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By Bob Balgemann Reporter POPLAR GROVE – Village officials continue to follow the belief that “parks and recreation are an important part of the quality of life in the village.” That includes facilities for the younger set as the village engineer, McMahon and Associates, now is designing a new football […]
Elementary schools Monday, May 9 – Spaghetti with sauce and cheese, ham and cheese sandwich, savory green beans, crispy romaine, crunchy carrots, diced pears, 100 percent apple juice, and a variety of milk. Tuesday, May 10 – Beef nachos, meatball sub, southwest salad with dinner roll, baked tater tots, crispy […]
NEWTON, Ill. – Ronald Bernard Maxon, 76, of Newton, Ill., passed away at 2:05 a.m. on Monday May 2, at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, Ill. Funeral services celebrating Ron’s life were held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, May 6 at Meyer Funeral Home in Newton, Ill., with Rev. Steve […]
By Matt Helm Reporter BELVIDERE ─ The Boone County Historical Museum received a $6,000 grant from the Schwemm Family Foundation to go towards the digitization of the museum’s collection of over 30,000 Boone County obituaries. “This grant is a really exciting thing because obituaries are the main source people use […]
BELVIDERE – On Monday, May 2, an investigation by Belvidere Police Patrol Officers and the Belvidere/Boone County Metro Narcotics Unit resulted in the arrest of a Belvidere resident on felony drug charges. On Monday May 2, the Belvidere/Boone County Metro Narcotics Unit and Belvidere Patrol Officers executed a search warrant […]
By Bob Balgemann Reporter POPLAR GROVE – Officials from Capron Rescue Squad (CRS) and North Boone Fire Protection District No. III plan to meet this week to talk about how they can work together for the benefit of residents in their coverage area. CRS has worked up a back-up agreement […]
By Kathryn Menue Editor BELVIDERE – Dr. Daniel Woestman is the incoming superintendent for District 100. Prior to fulfilling his role as the designated superintendent before the start of the next school year, Dr. Woestman is working with the schools, students, parents, the district board, and the interim superintendent to […]
By Matt Helm Reporter BELVIDERE ─ The Belvidere Township and Paper Recovery Services held the 8th Annual Shred Day on Saturday, April 23 from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. “People are hesitant and don’t know what to do with their income tax returns and files around this time of year,” […]
By Bob Balgemann Reporter BOONE COUNTY – State Rep. Joe Sosnowski, R-Rockford, called it a “shock wave in Springfield.” He was referring to a bipartisan effort to fund higher education with an actual revenue stream, not false promises as had been the case in the past. “Senate Bill Amendment III […]
By Bob Kopp BDR Sports Correspondent BELVIDERE – Anybody who knows anything about baseball knew this would be a challenging year for Bucs baseball. With first-team all-conference captains Tyler Lass and Ryan McKnight having matriculated to the next level of competition at Northwestern and Monmouth respectively and only two returning […]
