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By Emily Hanlin Ag Communications and Administrative Assistant Winnebago-Boone Farm Bureau BOONE COUNTY – Google has information on fast food restaurants across America serving approximately 50 million people every day. That’s not surprising, but how do we decide which quick greasy food to choose when we are driving down the […]
BELVIDERE – The incoming superintendent, Dr. Daniel Woestman, will ask parents questions on what they would like to see for the future of the District 100 school district. These questions include: What do you think are the strengths and challenges of the Belvidere School District? What do the schools do […]
By Kathryn Menue Editor BELVIDERE – The Flaming Monkeys 4-H Robotics Club recently won the 2016 Midwest Regional FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC). From Thursday, March 31 through Sunday, April 3, the Flaming Monkeys, made up of 24 Boone County high school members, traveled to Chicago and battled in a robotics […]
By Bob Balgemann Reporter BELVIDERE – A two-year-long campaign to provide a new building for the Boone County Animal Services Department is nearing an end. Construction of the 3,300-square-foot facility on the north side of Squaw Prairie Road, between Maple Crest nursing home and Heritage Woods assisted living complex, has […]
BELVIDERE – After the junior varsity BHS girls’ soccer team came out victorious over Jefferson High School in a 4-1 victory, the BHS varsity girls’ added another victory for the Bucs. In another shutout game, the Belvidere High School girls’ soccer team won over the J-Hawks on the Thursday, April […]
GARDEN PRAIRIE – The Garden Prairie Street Light District will hold a regular meeting of the board of trustees, on April 28 at 7 p.m. at the United Church of Christ, located at 10990 US Route 20 in Garden Prairie.
By Kathryn Menue Editor BELVIDERE – On Monday, April 4 the VFW Post 1461 donated $1,000 to the Veterans Assistance Commission of Boone County (VACBC). At 11:30 a.m., VFW Commander Greg Kelm presented the $1,000 check to the VACBC. Veterans Assistance Services Coordinator Kathy Reed at the VACBC office, located […]
MCHENRY—Did you know that physical inactivity doubles the risk of heart disease? Unfortunately, as a nation, we’re becoming more inactive. Adults spend more time at work than ever before and according to the American Heart Association (AHA), less than 30% of high school students get enough daily physical activity to […]
MCHENRY—During April’s National STD Awareness campaign McHenry County Department of Health (MCDH) is partnering with McHenry County College (MCC) to hold an “STD Awareness – Know Your Status” clinic at MCC. For $20, testing will be performed on Monday, April 11, with confidential results (and treatment if needed) available on […]
Thursday, April 14 Get Lit(erary) will be at Le Petit Marche at 7 p.m. Every Second Thursday, Le Petit Marche, a café and bistro across from Raue Center holds a reading series based around monthly themes. Come enjoy some wine, cheese, and dinner while you listen to and watch some […]
