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Friday, Jan. 15 The Belvidere High School varsity wrestling team will compete in the Geneseo Invite at Geneseo High School at 4 p.m. The Belvidere High School girls’ sophomore basketball team will face Harlem at 5:30 p.m. at Melvin L. Brown gym. The varsity game will follow at 7 p.m. […]
McHenry County News Calendar Thurs., Jan. 21 Sketch Comedy will be at the Raue Center at 7 p.m. every third Thurs. WSR Improv will be putting on a slightly scripted, podcastified, multi-formatted comedy extravaganza. Part comedy, part drama, part whatever-happens, part genius show an hour and a half before […]
A 25-year-old Bartlett man was pronounced dead Monday evening and a 51-year-old McHenry woman was hospitalized in serious condition after a two-vehicle accident in the 2200 block of Illinois South Route 31 in unincorporated Prairie Grove. Preliminary investigation indicated that a 2002 Cadillac Deville was traveling southbound on Illinois […]
By Kathryn Menue Editor BELVIDERE – On Tuesday, Jan. 12, members of the Belvidere Police Department, Boone County Sheriff’s Department, Belvidere Fire Department, and OSF HealthCare and OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center met for a press conference at the Belvidere Public Safety Building conference room to recognize the community’s efforts […]
By Kaila Olsen Reporter BELVIDERE – On Friday, Jan. 8, at 7 p.m. the Belvidere North varsity basketball team played against Rockford’s East (ERabs). The Blue Thunder Boys went into Friday night’s game with a record of 0-14, and the ERabs went into the game with a record of 4-10. […]
By Kathryn Menue Editor BOONE COUNTY – With January underway and people trying to stick to their New Year’s resolutions, companies, clubs, organizations, and more can help each other maintain a very popular New Year’s resolution: living a healthier life. Everyone has seen or heard about huge diet fads whether […]
Elementary schools Monday, Jan. 18- No school, Martin Luther King Day. Tuesday, Jan. 19-Hot ham and cheese sandwich, chicken patty sandwich, fun on the run with yogurt and cheese, tasty tater tots, crispy romaine, cucumber wheels, chilled applesauce, orange juice, and a variety of milk. Wednesday, Jan. 20-Cheesy cheese pizza, […]
Illinois Student Assistance Commission applauds the success of 18 Stillman Valley High School students STILLMAN VALLEY – Stillman Valley High School Principal, Leslie Showers, is pleased to announce that 18 Stillman Valley High School students from the graduating class of 2016 have been recognized as Illinois State Scholars. The Illinois […]
By Doug Schroder Editor ORANGEVILLE – Winnebago graduate Patty Meads-Hanson is keeping the memory of her Holstein cow Blosom, listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the World’s Tallest, alive as a children’s book has recently been released about the tall bovine. “Everyone Loves Blosom” is hitting online […]
By Doug Schroder Editor STATELINE – A couple of new businesses are being added to the area recently. In Winnebago the Athletic Edge Sports Center is being constructed. Owner Mike Provi looks to be finishing up on final details of his new sports facility sometime soon. The new sports center […]
