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Improvements coming on old K-Mart complex

By Margaret Downing Reporter LOVES PARK – At the April 4 Loves Park City Council meeting, aldermen approved an ordinance, first and second readings, providing for a special use permit for a Planned Development in the commercial retail zoning district for property at 1515 E. Riverside Blvd. A planned development […]

 
 

Perry Elementary hosts fundraiser for new books, playground equipment

Perry Elementary hosts fundraiser for new books, playground equipment

BELVIDERE – Perry Elementary School will host their first ever, Race for Education. The Race for Education is a great opportunity for the local community to come support the oldest school in Belvidere. Due to Perry Elementary School’s old age, they are in need of some new library books for […]

 
 

Cherry Valley Board of Trustees finalizes 2016-2017 budget

Cherry Valley Board of Trustees finalizes 2016-2017 budget

By Joshua Lamb Reporter CHERRY VALLEY – The Cherry Valley Village Board of Trustees met Tuesday, April 12 to discuss the village’s 2016-2017 budget. Among the matters discussed was a proposed mailing of the village newsletter to all Cherry Valley residents. The newsletter is published three times per year and […]

 
 

Belvidere North bids farewell to another runner moving onto college

Belvidere North bids farewell to another runner moving onto college

By Kathryn Menue Editor BELVIDERE – On Tuesday, April 12 at 4 p.m., Alicia Pecora, a senior at Belvidere North High School and a Running Start student, committed to running track for Berry College in Rome, Ga. For Pecora, the choice of Berry College was a no-brainer. “It was my […]

 
 

Belvidere Barracudas compete in regional competition

Belvidere Barracudas compete in regional competition

By Matthew A. Kopald Belvidere Barracudas Head Coach BELVIDERE – The Belvidere Barracudas recently competed in the Midwest Regional Swim Meet, held at the University of Minnesota Aquatics Center on April 2 and April 3. The Barracudas were up against 59 teams from nine other states throughout the Midwest. The […]

 
 

Belvidere North track, field athletes come out on top again

Belvidere North track, field athletes come out on top again

By Kathryn Menue Editor CARY – Belvidere North High School came home with another win at the Al Bohrer meet at Cary-Grove High School in Cary, Ill. On Saturday, April 9, Belvidere North traveled to Cary to compete against Cary-Grove, Johnsburg, Richmond-Burton, Round Lake, Wauconda, Hampshire, and Marengo High Schools. […]

 
 

Man guilty of sexual abuse in Boone County

Man guilty of sexual abuse in Boone County

BOONE COUNTY – Boone County State’s Attorney Michelle Courier announced that on April 13, Michael Hansen, 51, of Loves Park, was found guilty following a jury trial of one count of Attempt Predatory Criminal Sexual Assault of a Child under the age of 13 and one count of Aggravated Criminal […]

 
 

Belvidere Fire Department welcomes two new firefighters

Belvidere Fire Department welcomes two new firefighters

By Kathryn Menue Editor BELVIDERE – At 10 a.m. on Monday, April 11, members of the Belvidere Fire Department, Belvidere Police Department, Boone County Sheriff’s Department, Belvidere City Council, along with friends and family members gathered at Belvidere City Hall to welcome two new firefighters in their swearing in ceremony. […]

 
 

Durand takes first in the Small Town Showdown

Durand takes first in the Small Town Showdown

By Doug Schroder Editor DURAND – Local radio DJ Steve Shannon brought his show to Durand on Friday, April 8, as the town had won his contest named the Small Town Showdown. Forty small towns from the area originally started in the contest from votes collected by the radio station […]

 
 

The Fire Barn is a great addition for Durand

The Fire Barn is a great addition for Durand

By Doug Schroder Editor DURAND – Brain and Lisatte Steelglove have opened their new restaurant in Durand called The Fire Barn. It has been a real labor of love as the building, formerly known as the Big Scoop, was totally gutted and remodeled from bottom to top. The Steelglove’s have […]

 
 
 
 
 
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