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By Anne Eickstadt Editor Family, friends, classmates, and teammates gathered together in the Forum Room at Belvidere North High School on Wednesday, Jan. 31. They were there to support Kaylee Parsons in her decision to sign a Letter of Intent to play soccer at Minnesota State University-Moorhead. Parsons graduated BNHS […]
By Bob Balgemann Reporter The Lady Bucs were at the top of the NIC-10, or close to it, throughout the 2017-18 bowling season. But they saved the best for last and upset previously undefeated Freeport in the final match of the regular season, to create a tie for the championship […]
Editor Boy Scout Joseph Reece, age 18, performed community service for the Belvidere Fire Dept. as his Eagle Scout project. Coordinating with Firefighter Chad Cunningham, Joe determined what the BFD needed, and put in the time and effort to get the work done. “We’ve always had a bench out front […]
Fred I. “Sunny” Cox, age 66, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, Jan. 24, at his home in South Beloit. Fred was born on May 22, 1951, in Columbus, the son of Fred and Catherine “Helen” (Griffin) Cox. He married Janet Mattox in Belvidere, on March 8, 2012. Fred worked as […]
By Chris Johnson reporter The warm-up, which is called the regular season, is over for the Lady Blue Thunder. With the Rockford Boylan Lady Titans pulling away to the NIC-10 Title, Belvidere North had the chance to get its game in shape for a second chance. The 4A Girls’ Basketball […]
By Bob Balgemann Reporter New reports from various state agencies have shown Illinois continues to be less popular with each passing year. State Rep. Bob Pritchard, R-Sycamore, said the state now is the sixth largest in the country, having dropped from No. 5 due to the continued loss of residents […]
By Anne Eickstadt EDITOR The Belvidere Historic Preservation Commission hosted two evenings of murder mysteries on Friday and Satur-day, Jan. 26 and 27. Friday night’s fundraising event was attended by 53 people and Saturday’s event was also sold out with 50 people attending. People were encouraged to wear 1920s attire. […]
The Boone County Sheriff’s Office is seeking information on the identity of the person or person(s) who committed a home invasion at a residence in Boone County. On Wednesday, Jan. 24, at approximately 10:30 a.m., Boone County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the 2100 block of North State Street, Belvidere, for […]
By Chris Johnson reporter There are preferred times during a high school basketball season that a team hopes to be playing its best. The Belvidere North Blue Thunder know they have a few weeks and a handful of games left to help get them where they need to be before […]
Keep Northern Illinois Beautiful has announced that Beverly Ashley Broyles has been hired to be the organization’s Director of Development and Communications. Prior to being hired for the position, Broyles was the Director of Development and Communications at the YWCA Rock County in Janesville, Wis. Before taking the position in […]
