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By Margaret Downing Reporter LOVES PARK – At the Jan. 25 Loves Park City Council meeting, aldermen gave the okay to authorizing Mayor Darryl Lindberg to sign “an intergovernmental agreement between the Illinois Office of Comptroller and the City of Loves Park regarding access to the Comptroller’s Local Debt Recovery […]
By Marianne Mueller Reporter ROCKTON – Hononegah High school hosted a math invitational and were one of 13 schools who tested in various mathematics styles on Saturday, Jan. 30. Mathematicians hailed from Belvidere, Belvidere North, Boylan Catholic, Byron, Grant, Harlem, Hononegah, Huntley, Lutheran, Stillman Valley, Wauconda, Woodstock and Woodstock North. […]
SOUTH BELOIT – First National Bank and Trust Company – (FNBT) recently awarded a South Beloit High School class as the first-round local winner in the “Lights, Camera, Save!” national video contest presented by the American Banking Association (ABA). With rising college student loans, it is more important than ever […]
C.L. Smith Reporter BELVIDERE –Tricia Smith traded pancakes for cash at her fundraiser on Saturday, Jan. 23, at the Belvidere Community Complex, 111 W. First St. Smith is vying for the Republican nod in the March 2016 primary election for Boone County state’s attorney. The winner will then start preparing […]
By Kaila Olsen Reporter BELVIDERE – On Friday, Jan. 29, at 5:30 p.m., Belvidere North’s sophomore basketball team faced off against the Hononegah Indians. The first quarter began with back and forth two pointers with the two teams remaining neck and neck through the first period. It wasn’t until the […]
By Kathryn Menue Editor BOONE COUNTY – Each county, each city, each community has a special aspect that makes it unique. Some cities are comprised of industrialization, some grow off marketing, and some are more commercial, while others are based on an agricultural foundation; that’s where Boone County sits. Boone […]
By Kaila Olsen Reporter BELVIDERE – On Friday, Jan. 29, at 7 p.m., Belvidere North’s varsity basketball team played against the Hononegah Indians at home. Hononegah scored off their first possession with Josh Donaldson, #23, made a three point shot and then made another point off a free throw when […]
By Bob Balgemann Reporter BOONE COUNTY – Wrestling and girls bowling teams from Boone County will be on the road Saturday, Feb. 6 as their state tournament competition gets under way. Bowling Belvidere and Belvidere North will travel to Loves Park for one of the girls bowling regionals, being […]
BOONE COUNTY – Boone County State’s Attorney Michelle Courier announced that on Friday, Jan. 29, Ronaldo Fort, Jr., 20, of Rockford, was sentenced on one count of armed robbery and one count of armed violence to 33 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections. Fort committed the offenses on Aug. […]
BELVIDERE – Marie Huntress, 93, of Belvidere, passed away Friday, Jan. 29, at Maple Crest Care Centre in Belvidere. She was born April 17, 1922 in Poplar Grove Township, Boone County, Ill. She was the daughter of Ben and Ann (Darmon) Lovell. She graduated from high school and attended Graceland […]
