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By Bob Balgemann REPORTER The odds are stacked against Boone County having the ability to impose a gasoline tax for road and transportation purposes. Members of the county board voted 12-0 on Wednesday, Jan. 18 to ask one of the state legislators representing the county to reintroduce a bill, giving […]
By Randy Johnson GENERAL MANAGER Effective Wednesday, Feb. 15, the Belvidere Daily Republican will be published three times per week. This will give our readers more news in each edition. The BDR will be published on Wednesdays and our weekend edition on Sunday with The Shopper on Thursdays. This will increase our […]
By Anne Eickstadt REPORTER On Saturday, Feb. 4, the Belvidere Area Chamber of Commerce hosted the Boone County Exposition (BOCO) at the Community Building Complex of Boone County, located at 111 W. First St. in Belvidere. Over 50 businesses and organizations were present along with hundreds of visitors. One of […]
The Belvidere Fire Department is sorry to report the passing of one of their own retired firefighter Ted Vickers, 55, of Belvidere. The visitation for Vickers was held on Wednesday, Feb. 8 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Anderson Funeral Home and Cremation Services, located at 218 W. Hurlbut […]
By Chris Johnson REPORTER The North Boone Lady Vikings found themselves in a difficult situation as they opened the Class 2A Girls’ State Basketball Playoffs. As February began, the IHSA Selection Committee met and issued seeds for the state tournament for game play beginning Monday, Feb. 6. The Vikings didn’t […]
Breakfast menus Elementary schools Monday, Feb. 13-Donut cake, applesauce cups, 100 percent orange juice, and a variety of milk. Tuesday, Feb. 14-Scrambled eggs, toast, delicious whole apple, 100 percent grape juice, and a variety of milk. Wednesday, Feb. 15-Miniature chocolate chip French toast, chilled dice pears, 100 percent apple juice, […]
Theodore H. Kiefer, 87, of Belvidere, passed away, Dec. 17. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 16, at First Baptist Church, located at 1255 W. Jackson St. in Belvidere. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 17, at First […]
By Kathryn Menue EDITOR On Monday, Feb. 6, the Concordia Lanes Junior Bowling League bowlers met yet again for a night of fun, competitive play. As a result, six bowlers came away with the top scores for the week in the three divisions of the junior bowling league: Bantams, Preps, […]
By Bob Balgemann REPORTER The Boone County Board has voted to ask the Illinois General Assembly for permission to impose a gasoline tax of up to four cents per gallon, only for transportation purposes. State Rep. Bob Pritchard, R-Sycamore, introduced House Bill 4368 in December 2015, but it never got […]
By Kathryn Menue EDITOR On the luminous morning of Monday, Feb. 6, Sunshine Stitches, located at 1490 N. State St. in Belvidere, held their celebratory opening at 10 a.m. The vividness of the morning sun carried inside Sunshine Stitches with smiling faces of Belvidere Area Chamber of Commerce members, city […]
