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By Anne Eickstadt REPORTER On Saturday, Jan. 7, the Poplar Grove Lions Club hosted a Recycle Day from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. “I wasn’t sure what time of year to do a recycle day,” Poplar Grove Lions Club President Ron Maxey said. “Then I thought, people have lights on […]
Despite bitter cold January temperatures more than 100 Stateline residents came out to support the second annual Bowl for Vets event held Saturday, Jan. 7 at Dodge Lanes in Belvidere. The fundraiser brought in more than $5,400 in cash to help Boone County veterans who are in need of financial or […]
By Chris Johnson REPORTER Statistics could indicate how well prepared a student is for pursuing dreams of service, education, or apprenticeship, after graduation. In some cases, a good focus has to be set as students try to get a head start on life after high school. At Belvidere and Belvidere […]
By Bob Balgemann REPORTER Boone County Sheriff Dave Ernest said the time for kicking the can down the road had come to an end. That was done for 20 years and today, “there’s no place farther that we can kick it,” he said. “We’ve continued to cut. There are no […]
By Kathryn Menue EDITOR On Friday, Jan. 6, the Belvidere Police Department welcomed Officer Cameron D. Worley to the force in a swearing in ceremony set at Belvidere City Hall. Officer Worley comes to the Belvidere Police Department after completing his criminal justice degree from Western Illinois University and becoming […]
Breakfast menus Elementary schools Monday, Jan. 16-No School because of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Tuesday, Jan. 17-Strawberry cream cheese stuffed bagel, seedless raisins, 100 percent orange juice, and a variety of milk. Wednesday, Jan. 18-Miniature pancake sausage wrap, ripe banana, 100 percent grape juice, and a variety of milk. […]
By Chris Johnson REPORTER The North Boone Vikings boys’ basketball team ran into trouble closing down 2016. The competition wasn’t set up for anything but big challenges each night. On Friday, Dec. 23 the Belvidere Bucs took down the Vikings 61-26. Woodstock followed suit in game play at Marengo, coming […]
By Kathryn Menue EDITOR On Wednesday, Jan. 4, students across Boone County returned to school after a nice break from academics. With the return to school also means a return to winter sports, such as the junior bowling league at Concordia Lanes, located at 1205 Logan Ave. in Belvidere. The […]
By Chris Johnson REPORTER A few things could be beginning to line up for the Belvidere North Blue Thunder boys’ basketball team if a little fortune can be found. They have played a lot of good teams over the last few weeks and can get a picture about where they […]
By Chris Johnson REPORTER Belvidere North is trying to keep hanging around and still be an influencing-factor in the race for the NIC-10 title. A loss to the conference leading Boylan Lady Titans on Friday, Jan. 6 wasn’t the ideal start the Lady Blue Thunder had in mind, but it […]
