By Kathryn Menue EDITOR On Monday, Sept. 19 at 8 a.m., Snazzy Pets Grooming opened their doors to the Belvidere community – both human and animals alike. As visitors strolled into the convenient location at 151 S. State St. in Belvidere, they were greeted with donuts, coffee, friendly faces, and […]
Jason Alex Kays, 45, of Rockford, died peacefully, surrounded by family, on Monday, Sept. 19. Jason was born on Dec. 31, 1970 to Hubert and Alice (Crawford) Kays in Belvidere. He was a very handy mechanic, collected pennies, loved to fish, sit around campfires, and gardening. Jason had a pet […]
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 […]
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, […]