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Bonnie Wainscott, 90 HAPPY BIRTHDAY to BONNIE! Bonnie Wainscott is celebrating her 90th birthday on Sunday, Sept. 20. Your calls or cards will make her big day extra special! Please send cards to 3209 Business Route 20, Belvidere, Ill. 61008, or call her at (815) 547-4630.
By Shelby R. Farrell Reporter BELVIDERE – One Belvidere alderman was quickly replaced, and the City Council had a new face on Wednesday, Sept. 9. James Campbell was elected as the 5th Ward Alderman in April 2013. However, he resigned from his position on Belvidere’s City Council two years before […]
BELVIDERE – The Encore Fall Book Sale will occur at the Ida Public Library, located at 340 S. State St. in Belvidere. Sponsored by the Friends of Ida Library, it includes books, audio-books, DVDs, VHS tapes, CDs, puzzles, games, and magazines. Books are sorted into more than 30 categories. Preview […]
By Kathryn Menue Editor POPLAR GROVE – The Belvidere High School varsity boys’ golf team faced Harvard High School at home at the Timber Pointe Golf Club in Poplar Grove on Thursday, Sept. 10. The Belvidere Bucs won 180-204. The Belvidere boys had remarkable scores with Brandon Bishoff taking the […]
BELVIDERE – On Wednesday, Sept. 9, Belvidere Police Department Detectives arrested a subject for aggravated battery of a child and aggravated battery. Breeanna M. Watt, 25 of Belvidere, was charged with three counts aggravated battery of a child. (Class X Felony) and one count aggravated battery (Class Three Felony). Watt […]
By Shelby R. Farrell Reporter BELVIDERE – Local employees from Faurecia, an automotive support company, are driven to help the community with the annual Community Food Drive. Faurecia is the world’s seventh largest automotive supplier and has supplied the Belvidere Chrysler plant with front-end modules for the Dodge Dart since […]
BELVIDERE – On Wednesday, Sept. 9, at approximately 9:40 p.m., Belvidere Police responded to the 600 block of Hancock Street in Belvidere for a report of an intoxicated person armed with a firearm. A female witness reported to police that a 51-year-old male of Belvidere had made threats and warned […]
By Kathryn Menue Editor BELVIDERE – Friday, Sept. 11 marked the 14th anniversary of the day of infamy that has left a forever scar upon America: the 9/11 terrorist attacks. According to CNN, “nearly 3,000 people” were killed in the Sept. 11 attacks on this nation. The Belvidere Fire Station, […]
By Lisa Rodgers Reporter BOONE COUNTY – According to Webster’s Dictionary and Daily Writing Tips (www.dailywriting tips.com/rhubarb-is-not-just-a-vegetable/), the word rhubarb may be used in the context of a vegetable, controversy, murmurous background noise, and in baseball. Quotes provided from the Boone County Health Department (BCHD) were obtained from a public […]
By Kathryn Menue Editor POPLAR GROVE – The Guilford High School boys’ varsity golf team defeated Belvidere High School in a golf match on Wednesday, Sept. 9 at Timber Pointe Golf Club in Poplar Grove. Guilford won with a 186 compared to Belvidere’s 198. Guilford brought home the victory with […]
