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By Kathryn Menue EDITOR On Wednesday, Aug. 17, the Belvidere girls’ co-op golf team competed against Hampshire High School at Randall Oaks Golf Club, located at 4101 Binnie Road in West Dundee. Par was set at 36. The Belvidere girls won the match with a team score of 190 over […]
By Bob Balgemann REPORTER Boone County Health Department Administrator Cindy Frank and longtime environmental health director, Bill Hatfield, are planning to retire later this year. Longstanding volunteer, Dr. Kent Hess, has stepped down after serving for more than four decades on the county board of health. According to county board […]
By Kathryn Menue EDITOR Celia’s Dance Education Center took the stage at the Entertainment Pavilion on Saturday, Aug. 13 from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. Instructor Celia Saldana led her students and crowd members through the high intensity, yet easy to learn “Latin rhythms and beats” of a Zumba workout. […]
By Bob Balgemann REPORTER There are a few Boone County Board members who don’t like the way board Chairman Bob Walberg recommends appointments to the various advisory boards, committees, and commissions. That fact was in evidence again July 20 when board member Kenny Freeman wanted reconsideration of the June 15 […]
By Kathryn Menue EDITOR The Royal Bengal Tiger Show made their Boone County Fair debut on Tuesday, Aug. 9 at 2 p.m. and 5 p.m., and Wednesday, Aug. 10 through Sunday, Aug. 14 at 2 p.m., 4 p.m., and 6 p.m. On Thursday, Aug. 11, at the Royal Bengal Tigers’ […]
By Kathryn Menue EDITOR The M Brothers brought an evening of variety to the Boone County Fair on Tuesday, Aug. 9. The duo performed from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. to a large crowd of people gathered in the Entertainment Pavilion. The M Brothers are a staple to the Boone […]
On Thursday, Aug. 11, an investigation by the Belvidere/Boone County Metro Narcotics Unit, the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Task Force, and Belvidere Police Patrol Officers and K-9 Unit, resulted in the arrest of a Rockford resident and a Belvidere resident on felony drug charges. Dale E. Conley, 37, […]
By Matt Helm REPORTER World champion whip cracker and entertainer Chris Camp, otherwise known as “The Whip Guy,” brought North America’s only family whip act to the Boone County Fair. “We are a high speed thrill act that does stunts with whips, we are a tribute to the old time […]
The Belvidere High School athletic department released crucial information for Bucs athletes and fans to take notice. Season football tickets Football season tickets went on sale to the general on Wednesday, Aug. 17 at 8 a.m. in the athletic office at Belvidere High School. They will continue to be sold […]
Donna Schultz, Vice President and Regional Banking Center Manager of Blackhawk Bank, announced that Kathy Albrecht (NMLS# 476496) has been promoted to Assistant Vice President, Personal Banking Officer at Blackhawk Bank’s Belvidere Office, located at 2141 N. State St. Since 1993, Albrecht has been a member of the Retail Banking […]
