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Tournaments Help Harlem Kick Off New Basketball Season

Tournaments Help Harlem Kick Off New Basketball Season

By Bob Balgemann, REPORTER   Tournaments at Burlington Central and LaSalle-Peru gave Harlem’s Boys and Girls Basketball Teams a look at out-of-the-area squads, while opening the 2016-17 varsity season. They did pretty well while away from home, combining for a 6-2 record. The Lady Huskies took on some successful programs […]

 
 

Loves Park Resident Throws Hat in Ring for Alderman

Loves Park Resident Throws Hat in Ring for Alderman

By Margaret Downing, REPORTER  April’s election is looking to be a busy time for Loves Park. Two candidates have announced they were running for Mayor (John Pruitt and Greg Jury). Bob Burden and John Danielson are running for re-election as City Clerk and City Treasurer, respectively. Pruitt’s four-year term as […]

 
 

Belvidere/Boone County Police Briefings

Belvidere/Boone County Police Briefings

Belvidere Tuesday, Nov. 15 Around 3:23 p.m., BPD Officers conducted tobacco compliance checks of local retailers in partnership with the Boone County Health Department, who received a grant for such compliance checks from the Illinois Liquor Control Commission. Twenty-five retail establishments were checked and all 25 were in compliance. Thursday, […]

 
 

High scoring youth bowlers knock out 691 pins

By Kathryn Menue EDITOR On Monday, Dec. 5, action recommenced at Concordia Lanes, located at 1205 Logan Ave. in Belvidere, as the junior bowlers returned to the lanes after one week of rest. The break in between the bowling days must have been a good one, for the bowlers came […]

 
 

Belvidere North girls maintain tie for first in NIC-10 bowling

By Bob Balgemann REPORTER One-third of the way into the 2016-17 conference bowling season Belvidere North’s girls are 3-0 and in a tie with Harlem for first place. Belvidere is close behind with a 2-1 record. The Lady Blue Thunder will entertain Harlem at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 13 […]

 
 

Turnovers more than tall Indians scalp Bucs

By Bob Kopp BDR SPORTS CORRESPONDENT Hononegah came to town and took away a 54-49 victory that the Bucs could have won convincingly if the rock weren’t handled like a piece of lava. With brilliant offensive and defensive schemes developed by Head Coach Aaron Pearson and top assistant Nate Lister […]

 
 

County committees sometimes revisit what they’ve done

By Bob Balgemann REPORTER The Boone County Board has seven standing committees that consider issues in a variety of areas. Each committee is made up of five county board members and takes up such matters as finance, health and human services, public safety, administrative and legislative, roads and capital improvements, […]

 
 

Poplar Grove hosts third annual Holiday Celebration

Poplar Grove hosts third annual Holiday Celebration

By Anne Eickstadt REPORTER On Saturday, Nov. 26, Poplar Grove celebrated the start of the holiday season with their annual Holiday Celebration. “This is our third annual event,” Poplar Grove Board President John Neitzel said. “We were overwhelmed by the response of the community during our first year. We expected […]

 
 

Belvidere menus for week of Dec. 12

Breakfast menus Elementary schools Monday, Dec. 12-French toast, applesauce cups, 100 percent apple juice, and a variety of milk. Tuesday, Dec 13-Chocolate chip muffin, seedless raisins, 100 percent orange juice, and a variety of milk. Wednesday, Dec. 14-Miniature blueberry waffles, ripe banana, 100 percent fruit juice, and a variety of […]

 
 

Rep. Sosnowski’s office announces 69th District Photo Challenge winners

Rep. Sosnowski’s office announces 69th District Photo Challenge winners

State Representative Joe Sosnowski of the 69th District announced winners for the second annual 69th District Photo Challenge. Four lucky winners were selected: Gordon Ellingson, Sharon Thomas, Karen Snyder, and Loreen Burton. Ellingson won with a beautiful fall photo from Midway Village in Rockford. Thomas’ photo of the river in […]

 
 
 
 
 
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