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By Chris Johnson REPORTER Belvidere North is doing what has to be done already. The Lady Blue Thunder team knows they, along with many other programs, could still chase the Hononegah Lady Indians and more than likely, the Rockford Boylan Lady Titans all the way until February. Looking at their […]
By Kathryn Menue EDITOR Local youth found solace from the thunderstorms on Monday, Nov. 28 by heading to Concordia Lanes, located at 1205 Logan Ave. in Belvidere. The rainy evening didn’t damper the bowlers’ spirits as they racked up even higher scores than in previous weeks. In the Bantams league, […]
By Bob Balgemann REPORTER The Belvidere-Belvidere North rivalry will return to the bowling alley Friday, Dec. 2 as the 2016-17 conference season gets under way. North won both the boys and girls matches last year. The Blue Thunder won two of three games for an overall 76-pin victory, 3,661 to […]
By Chris Johnson REPORTER A good balance of junior and senior athletes makes up this year’s squad of Belvidere Lady Bucs. Many of the seniors now playing grew up in a system where the team around them in their final year of high school is made up of the same […]
By Anne Eickstadt REPORTER The aroma of chili filled the Community Building Complex of Boone County, located at 111 W. First St. in Belvidere, on the evening of Thursday Nov. 17. Twenty-seven competitors all vied for the coveted chili cook-off trophy with their secret-family recipes or their super-spicy-hotter-than-anyone’s entry. The […]
By Chris Johnson, REPORTER A lot of movement was reported in eastern McHenry and western Lake County over the past week, as high school sports moves from season-to-season. The Hononegah Indians moved people out of their way as they worked to a perfect season-opening mark. The host school found itself […]
On Tuesday, Nov. 22 Seniors from Hononegah High School Student Council delivered a very large collection of household and personal care items they collected for homeless men and women at Carpenter’s Place. Gretchen Milner and Kasey Keating, teachers and Class of 2017 Advisers, accompanied the students on the bus ride […]
By Marianne Mueller, REPORTER In July, standing room only, crowds of area residents came out in strong opposition to a proposed asphalt plant. In that proposal petitioner Robert Schlichting requested the annexation of 42 acres to the Village of Rockton to be zoned as industrial use on the property of […]
By Marianne Mueller, REPORTER Thirteen-year-old Hunter Gosh was accidentally hit by a car on the corner of Hononegah Road and Route 251 as he was crossing the street the evening of Nov. 10. He suffered multiple injuries as a result. Hunter is currently in stable but critical condition at UW […]
By Bob Balgemann, REPORTER Village officials have begun accepting nominations for the Annual Holiday House Lighting Contest. Suggestions as to who has decorated their home in a most special way will be taken at Village Hall until 4:30 p.m., Dec. 16. The top three houses will be announced at the […]
