Friday, Jan. 29 Belvidere North High School students will perform their winter play from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the PAC. The Belvidere High School boy’s sophomore basketball team will face Freeport at 5:30 p.m. at Melvin L. Brown Gymnasium. The Belvidere High School boys’ varsity basketball team will […]
WINNEBAGO – Congratulations to the Winnebago High School December Seniors of the Month! Our two winners, Summer Amdal and Daven Heslop, were drawn from a group of 10 nominated Seniors that were chosen by WHS staff. All of the nominees: Summer Amdal, Justin Spickler, Nick Rogers, Molly Speers, Daven Heslop, […]
SEWARD – The Seward Park District is proud to announce that Barbara Hazzard has been honored with the first annual Seward Park District Volunteer of the Year Award. She was given the award during the Seward Park District’s January board meeting on January 19. The Volunteer of the Year Award […]
BYRON – During a period of record-breaking scores and high achievement, the Byron School District is also facing complex financial issues: Therefore, the Byron Board of Education has taken steps to address the District’s continuing financial concerns while assuring that fees and taxes remain the lowest of any school district […]
By Doug Schroder Editor BYRON – SwedishAmerican is pleased to announce that its new Byron clinic is now open, officially replacing its existing clinic. Located in the same location at 230 West Blackhawk Drive, the 10,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility allows for expanded services and added physician practices. The new clinic enables […]
By Kathryn Menue Editor POPLAR GROVE – The Village of Poplar Grove is proud to announce the beginning of their electrical aggregation program. According to the Buzz Blog article, “The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Municipal Electricity Aggregation in Illinois,” electrical aggregation “is when a community bands together” […]
C.L. Smith Reporter BELVIDERE – Boone County residents braved chilly temps for a night of free family fun. The Belvidere Chamber of Commerce hosted one of four January Movie Nights on Friday, Jan. 22, at the Community Center Complex of Boone County, 111 W. First St. in Belvidere. In 2013, […]
By Kaila Olsen Reporter ROCKFORD – On Friday, Jan. 22, at 5:30 p.m., Belvidere North’s sophomore basketball team faced off against Rockford’s Auburn Knights for an away conference game at Auburn High School. The game was very fast paced and both teams played hard and fought for a victory. The […]
By Bob Kopp BDR Sports Correspondent ROCKFORD – Belvidere traveled to Guilford for the second game of NIC-10 action on Dec. 4 and left with a hard-earned 60-57 win and won the rematch at home on Friday, Jan. 22, 61-57 in a game that went down to the wire. After […]