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Boone County Master Gardeners present Seed Saving Program

BELVIDERE – Seed saving is the practice of saving seeds from vegetables, grain, herbs, and flowers for use from year to year in your garden.  This practice has a long history and has recently started to regain popularity among gardeners. It takes a bit of knowledge and proper planning in […]

 
 

Rockford Lutheran girls’ tennis defeats Belvidere Bucs

BELVIDERE – Rockford Lutheran took home the victory against Belvidere High School in the girls’ tennis match on Wednesday, Sept. 9. Rockford Lutheran won 5-0. In the first singles match, Kaitlyn Goston of Belvidere faced Kaitlyn Larson of Rockford Lutheran and lost both sets 0-6. In the second singles match, […]

 
 

Belvidere North boys’ golf beats Harlem

By Kathryn Menue Editor ROCKFORD – The Belvidere North High School boys’ golf team took home another win after defeating Harlem High School in Rockford on Wednesday, Sept. 9. The Belvidere Blue Thunder won 154-163. BNHS displayed impressive performances from all of its players, including the four top athletes whose […]

 
 

Belvidere Bucs boys’ soccer team defeats Woodstock North

BELVIDERE – The Belvidere High School varsity boys’ soccer team defeated Woodstock North High School on Saturday, Sept. 5 at a home game at Funderburg Stadium. The Belvidere Bucs won the game with an overall score of 3-1. Belvidere High School started the game off by scoring the first goal […]

 
 

Plote quarry annexation by Belvidere in discussion stage

Plote quarry annexation by Belvidere in discussion stage

By Bob Balgemann Reporter BELVIDERE – Questions about the 226-acre Plote Quarry on Town Hall Road surfaced at Wednesday night’s Boone County Board meeting. Discussion resulted as did a brief, verbal exchange between board Chairman Bob Walberg and District 3 board member Kenny Freeman. At issue were updates on possible […]

 
 

Summerfield Zoo unveils new hyena exhibit

Summerfield Zoo unveils new hyena exhibit

By Bailey Appelhans Reporter BELVIDERE – Summerfield Zoo held the grand opening for its new Jeannie Hayes Memorial Hyena Habitat on Saturday, Sept. 5 and Sunday, Sept 6. A ribbon cutting ceremony was held on Saturday with activities like trivia and coloring for children which carried over into Sunday. “We […]

 
 

Cherry Valley Library turns pages

CHERRY VALLEY – More than the season is turning at the Cherry Valley Public Library District where director Eve Kirk is stepping down. In the last 15+ years, Kirk has overseen the transformation of the library’s public services to a 21st century model that includes digital delivery of media, public computing […]

 
 

Boone County Sherriff’s Office releases patrol results

BOONE COUNTY – The Boone County Sheriff’s Office recently completed extra patrols for the Labor Day Holiday. The Boone County Sheriff’s Office has a Sustained Traffic Enforcement Program grant from the Illinois Department of Transportation.  This grant allows the Sheriff’s Office to hire back Deputies for extra patrols. These patrols […]

 
 

Belvidere Police Department releases enforcement results

BELVIDERE –Belvidere Police Chief Jan Noble announced enforcement results for the Sustained Traffic Enforcement Program Labor Day Campaign. The Belvidere Police department received funding from the Illinois Department of Transportation- Division of Traffic Safety, to hire off-duty officers from Aug. 24 through Sept. 7. Officers conducted 94 traffic stops that resulted in 71 […]

 
 

Weekend events

Friday, Sept. 11 The Belvidere Boys football sophomore team will face Jefferson at Wyeth Stadium-Auburn at 5 p.m. followed by the varsity game at 7:15 p.m. The junior varsity cheerleaders will cheer for the sophomore game and the varsity cheerleaders will cheer at the varsity game.   Saturday, Sept. 12 […]

 
 
 
 
 
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