By Bob Balgemann Reporter City council has approved spending $20,600 on equipment it hopes will improve communication during council and Committee of the Whole meetings at city hall. That includes communication among city officials as well as followers in the city over Comcast Channel 20 and You Tube. During discussion […]
By Anne Eickstadt Editor “Build-A-Bike is a concept where businesses and organizations sponsor and ‘build’ bicycles for youth in the community whose families could otherwise not afford to purchase one for them,” said Joe Hamblock of Manley Motors. “Our goal is to allow youth the freedom, joy, and health benefits […]
By Anne Eickstadt Editor “Due to the generosity of the community,” said Deputy Chief Matt Wallace, “the Belvidere Police Dept. is able to provide three mobile food pantries this year with enough food for 250 families each time. Our first one was at the B-1 church, 1105 7th Ave. on […]
The Winnebago Community Historical Society (WCHS) is pleased to report that they have received a Neighborhood Grant of $1,200 from HomeStart and the Community Foundation of Northern Illinois (CNFIL) for continued improvements to our Winnebago Commons garden area. We will be improving drainage to the garden area and connecting to […]
On May 20, the Winnebago County Soil and Water Conservation District began celebrating its 80th year of existence. Since it is 2020, and they say hindsight is 2020, let’s take a look back in time to the origin of our organization, how we got started, how we have evolved […]
Fundraisers and corporate match program help families in need during pandemic Employees at Exelon Generation’s Byron Generating Station recently set a goal to raise $25,000 for local food pantries to help families affected by the coronavirus pandemic. The nuclear plant’s workers eclipsed that goal, raising more than $35,000 for nearly […]