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Junior bowlers show dedication to sport

Junior bowlers show dedication to sport

By Kathryn Menue Editor BELVIDERE – There is something about sports that is so satisfying. Athletes spend hours and hours practicing in order to improve their skill-set. The same goes for any sport. Football players memorize and run plays. Basketball players run drills and practice free throws and shooting. Tennis […]

 
 

Belvidere school menus: week of March 21

Belvidere school menus: week of March 21

Elementary schools Monday, March 21 – Hot dog on a bun, chicken nuggets with Frito corn chips, cheesy breadsticks with sauce, steamed green beans, crispy romaine, crunchy baby carrots, juicy orange wedges, 100 percent apple juice, and a variety of milk. Tuesday, March 22 – Mini maple waffles and sausage, […]

 
 

Poplar Grove plans pavilion at downtown Veteran’s Park

Poplar Grove plans pavilion at downtown Veteran’s Park

By Bob Balgemann Reporter POPLAR GROVE – Village officials have landed a grant through the ComEd Green Region program and with the money they plan to build a pavilion at the Veteran’s Park on Poplar Grove Road. This is a historic area, with the hotel across the street being the […]

 
 

Cherry Valley’s downtown streetscape project moves forward

Cherry Valley’s downtown streetscape project moves forward

By Joshua Lamb Reporter CHERRY VALLEY – Cherry Valley’s downtown will get a new look in the coming months by way of a “Streetscape Project.” The project will involve improvements to parking, will increase ADA accessibility of walkways, and will renovate the landscape. The planned changes will extend along East […]

 
 

Boone County announces primary election results

Boone County announces primary election results

BOONE COUNTY – Listed below are the results of the seven Boone County races from the primary election held on Tuesday, March 15. In the Republican primary for the Boone County Circuit Clerk’s position, incumbent Linda Anderson won 58 percent of the vote over Todd Shattuck. In the Republican primary […]

 
 

Boone County proves it has talent

Boone County proves it has talent

By Kathryn Menue Editor BELVIDERE – On Saturday, March 12, the Belvidere Rotary Club hosted Boone County’s Got Talent to raise money for Northlands Association of Special Recreation (NASR) New Horizons Adult Day Program and various Rotary projects. People crowded into the Community Building as the Belvidere High School (BHS) […]

 
 

Farm Bureau celebrates National Ag Day/Week

Farm Bureau celebrates National Ag Day/Week

By Emily Hanlin Winnebago-Boone Farm Bureau Ag Communications Assistant STATELINE – Tuesday, March 15 was nationally recognized as National Ag Day. It’s a day to acknowledge and celebrate the plentiful abundance of products provided by agriculture. Each year, farmers, agricultural associations, and many others recognize the contributions of the agricultural […]

 
 

Family Video hosts weekends of fun for lymphoma donation campaign

Family Video hosts weekends of fun for lymphoma donation campaign

By Kathryn Menue Editor BELVIDERE – Family Video in Belvidere, in accordance with other businesses and organizations around the country, are once again raising awareness for lymphoma research by participating in the Round It Up Campaign. For two weeks and three weekends, Belvidere Family Video has joined the campaign where […]

 
 

Belvidere has new planner; Boone County still looking for one

By Bob Balgemann Reporter BELVIDERE – Gina Del Rose didn’t have to look far for a new job, after the Boone County Board decided to do away with the joint planning department some said had been around for 40 years. That decision, made Feb. 17 in an 8-4 vote of […]

 
 

Vintage Wheels, Wings Museum participates in third annual Vintage Shop Hop

Vintage Wheels, Wings Museum participates in third annual Vintage Shop Hop

By Matt Helm Reporter POPLAR GROVE ─ Shoppers in the northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin area participated in the third annual Vintage Shop Hop on Friday and Saturday, March 4 and 5. “The idea was simply to give the shopper a reason to call their friends and spend the day […]

 
 
 
 
 
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