SwedishAmerican is pleased to announce that SwedishAmerican Medical Center Belvidere Administrator Dawna Menke has joined the Growth Dimensions Board of Directors. Menke has served as the administrator in Belvidere for more than six years and has worked for SwedishAmerican for more than 25 years. She has invested over $30 million […]
Hallie Jean Warriner Bednar passed away quietly in her home in Minneapolis, Minn. on Sunday, June 12. Born on Nov. 10, 1950 in Statesville, N.C. to Jean and Bill Warriner, she grew up in Belvidere and graduated from Belvidere High School in 1968 where she learned to love literature. She received her Bachelor […]
By Matt Helm REPORTER Students from the Karate Academy will show off their Tae Kwon Do moves at the Boone County Fair on Saturday, Aug. 13 at the Entertainment Pavilion from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. “We are going to demonstrate many of the skills we learn in class, […]
By Bob Balgemann REPORTER Plans to build a 278-mile rail line from Milton, Wis., through eastern Boone County and on to LaPorte, Ind., are in the next stage. Given the potential for issues, it was determined that the route should have an environmental impact study (EIS), which is under way. […]
By Kathryn Menue EDITOR The Dairy Bean opened in Poplar Grove on Wednesday, July 13. To make their opening official, The Dairy Bean held a grand opening ceremony on Saturday, Aug. 6 from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. “I decided to do the opening [on Saturday, Aug. 6] because I […]
By Bob Balgemann Reporter The 2016 Boone County Fair will keep with tradition and bring the Demolition Derby back on the last day of the fair. At the 2015 Boone County Fair, there were several local and neighboring county winners throughout the derby events on Sunday, Aug. 16. Brian White, […]
On Friday, Aug. 12, ATV/4-Wheeler racing will return to the Boone County Fair. The racing will run from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Grandstand. Admission is free to sit in the bleachers. Fairgoers can enter the fairgrounds through the McKinley Avenue entrance to attend the show. For those […]
By Kipp Koenig KISHWAUKEE VALLEY BILLIARDS LEAGUE OPERATOR Kishwaukee Valley Billiards, a co-ed league, is looking for players for the up and coming fall/winter pool season. The season will start in September and run into February. Teams are comprised of three players. Tournaments will consist of two teams playing each […]
By Bob Balgemann REPORTER North Boone Fire Protection District III now is the official back-up for Capron Rescue Squad (CRS). That means the District III ambulance, purchased several years ago, will be called whenever all three CRS ambulances are in service. So far that has happened twice, according to Owen […]
Stateline Fury’s 16U Red fast pitch softball team battled 100 degree temperatures in Overland Park, Kan. to win the 2016 United States Specialty Sports Association (USSSA) National Championship the weekend of Friday, July 22 through Sunday, July 24. The team went 11-1 and outscored their opponents with a combined score […]