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On Wednesday, July 6, at 8:22 p.m., Winnebago County Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the area of Copper Drive and Ruby Lane in Machesney Park for a large group of males fighting. Deputies were advised by dispatch that gunshots were fired during the fight from a white ford Taurus, […]
By Bob Balgemann REPORTER Variety is the key word when it comes to describing the upcoming Machesney Park Family Festival. Whether it’s music, activities or food, the third annual celebration has something for most everyone. All this will unfold from 1 to 10 p.m. July 23 at various locations […]
By Bob Balgemann REPORTER One more candidate has been added to the field for the Nov. 8 general election lineup in Boone County. Independent William Randall III filed during the June 20 through June 27 timeframe, ensuring that there will be competition for the District I seat on the county […]
By Matt Helm REPORTER The Boone County Historical Museum continued its 2016 Lecture Series with a performance by the Battlefield Balladeers on Tuesday, July 12 at 6 p.m. at the Community Building Complex of Boone County, located at 111 W. First St. in Belvidere. “The Battlefield Balladeers are musicians […]
CoettaCloriceFidder was born at home in New Virginia, Iowa on Dec. 7, 1937 and went with the angels on July 3 in West Columbia, S.C. after a long struggle living with COPD. She was the daughter of Willard W. Hawn and Frances B. Hodges. She grew up attending schools in […]
By Kathryn Menue EDITOR State Representative candidate for the 69th District, Angelique Bodine, is continuing her campaign throughout the community by hosting town hall meetings to talk with community members and get feedback on issues people would like to see rectified at the state level. Bodine started her campaign in […]
By Bob Balgemann REPORTER Residents didn’t have a vote in whether the city imposed a five percent utility tax in 2000. Now, 16 years later, Alderman Clint Morris lobbied for an advisory referendum to be held Nov. 8, giving voters a chance to be heard. However, his motion to that […]
Boone County State’s Attorney Michelle J. Courier announced that Ricardo Figueroa was sentenced to 76 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections. In March, a Boone County jury returned a guilty verdict of First Degree Murder, two counts of Attempt First Degree Murder, Possession of a Firearm by a Streetgang […]
By Michael Armstrong Senior Operations Manager The Stateline Fury 10U softball team from Roscoe won the North American Fast-pitch Association (NAFA) 2016 State Tournament held in Sycamore over the weekend of Friday, June 24 through Sunday, June 26. The NAFA tournament hosted teams from Illinois, Kentucky, and Wisconsin. This state tournament […]
By Kathryn Menue EDITOR On Friday, July 8, the Ida Public Library Board held a board meeting to discuss one particular item. Board trustees present at the meeting included Jan Knutson, Paul Grover, Jim Holich, Josie Riley, and Sue Holmes. Also at the meeting were Architect Paul Ollman and Library […]
