By Anne Eickstadt REPORTER A ribbon-cutting ceremony at Da Catch Fish & Chicken-Belvidere at 1479 N. State St. in Belvidere was held on Feb. 10. Participants in the ceremony included: Da Catch Fish & Chicken-Belvidere owner Shared Mohammed Awad, Mayor Clint Morris, state Rep. Dave Vella, state Sen. Dave Syverson, […]
By Anne Eickstadt REPORTER State Rep. Dave Vella (IL-68) has partnered with the non-profit organization, Museums in the Park, to provide free general admission to Chicago-area museums for all his constituents of Rockford, Loves Park and Belvidere. Continuing his goal of bringing resources and educational opportunities to the Stateline through […]
At the National Grange Convention last November in Sparks, Nevada, the local Boone County Chapter, Flora Grange #1762, took first place in the National Grange Community Service Contest, Pictured here is Lynette Schaeffer, Illinois State Grange president presenting their winning book chronicling their projects throughout the year to the book’s […]
Turtle Tek, a local FIRST Tech Challenge robotics team, was recently selected as one of 25 teams to advance to the Wisconsin State Championship, which will be held on March 11th at the Kress Center at UW-Green Bay. Turtle Tek is a first year team comprised of eight high school […]
By Anne Eickstadt REPORTER On Sunday, Jan. 29, song-writer Dan Holmes appeared at the Garden Prairie United Church of Christ, 10990 US Highway 20. “I’ll be playing music and sharing stories,” he said. This was his first visit to the Garden Prairie Church. Dan Holmes first picked up a guitar […]
By Anne Eickstadt REPORTER On Jan. 22, the Cherry Valley Public Library presented an author talk by an Illinois author. Raluca Barbu presented her book, read a portion of her favorite place to visit, and then opened the discussion to questions. In her own words: “My name is Raluca Barbu, […]
By Anne Eickstadt REPORTER “Empower Boone is in Capron,” said Executive Di-rector Brenda Valadez. “It is a food and resource center that is needed for our neighbors who have little or no income, disability income, or whose income comes from Social Security. We also have many neighbors who have a […]
By Anne Eickstadt REPORTER Sheriff Scott Yunk was extremely happy on Friday, Jan. 6, when he entered the Public Safety Building, 615 N. Main St. “I am so excited,” he said. “We usually only do one or two promotions at a time but we have six promotions and two new […]
By Anne Eickstadt REPORTER Winners of the annual 69th District Photo Challenge Con-test sponsored by State Rep. Joe Sosnowski, R-Rockford have been announced. The contest is offered each year to give State-line area residents an opportunity to share their interest in photography with the public. Photo submissions can be of […]
By Anne Eickstadt REPORTER Deputy Chief Matt Wallace said this year’s drive began just before Thanksgiving, “and Officer Tim Blankenship and the VIPs have accepted the huge task of trying to collect a truckload of food.” Belvidere Police and Volunteers in Police Service (VIPS) have collected non-perishable food and monetary […]