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Armed robber sentenced to 22 years in Boone County

Armed robber sentenced to 22 years in Boone County

BOONE COUNTY – Boone County State’s Attorney Michelle Courier announced that on May 31 Edgar Escobar-Salcedo, 24, of Harvard, Ill., was sentenced to 22 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for one count of Armed Robbery. On Sept. 12, 2014 Escobar-Salcedo, entered the Belvidere Tobacco and Liquor Store, with […]

 
 

St. James Catholic School celebrates 2015-16 achievements

St. James Catholic School celebrates 2015-16 achievements

By Kathryn Menue Editor BELVIDERE – At about 9:45 a.m. on Wednesday, June 1, St. James students and staff gathered in the gymnasium to celebrate a successful school year coming to an end. With family members present to cheer on the students, St. James began the celebration with an awards […]

 
 

Salaries cause split among Boone County Board members

Salaries cause split among Boone County Board members

  By Bob Balgemann Reporter BELVIDERE – Setting salaries for some elected officials only may happen every four years. This time around deciding those amounts caused several split votes during the May 18 Boone County Board meeting. The first was the amount paid to the county board chairman, which was […]

 
 

Gutierrez, Yunk place at boys’ state track meet

Gutierrez, Yunk place at boys’ state track meet

By Bob Balgemann Reporter BELVIDERE – Belvidere North sophomore Sebastian Gutierrez and senior Eryk Yunk claimed places Saturday, May 28 at the boys’ state track meet in Charleston. Gutierrez finished in a tie for ninth place in the high jump, clearing six feet, three inches. The winning effort was six […]

 
 

Sgt. P’s Lapghans for Veterans hosts second anniversary celebration

Sgt. P’s Lapghans for Veterans hosts second anniversary celebration

BELVIDERE – On Friday, June 10, from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Sgt. P’s Lapghans for Veterans will hold their second anniversary celebration at the John Hugo Kaiser VFW Post 1461 located at 1310 W. Lincoln Ave. in Belvidere. At 10 a.m., our 1,000th lapghan will be presented to a […]

 
 

Master Gardener class graduates

Master Gardener class graduates

BOONE COUNTY – Two new Master Gardener interns are on the job in Boone County. On May 4, University of Illinois Extension graduated twenty-two area volunteers from the University of Illinois Extension Master Gardener training program held in DeKalb County. University of Illinois Extension’s Master Gardener program is an educational […]

 
 

Weekend events for Friday, June 3 through Sunday, June 5

Weekend events for Friday, June 3 through Sunday, June 5

    Friday, June 3 The Belvidere Park will open up Doty Park Splash Pad at noon. Join the park district for lunch and splash pad fun. For more information, call (815) 547-9557. Saturday, June 4 The American Cancer Society will host Relay for Life Boone County from 4 p.m. […]

 
 

Aves Family Farm prepares for annual farm breakfast

Aves Family Farm prepares for annual farm breakfast

By Emily Hanlin   BELVIDERE – Todd and Brenda Aves of Belvidere stay busy operating their 135 cow dairy in Belvidere and raising their four children, Allison, Hayden, Madeline, and Bryson. The family farm was established four generations ago by Todd’s great-grandfather in 1900. The Aves, who have been on […]

 
 

Residents asked to help resolve state legislative gridlock

Residents asked to help resolve state legislative gridlock

  By Bob Balgemann Reporter STATELINE – In the view of state Rep. Bob Pritchard, R-Sycamore, Memorial Day weekend couldn’t have come at a better time. “Legislators needed to get out of Springfield, go back to the people they represent and remember that the freedoms we enjoy aren’t free,” Rep. […]

 
 

Belvidere High grad addresses school funding legislation

Belvidere High grad addresses school funding legislation

By Bob Balgemann Reporter BOONE COUNTY – Tori Grove graduated from Belvidere North High School and Rock Valley College in 2015 through the Running Start Program. Last summer, she was part of the legislative internship program sponsored by state Rep. Joe Sosnowski, R-Rockford. He sponsors such a program each summer, […]

 
 
 
 
 
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