation changed and […]
By Chris Johnson REPORTER This Friday’s match for the Belvidere Lady Bucs on the road at Guilford helps bring to an end the regular-season portion of the winter sports schedule. The playoffs start on Monday, Feb. 13. On Wednesday Feb. 7, the Lady Bucs battle in Freeport as their journey […]
By Bob Balgemann REPORTER It was quite a weekend for winter sports teams at Belvidere North High School. First of all, the Blue Thunder co-ed competitive cheer team was crowned state champion on Saturday, Feb. 4 going up against some larger, suburban schools such as Hoffman Estates Conant (second place), […]
Wanda P. Kuehne, 91, of Belvidere, passed away in her home, Sunday, Feb. 5, after a lengthy illness. Wanda was born on June 3, 1925, to Gomer and Inez (Anderson) Davis in Des Moines, Iowa. She was a member of the Belvidere Women’s Bowling Association for many years and worked […]
Maynard Kincaide, 77, of Rockford, passed away peacefully, Thursday, Feb. 2, at OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center. Maynard was born on Jan. 26, 1940 in Belvidere, the son of Perry and Effie (Hettrick) Kincaide. Maynard married the love of his life, Catherine Blackwell, on Sept. 23, 1958 in Rockford. He […]
By Kathryn Menue EDITOR On Wednesday, Feb. 1 at 2:55 p.m., the Belvidere Fire Department was dispatched to Green Farm Town Houses, located at 1556 W. 6th St. in Belvidere, for a kitchen fire. Belvidere Fire Department’s two engines arrived on scene within three minutes of the call to find […]