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By Bob Balgemann REPORTER Every so often, it’s necessary for the city to rehabilitate its digester. That’s part of equipment at the waste water treatment plant that reduces effluent to sludge, which then is removed and applied to farmland at various locations in Boone County. This project was on […]
Friday, July 29 Jefferson Prairie Lutheran Church, located at 23184 Bergen Road in Poplar Grove, will host Lutherdale Fish Fry from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Trinadora Duo, comprised of Jannie Nelson and Ron Holm, will rock with guitarist John Bishoff and drummer Tim Austin, of Becoming the […]
Joe Carlisle served the Belvidere community for 40 years as a family doctor. He was born in Edwardsburg, Mich. to Harley and Ida Runkle Carlisle. He was the youngest of five siblings. The family relocated to Michigan City, Ind. when his father bought the Carlisle Funeral Home. He attended Indiana […]
By Kathryn Menue EDITOR On Monday, July 18, Kim Krawczyk, of Poplar Grove, started a new journey by opening her own coffee shop: Poplar Grind. “My first day was wonderful,” Krawczyk said. To commemorate the opening of her new business, Krawczyk held a ribbon cutting ceremony on Saturday, July 23 […]
By Bob Balgemann REPORTER The General Assembly has taken a first step by approving a temporary budget. State Rep. Joe Sosnowski, R-Rockford, said that includes a full year of funding for K-12 education and money to keep various state departments going until January 2017. After that, from the Boone […]
By Kathryn Menue EDITOR Illinois State Representative candidate for the 69th District, Angelique Bodine, has made it her mission to get the Illinois Anti-Corruption Act on the ballot for the November election. Bodine began her quest on Feb. 9 at the Boone County Finance, Taxation, and Salaries Committee meeting. From […]
By Bob Balgemann REPORTER Two proposed developments have been recommended for approval by the Village of Poplar Grove’s planning and zoning (P and Z) commission. Home State Bank is seeking a special use permit to allow construction of an 86-unit independent living center on 6.9 acres at the southeast corner […]
The 4-H Dog Obedience Show was held on Saturday, July 16 at the Boone County Fairgrounds. The following are the winners from the show. The Grand Champion for Beginner Novice I went to Rachel Marrone of Hampshire. She received a plaque donated by State Street Animal Clinic. The Reserve Champion […]
By Bob Balgemann REPORTER As the transition begins in how recreationally related decisions are made, here are some of the leisure-time projects that are on the table in Poplar Grove: Dog Park This is being proposed as an Eagle Scout project and is still in the works. Boy Scout Ian […]
By Bob Balgemann REPORTER The village board has approved suspending the parks advisory board (PAB), agreeing with a recommendation issued by the committee of the whole on July 11. However, the ordinance creating the park board will remain on the books, should a future village board decide to reinstate it. […]
