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By Kathryn Menue EDITOR James L. Shadle, a former resident of Belvidere and attendee of Belvidere High School, was promoted to Sergeant Major in the U.S. Marine Corps on Friday, Aug. 12 at a ceremony held at the Marine Corps Air Station in Iwakuni, Japan. The road to a successful […]
By Kathryn Menue EDITOR On Tuesday, Aug. 30, the Belvidere Fire Department remained busy most of the night by responding to two fires in town. The fire department received a call concerning a garage fire at 7:43 p.m. The Belvidere Fire Department arrived on scene at 7:48 p.m. Upon arrival […]
By Bob Balgemann REPORTER State Rep. Bob Pritchard, R-Sycamore, has been named to a bipartisan legislative commission, which is studying possible changes to the school funding formula. For the two Boone County school districts, that could mean more money with which to educate local students. The commission, formed by Gov. […]
By Kathryn Menue EDITOR With a great start to the season, the Belvidere girls’ co-op golf team, featuring players from both Belvidere High School and Belvidere North High School, continues to strengthen their season lead with another win. On Thursday, Aug. 25, the girls took on Hononegah at a home […]
By Bob Balgemann REPORTER Voters will decide Nov. 8 if future village clerks are elected or appointed. The Poplar Grove Village board voted 4-3 Aug. 15 to approve putting a referendum to that effect on the general election ballot. Village President John Neitzel broke the 3-3 tie by voting in […]
On Saturday, July 9, the University of Illinois Extension hosted 4-H General Projects Day for 4-H members to showcase their non-livestock projects. At this time, the judges selected those members and their projects to represent Boone County at the Illinois State Fair on Aug. 21 in Springfield. Those 4-H members […]
By Emily Hanlin WINNEBAGO-BOONE FARM BUREAU AG COMMUNICATIONS The Newhouse family, of Capron, has a true passion for agriculture. Julie’s side of the family began farming in Winnebago in the mid 1800s, but her dad, Jim Cannell, moved to Boone County 68 years ago. Jim Cannell, heavily involved with the […]
By Kathryn Menue EDITOR On Wednesday, Aug. 24, the Belvidere North High School varsity boys’ golf team faced off against Hononegah in a home game set at Timber Pointe Golf Club in Poplar Grove. Belvidere North lost in a close game only losing by 11 points. The Blue Thunder boys […]
By Bob Balgemann REPORTER The intersection of 4th and Caswell Streets didn’t meet the criteria for installation of a four-way stop. It lacked traffic volume and there weren’t enough crashes, according to a study. However, the city’s committee of the whole voted 8-0 Aug. 22 to recommend that residents’ request […]
By Bob Kopp BDR SPORTS CORRESPONDENT With the stands and press box filled with Titans parochial partisans screaming encouragement after the momentum seemingly shifted in the favor of the hosts after senior 2015 first-team all-conference quarterback Austin Revolinski hit tough-as-nails senior Will Morris with a 10 yard strike to pay dirt […]
