Belvidere Republican

Belvidere girls’ golf co-op continues to win

Belvidere girls’ golf co-op continues to win

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 […]

 
 

Poplar Grove split on referendum for electing village clerk

Poplar Grove split on referendum for electing village clerk

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 […]

 
 

Boone County 4-H General Projects Day Results

Boone County 4-H General Projects Day Results

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 […]

 
 

Newhouse family works to preserve farmland

Newhouse family works to preserve farmland

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 […]

 
 

Belvidere North boys’ golf team fall to Hononegah

Belvidere North boys’ golf team fall to Hononegah

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 […]

 
 

Four-way stop at 4th Street, Caswell gets committee nod

Four-way stop at 4th Street, Caswell gets committee nod

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 […]

 
 

Boylan resurrection occurs in game against Bucs

Boylan resurrection occurs in game against Bucs

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 […]

 
 

Vikings come out strong to defeat conference rival

Vikings come out strong to defeat conference rival

By Eric Hipp REPORTER Stillman Valley struggled against North Boone in the varsity game on Friday, Aug. 26. The Stillman Valley junior varsity team managed to take a win home for the Cardinals. The games brought intense momentum to the field in the first clash of the season between conference […]

 
 

Bomber Bingo produces big winners

Bomber Bingo produces big winners

By Barb Appelhans REPORTER The Belvidere Rotary Foundation sponsored a Bomber Bingo during the Poplar Grove Fly-in/Drive-in/Walk-in on Sunday, Aug. 21 at 2 p.m. Volunteer pilots and riders flew over the numbered grid painted on the ground with each number on the ground representing numbers on the raffle tickets. The […]

 
 

Belvidere officers honored for work in DUI enforcement

Belvidere officers honored for work in DUI enforcement

By Bob Balgemann REPORTER For Arthur and Kelly Krenzer, Aug. 26 will always bring back memories of the day their lives were changed forever. They endured the worst that can happen to parents, the loss of a child, when their son, 20-year-old Christopher, of Garden Prairie, was killed by a […]

 
 
 
 
 
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