Belvidere Republican

Pat Murphy touched many aspects of life in Boone County 

Pat Murphy touched many aspects of life in Boone County 

By Bob Balgemann REPORTER Township government, history, city government, young people, Republican politics, the elderly, community events, and more: Many aspects of life in Boone County were touched in a positive way by Patrick Murphy, who died unexpectedly Friday, Sept. 16 at age 67. He was the Belvidere Township supervisor […]

 
 

Concern about future not enough to derail special use

Concern about future not enough to derail special use

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, […]

 
 

Tigers maul Vikings in tough Friday night game

Tigers maul Vikings in tough Friday night game

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 […]

 
 

Couple displaced after house fire

Couple displaced after house fire

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 […]

 
 

Belvidere police update community on massage parlors’ investigation

Belvidere police update community on massage parlors’ investigation

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 […]

 
 

Well repairs can be costly for City of Belvidere

Well repairs can be costly for City of Belvidere

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 […]

 
 

Boone County getting closer to naming new engineer

Boone County getting closer to naming new engineer

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, […]

 
 

Belvidere woman celebrates centennial milestone

Belvidere woman celebrates centennial milestone

Belvidere resident May Malisch will celebrate her 100th birthday on Tuesday, Sept. 20. In celebration of this milestone, May will be honored by family and friends at her 100th birthday party open house Saturday, Sept. 24, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, located on the corner […]

 
 

Belvidere Police prostitution investigation nets 14 arrests from 4 massage parlors

Belvidere Police prostitution investigation nets 14 arrests from 4 massage parlors

On Wednesday, Sept. 14, the Belvidere Police Department and Illinois State Police, with the assistance of the Boone County Sheriff’s Office, Belvidere/Boone Metro Narcotics Unit, Illinois State Line Area Narcotics Team (SLANT), Loves Park Police Department, Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office, Drug Enforcement Agency  (DEA) Task Force, and Illinois Department of […]

 
 

Bernice Johnson, 91

On Wednesday, Sept. 14, at the Elsberry Nursing Home in Elsberry, Mo., Bernice Johnson, 91, passed away. She was the beloved wife of the late Lloyd Johnson; mother of Evanie (Don) Williams of Winfield, Mo.; grandmother to Elisa (Brad) Sargent of Winnebago, Ill., Holly Harris (Eric) of Knob Noster, Mo., […]

 
 
 
 
 
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