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By Bob Balgemann Reporter POPLAR GROVE – It’s changed a lot since starting in 1969 and it will be different again this summer. The 46th Neighbors Night Festival has been set for July 25, a Saturday, at Lions Park off Illinois 173. Activities will run all day, starting at 8 […]
STILLMAN VALLEY – Only about ten percent of people who suffer cardiac arrest outside of a hospital survive, according to the American Heart Association. The use of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) by emergency responders offers a much greater chance of survival, but the Stillman Firefighter’s Association, which services an […]
BYRON – Byron Lodge #274 will sponsor a CHIP event during ByronFest on Saturday July 11 at the Byron police department garage on Washington and 2nd from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Masons of Illinois, who fund the entire cost of IL CHIP, put together everything parents need to […]
BELVIDERE – On Wednesday, July 29 the Belvidere High School will host and incoming freshman and new students rules meeting at 6 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center. From 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. there will be a Sport Specific Meeting for freshman through senior athletes. At the meeting, coaches […]
By Chris Johnson Reporter PECATONICA – It didn’t take much more than a community of concerned residents as well as a social media influence that pushed the Pecatonica Committee of the Whole into action. Based on how the Committee System is set up, the Chairman of each specific committee, within […]
By Chris Johnson Reporter DURAND – The Durand School Board chose a change of venue for its Monday night regular meeting. Generally held in the primary campus, the June 29 visit between Trustees and School Superintendent Kurt Alberstett was held at the Dolan Education Center. Board members elected to facilitate […]
BOONE COUNTY – On Tuesday, July 7at approximately 6:50 a.m., the Boone County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of Quail Trap and Caledonia roads for a one vehicle accident. Preliminary investigation shows that a black Pontiac was traveling northeast on Quail Trap road when it left the roadway and […]
BOONE COUNTY – On Monday, July 27, Arcadia Publishing will add the book, Belvidere and Boone County, to its iconic Images of America series. In this book, the Boone County History Projects takes a look at the first 100 years of Belvidere and Boone County’s history. Although Boone County is […]
