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BELVIDERE – On Wednesday, April 27, Belvidere Mayor Mike Chamberlain announced his candidacy for re-election as the mayor of the City of Belvidere. Mayor Chamberlain launched his re-election campaign at The Brick Café and Art Gallery, located at 615 S. State St. in Belvidere from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. […]
BELVIDERE – The Belvidere Bucs boys’ volleyball team hosted a game against conference rivals Guilford on Thursday, April 21 at Melvin Brown Gymnasium. The Bucs looked to stop Guilford and improve their conference record. Unfortunately, the Bucs dropped both games to Guilford. The Vikings came out strong in the first […]
By Barb Appelhans Reporter CANDLEWICK LAKE – Speaker Sgt. Dammon with the Belvidere Police Department addressed a full house on Tuesday, April 26 at Candlewick Lake’s “Lake View Room.” Sgt. Dammon discussed the behavior patterns of children and teens who are involved with gangs and/or drugs. Parents need to be informed […]
By Bob Balgemann Reporter BELVIDERE – A Rockford firm has been hired by Boone County government to serve as its planning consultant for 10 hours a week, at $123 an hour. The 9-3 vote to approve the employment of Fehr-Graham Engineering and Environmental was taken during the board’s April 20 […]
By Bob Balgemann Reporter BELVIDERE – Graffiti means different things to different people. It can be an outlet for the so-called “street art” of sometimes talented individuals, and it can be a form of communication among gangs. When graffiti was applied to stop signs at the intersection of Beloit […]
By Matt Helm Reporter POPLAR GROVE ─ The Boone County Conservation District teamed up with Comcast Cares for the annual Long Prairie Trail Clean-Up on Saturday, April 23 from 8:30 a.m. to noon. “We’ve been doing the Clean-Up for over 25 years now, it was the first event I attended […]
Friday, April 29 The Friends of Ida Library is having an encore book sale. They will sell DVD’s, puzzles, CD’s, cookbooks, children books and history books to name a few. The book sale will run from 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. The Belvidere High School boys’ baseball […]
BELVIDERE – Recovery is what happens in Narcotics Anonymous (NA) meetings. A new NA group called “One Primary Purpose” opened recently at 401 North Main St. in Belvidere, on the corner of East Madison and North Main Streets in the facility of St. John’s Church. Meetings take place at “One […]
By Bob Balgemann Reporter BOONE COUNTY – The seven standing committees of the Boone County Board meet at varying times during the first two weeks of each month. One topic that will be on all of their agendas in May will be the Great Lakes Basin Railroad’s proposal to bring […]
By Cassandra Sendra Relay For Life Community Manager BELVIDERE –Thank you so much to everyone who participated in our 2016 Crawl For Life of Boone County sponsored by Anderson Funeral Home in Belvidere. We had seven teams, 75 participants and raised $4,180.59. We are truly grateful for your support! We […]
