submitted photo The Gazette With heavy hearts members of Pecatonica High School FFA members announce that our amazing ag teacher and FFA advisor will be leaving us this next year. We cannot thank Mr. Schultz enough for everything that he has done for this program over the many years he […]
Step onto a Cambus on any given Wednesday, and the driver is likely wearing a Hawaiian shirt. It’s a bright spot on often glum days as riders and drivers navigate the COVID-19 quarantine. UI student Bryan Mulrooney credits his closet for the idea. Mulrooney’s knack for team-building, his fun-loving disposition, […]
By Mindy Long Local History Librarian, Ida Public Library During the past two years as the local history librarian and the past 40 plus years residing in Belvidere, I have frequently run across strange and unusual events or tidbits which are not well known. Belvidere is a beautiful city to […]
By Anne Eickstadt Editor The Belvidere Fire Dept. and Belvidere Police Dept. are normally working, training, and doing their jobs each and every day. Whenever they can, they do something special to encourage the community and make people smile. So far this year, things are a little different with social […]
By Bob Balgemann Reporter Possibly the last official gathering of the 2019-20 sports season was held not long before such get-togethers of any size were banned because of the coronavirus threat. There were plenty of successes to remember team-wise, at the state and NIC-10 levels, along with celebrating the 49 […]
Every Wednesday morning at 10 a.m., starting May 6, Assistant Deputy Chief Mike Dalke, Community Engagement Commander, will be reading a book LIVE on the Rockford Police Department’s Facebook Page. Working with Principal Loree Leathers of Haskell Elementary and Principal Aimee Kasper of Constance Lane Elementary, Officer Dalke has already […]