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By Bob Balgemann REPORTER The village of Machesney Park has taken a step toward implementing the housing blight abatement initiative announced Nov. 7, 2016, by Mayor Jerry Bolin. In a 4-2 vote with one absent Feb. 6, the village board committed up to $300,000 in video gaming revenue, over the […]
Elementary schools Monday, Feb. 20-No school due to President’s Day. Tuesday, Feb. 21-Scrambled eggs, toast, delicious whole apple, 100 percent grape juice, and a variety of milk. Wednesday, Feb. 22-Miniature maple waffles, cinnamon apple slices, 100 percent apple juice, and a variety of milk. Thursday, Feb. 23-Trix cereal bowl, orange […]
By Bob Balgemann REPORTER Harlem’s girls bowling team will be back at the state tournament this weekend, after winning the Bel-videre sectional by a whopping 562 pins last Saturday. Meanwhile, Josh Carter, a junior, and senior Dalton Hambrock qualified for the state wrestling tour-nament by finishing second and third, respectively, […]
By Bob Balgemann REPORTER Most of the decisions as to who holds elected office in Boone County for the next four years will be made April 4. That’s not the case with one key position, that of mayor of the City of Belvidere. Voters will make that decision during the […]
By Bob Balgemann REPORTER It’s already time for the City of Belvidere and villages in Boone County to work up their 2017-18 budgets. New fiscal years for all of them will begin May 1. The city’s police department is proposing a 2.08 percent increase over the current budget of $6.304 […]
On Feb. 5, 2017 at about 3:45 p.m., Rockford Police officers were sent to the Walgreens, 1602 Kishwaukee St., in reference to reports of a man with a gun. Upon arrival, officers met with a female victim who claimed that a subject driving a silver GMC pickup truck had pointed […]
By Chris Johnson REPORTER There isn’t much to be done as the North Boone Vikings boys’ basketball team prepares to embark into the IHSA Class 2A State Tournament. It’s been a rough year for North Boone, and they were notified of what kind of a journey waits for them, if […]
By Chris Johnson REPORTER On Wednesday, Feb. 15 following completion of the 7:30 p.m. Class 4A Girls’ Basketball Regional at Harlem High School, the five-seed Belvidere North Blue Thunder understand what it takes to be a winner in the post-season. They already know what it takes to win in an […]
By Margaret Downing REPORTER At the Feb. 6 Loves Park City Council meeting, aldermen heard from Mayor Darryl Lindberg about the upcoming “12th Annual Parks Chamber and Loves Park Lions Club Breakfast.” The breakfast and Business Expo are set for Saturday, Feb. 18 in the city’s municipal building. The Lions […]
Despite the recent weather looking more like spring is coming than winter is still upon us, area youth still flocked to the alleys to enjoy the winter sport of bowling on Saturday, Feb. 11 and Monday, Feb. 13. With another round of bowling in the Junior Bowling League at Concordia […]
