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By Anne Eickstadt REPORTER The Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois hosted a craft fair on Saturday, Nov. 12 at VFW Post 1461, located at 1310 W. Lincoln Ave. in Belvidere. “Girl Scouts are girl led. We’re just along for the ride,” Girl Scout Troop Leader Michelle Dixon said. “The girls […]
By Kathryn Menue EDITOR On the brisk morning of Wednesday, Nov. 30 at 10 a.m., citizens, board members, contractors, architects, subcontractors, and dogs crowded into the new Boone County Animal Services (BCAS) building for the ribbon cutting event. Spirits were high as the long awaited animal services building finally became […]
By Chris Johnson, REPORTER South Beloit will have to try to get a handle on the type of offense they want to run this season. Watching the Sobos play during the season-opening Pecatonica Thanksgiving Tournament, it can be said the pieces are there. South Beloit has a handful of talented […]
By Chris Johnson REPORTER It was kind of a “bumpy ride” to the start of the season for the North Boone Lady Vikings. The winter-schedule opening nine-point win over Christian Life 26-17, set the stage for what could be a snapshot of how the season could go. North Boone was […]
By Chris Johnson REPORTER Belvidere North dealt with a tough two-point loss to Huntley, 71-69 to open the 2016-2017 winter sports season. By the end of the week, they had to work past three more losses as they prepared to get ready to play ball in the NIC-10. The Blue […]
By Bob Balgemann REPORTER Partnerships and regionalism were two of the hallmarks of Bob Walberg’s eight years as a member – and chairman – of the Boone County Board. Overall, there were more peaks than valleys and more good days than not-so-good days, in a time when the Great Recession […]
Breakfast menus Elementary schools Monday, Dec. 5-French toast, applesauce cups, 100 percent orange juice, and a variety of milk. Tuesday, Dec 6-Sausage breakfast pizza, chilled diced peaches, 100 percent fruit punch, and a variety of milk. Wednesday, Dec. 7-Raised donut, ripe banana, 100 percent apple juice, and a variety of […]
By Chris Johnson REPORTER The North Boone boys’ basketball, headed by a strong team of senior leaders, will have to take some hard steps to achieve a good season, as they realize play during their final season of high school basketball. During the season, it will come down to one […]
By Chris Johnson, REPORTER The first full week of the high school sports winter season is long in the books for the Hononegah Lady Indians and they find themselves exactly where many pundits felt they would be, leading the NIC-10 and sitting with a perfect mark. The season opening tournament […]
By Kathryn Menue EDITOR On Friday, Nov. 25, the Belvidere Fire Department received a call at 10:43 a.m. for a house fire at 616 E. Pleasant St. in Belvidere. The house fire occurred in a single-family residence while the owner wasn’t home. “Neighbors noticed smoke coming from the home and […]
