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Lawmaker: Citizen pressure needed to change redistricting

Lawmaker: Citizen pressure needed to change redistricting

By Bob Balgemann REPORTER A referendum geared to taking some of the politics out of redistricting won’t be on the Nov. 8 general election ballot. The state Supreme Court on Aug. 25, in a 4-3 vote along party lines, kept the referendum off the Nov. 8 general election ballot. That […]

 
 

North Boone student receives national honor

North Boone student receives national honor

The National Society of High School Scholars (NSHSS) announced that Faith Weiss, of Poplar Grove and a sophomore of North Boone High School, has been selected to become a member of the esteemed organization. The society recognizes top scholars who have demonstrated outstanding leadership, scholarship, and community commitment. The announcement […]

 
 

Belvidere North High School cheerleaders invite local youth to join cheer camp

Belvidere North High School cheerleaders invite local youth to join cheer camp

The Belvidere North High School cheerleaders will host their 10th annual “Young Thunder Cheer Camp” Sept. 20th, 21, and 22 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The camp is open to all area students entering first grade through 6th grade, and the campers will cheer for a portion of the […]

 
 

Weekend events for Friday Sept. 9 through Sunday, Sept. 11

Weekend events for Friday Sept. 9 through Sunday, Sept. 11

Friday, Sept. 9 The Belvidere High School sophomore and varsity football teams will play at 5 p.m. and 7:15 p.m. against Jefferson at Funderburg Stadium. Cheerleaders and Poms will be present at both games to cheer for the Bucs for Senior Night. The North Boone High School junior varsity football […]

 
 

Boone County Board wants voters to ‘have their say’

Boone County Board wants voters to ‘have their say’

By Bob Balgemann REPORTER Some Boone County Board members didn’t necessarily agree with one particular referendum. However, they were in support of letting voters “have their say” on such matters as taking money out of politics, term limits, and redistricting. So, the board voted in favor of putting those questions […]

 
 

Belvidere lunch menus for week of Sept. 12

Belvidere lunch menus for week of Sept. 12

Elementary schools Monday, Sept. 12 – Beef nachos, cheesy breadsticks with sauce, crispy chicken salad, red delicious apple, 100 percent fruit punch, steamed green beans, crispy romaine, cucumber slices, and a variety of milk. Tuesday, Sept. 13- Chicken patty sandwich, hot ham and cheese sandwich, chef salad, baked tater tots, […]

 
 

Belvidere breakfast menus for week of Sept. 12

Belvidere breakfast menus for week of Sept. 12

Elementary schools Monday, Sept. 12-Pancakes and sausage with syrup, chilled mixed fruit, 100 percent pineapple juice, and a variety of milk. Tuesday, Sept. 13-Chocolate chip muffin, apple granola cereal bar, chilled applesauce, 100 percent orange juice, and a variety of milk. Wednesday, Sept. 14-English muffin, strawberry blast yogurt, ripe banana, […]

 
 

Local veteran named White Sox “Hero of the Game”

Local veteran named White Sox “Hero of the Game”

By Kathryn Menue EDITOR For the past seven years, the Chicago White Sox baseball team has collaborated with the United Association of Plumbers and the Pipe Fitters Association to honor active duty, retired and veteran status military personnel for their service to this nation. These warriors are known as the […]

 
 

Timeline for day of Sept. 11 attacks

Timeline for day of Sept. 11 attacks

Early on the morning of Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001, 19 hijackers took control of four commercial airliners en route to San Francisco and Los Angeles from Boston, Newark, and Washington, D.C. Planes with long flights were intentionally selected for hijacking because they would be heavily fueled. At 8:46 a.m., American […]

 
 

Bucs silence Thunder at North’s stadium

Bucs silence Thunder at North’s stadium

By Bob Kopp BDR SPORTS CORRESPONDENT Driving back early Friday from my upper-octogenarian parents in NE Pennsylvania, I wondered if it would be worth the stress of battling Labor Day weekend road warriors and enduring always-exasperating Chicago traffic to catch the cross-town-rival action at Milt Brown Stadium. Yes! With packed […]

 
 
 
 
 
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