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By Chris Johnson News Correspondent The tax levy for the upcoming fiscal year’s filing date has come and passed. The final Tuesday of December is a deadline put in place by the State of Illinois and they require things to be done in a timely manner. That means a governmental […]
By Chris Johnson News Correspondent The Village of Pecatonica invited comment during the most recent meeting of the municipal administrators. All six Trustees were in attendance as the knowledge on the need for action on the proposed TIF District was brought to residents and business owners for the final time […]
By Chris Johnson News Correspondent Before Trustees with Durand School District 322 could vote on a proposed spending request for the upcoming fiscal year, exposure to the public, in accordance with transparent school financial practices, required a public access period. The Durand School Board finalized its request for funds from […]
By Bob Balgemann, REPORTER There are four Harlem High School bowling teams and all four are NIC-10 leaders going into 2017, with two league matches left to play. The Varsity Boys and Girls improved to 7-0 with a pair of victories over Auburn, on Dec. 21, their last matches going […]
By Jim Hagerty REPORTER A festive mood permeated throughout Heritage Woods of Belvidere assisted living facility last week, as a dozen residents celebrated December birthdays during a party that helped them ring in the 2016 holiday season. The Friday, Dec. 9 birthday event drew dozens of residents and their friends, […]
By Bob Balgemann REPORTER One of the goals of many village officials has been to increase the number of residential parks for the community. They have been discussing such a park in the West Grove neighborhood and, after action by the village board Monday, Dec. 19, they are moving that […]
Christmas came a little early to the Veterans Assistance Commission of Boone County (VACBC) in 2016 when representatives of the Belvidere Police Department stopped by to deliver some very generous donations on Tuesday, Dec. 20. “We were thrilled and very appreciative of this very generous donation,” VACBC Superintendent Bob Ryder […]
By Bob Balgemann REPORTER The Belvidere City Council has agreed to purchase a new rescue pumper from the Alexis (Ill.) Fire Equipment Company at a cost of $425,285. The 9-0 vote with one absent came during council’s Monday, Dec. 19 meeting, and there was some urgency surrounding the decision. Aldermen […]
Trudy Catherine Metzger, 65, of Rockford, formerly of Belvidere, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, Dec. 24, in the loving presence of her family at Wesley Willows in Rockford. The daughter of Walter and Marlette (Winterland) Metzger, Trudy was born on Aug. 27, 1951 in Belvidere. She worked […]
By Bob Balgemann, REPORTER Justin Van Wambeke was a record-setter while playing basketball at Harlem High School. Now a Senior at Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa, he has passed the 1,000-point mark in scoring; the same as he did during his sharp-shooting days as a Huskie. After nine games this […]
