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The Ogle County 4-H Horse Drill Team was formed in 1996. This year’s team is made up of 7 4-H’ers from Carroll and Ogle Counties ranging in age from 12 to 18. The members are Teddy Beauchem, Chana, Sharon Heather and Sarah Murray, Oregon, Alison Poole and Megan Poole, Polo, […]
The Stonewall Stitchers are a quiet group of ladies who meet every Tuesday morning at Stonewall Cafe to make quilted lap robes and cot blankets. They are well known all over the world as they have sewn 10,015 quilted blankets and laprobes for nursing homes, active military veterans, and first […]
By Chris Johnson Sports Correspondent On Friday night, Sept. 16, fans of Pecatonica football gathered, overflowing parking lots and driving sound through the stadium as Homecoming was celebrated. The evening however wasn’t kind to the host Pecatonica Indians as they fell to the West Carroll Thunder 48-12. The contest started […]
This summer, the J&J Charmers Dance Team traveled to Orlando, FLA to attend Hall of Fame Dance Challenge’s National Competition. Studios from all over the United States and the world were in attendance, including countries like Mexico, Canada, and even as far away as Australia. The Charmers did an amazing […]
By Bob Balgemann REPORTER Kevin and April Perry requested a special use permit to allow the addition of a mother-in-law apartment to their home on Capron Road in incorporated Boone County. Staff recommended approval as did the zoning board of appeals (4-0), along with a 5-0 vote of the planning, […]
By Eric Hipp REPORTER A beautiful play set up North Boone’s first score of the game on Friday, Sept. 16 as they faced off against the Byron Tigers. Junior Hayden Corson caught a pass from Britton Morris while streaking up the left sideline. Corson evaded and juked the Byron defender […]
By Kathryn Menue EDITOR On Thursday, Sept. 15, the Belvidere Fire Department responded to a house fire at 1217 Willow St. in Belvidere. The fire department was dispatched at 9:53 a.m. with firefighters responding to the scene within minutes of the call. “Upon arrival, we had a pretty good amount […]
By Kathryn Menue EDITOR On Wednesday, Sept. 14, the Belvidere Police Department, along with several other agencies, raided four massage parlors in Belvidere. “I’ve never been involved in a sting where four search warrants were conducted simultaneously,” Detective Sgt. Matt Wallace said. The four establishments raided were C’est La Vie […]
By Bob Balgemann REPORTER The city has seven wells to serve its residents, and right now, there have been problems with three of them. Due to sufficient rain – as long as it doesn’t fall in buckets like it did July 23 – the water supply has been in adequate […]
By Bob Balgemann REPORTER Longtime Boone County Engineer Rich Lundin is getting a little more time in the job than he originally anticipated. He announced his retirement earlier this year and wanted it to be effective May 1. However, when it became evident that time frame would not be met, […]
