Subscribe by RSS
By Chris Johnson, REPORTER With a defeat by the Crystal Lake South, Lady Gators on Thursday, Oct. 27, the Season came to a close for the Belvidere North, Lady Blue Thunder volleyball team. The 25-21, 25-22 losses in two sets closed the regular Season and activities on the court for […]
By Anne Eickstadt, REPORTER “The Trash or Treasure Event on Nov. 5, will be the perfect opportunity to finally find out how much your vintage and antique items are worth,” Anna Pivoras, of the Boone County Historical Museum (BCHM), said. “I think everyone has at least one or two things […]
By Anne Eickstadt, REPORTER “Our residents look forward to this event every year. They really look forward to seeing the costumes, handing out candy, and interacting with the children,” Jessica James of the Heritage Woods Assisted Living Facility said on Thursday, Oct. 27 as residents interacted with community youth for […]
By Kathryn Menue, EDITOR VFW Post 1461 of Belvidere gave back to two community organizations after the National Veterans of Foreign Wars awarded them with a special grant for such purposes. “We received a $1,000 grant to be used in our community from the national VFW,” VFW Post 1461 Commander […]
Tina R. Fritts, 54, of Roscoe, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 25, in her home, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on Nov. 24, 1961, in Belvidere, the daughter of Ray E. and Patricia M. (Etes) McCoy. She graduated from North Boone High School class of 1979. Later, she […]
By Bob Balgemann, REPORTER The Boone County City-County Coordinating Committee is one of seven standing committees of the County Board. This one consists of five members, each representing the Belvidere City Council and the County Board. Co-chairs are Alderman Dan Snow and County Board member Cathy Ward. The Committee deals […]
By Chris Johnson, REPORTER The NIC-10 regular season has come to a close. The post-season soon to follow for the Belvidere Lady Bucs as they get their chance to reflect on the season and look forward to better things to come. As the final standings were released, near the top […]
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. […]
