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By Bob Balgemann, REPORTER Boone County’s new budget will be available for public inspection on or before Nov. 14. Final action on its adoption for the 2016-17 fiscal year has been scheduled for a special County Board meeting on Nov. 29. Deadline for adoption is Dec. 1, start of the […]
By Chris Johnson, REPORTER Class 3A is where the IHSA Selection Committee determined the 10-seed North Boone Lady Vikings would have to compete, as the 2016 Girls’ Volleyball Regionals set-up their first matches. With the contest against six-seed Rockford Boylan played on Monday, Oct. 24, details are unavailable as to […]
By Chris Johnson, REPORTER The North Boone Vikings 2016 Football season came to a close on Friday, Oct. 21, as they lost to the Dixon Dukes 44-6. The loss dropped North Boone’s season mark to 3-6 and helped Dixon get their chance to open the State Football Playoffs at home. […]
U-Haul Company of Illinois, Inc. is pleased to announce that Poplar Grove Snyders Pharmacy has signed on as a U-Haul neighborhood dealer to serve the Poplar Grove community. Snyders Pharmacy, located at 13521 Illinois Route 76, will offer U-Haul trucks, trailers, towing equipment, support rental items and in-store pick-up for […]
By Chris Johnson, REPORTER There is one thing that is definite. A lot of great volleyball was played in the NIC-10 this season. It’s really no different than any other season, but this year saw a little shift-up at the top and some moving around the middle. Typically, Hononegah, Harlem […]
Get ready to wrestle! Xtreme Gold Wrestling is back at Byron Park District and we are excited to have your child join us. The Xtreme Gold Wrestling Program designed for those wanting to go beyond the basics of wrestling, those serious about pursuing the sport of wrestling, and for those […]
On Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016, Stillman Valley High School’s Future Business Leaders of America held its first annual FBLA induction ceremony. FBLA is a national business and technology student-run organization for middle school, high school and college. FBLA trains students in competent, aggressive business leadership, greater understanding of the American […]
Senior, Erik Durand, has had a memorable season finishing 4th at the NUIC Conference Tournament held on Tuesday, Sept. 29, at Wolf Hollow-Lena. From there he advanced to the Lanark Regional located at Lake Carroll’s Golf Course and placed 5th out of 82 players to continue his drive to the […]
By Doug Schroder Editor Opposition to a rail line that would extend through Winnebago County farmland intensified today at a public meeting called to discuss the project. Hundreds of residents gathered at Winnebago High School to learn more about the multi-billion-dollar project that would bypass Chicago’s complicated network of rail […]
