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BELVIDERE – Belvidere High School will host the Mr. BHS competition on Saturday, April 23 at 7 p.m. in the District 100 PAC, located at Belvidere High School. Admission is $5 to see the show. Come support these young men who have worked so hard to prepare for the […]
Friday, April 22 The Belvidere High School boys’ freshmen and junior varsity baseball teams will compete against Harlem at 5 p.m. at Baseball JV Field. The varsity team will play at Harlem. Saturday, April 23 The Boone County Conservation District will hold the Long Prairie Trail Clean-Up […]
BOONE COUNTY – More than 350 FFA members, County Farm Bureau Managers, FFA advisors from 74 Illinois counties attended the 2016 Illinois Farm Bureau® and Affiliates Youth Conference on April 4 and April 5 at the Embassy Suites in East Peoria. “Build,” the theme of this year’s conference, offered FFA […]
By Bob Balgemann Reporter BELVIDERE – The downtown streetscape project will benefits from a $7,500 donation from the Belvidere Lions Club. Money will go toward the purchase of landscaping items for the stretch between the railroad tracks and Madison Street. City council unanimously accepted the contribution at its Monday, […]
BOONE COUNTY – On Monday, April 4, the Boone County Sheriff’s Office arrested a subject for smuggling narcotics into the Boone County Jail. Luiz Robles, 29 of Belvidere, was charged with two counts of unlawful possession of contraband in a penal institute (Class One Felony) and two counts of unlawful […]
By Kathryn Menue Editor – BELVIDERE – To many, Karen McClenthen is the backbone of First Presbyterian Church in Belvidere. Through her work as the administrative assistant, she has devoted herself to the church, to the board, to the pastors, to its members, and to the Lord. Her dedication has […]
Elementary schools Monday, April 25 – Hot dog on a bun, chicken nuggets with Frito corn chips, cheesy breadsticks with sauce, steamed green beans, crispy romaine, crunchy baby carrots, juicy orange wedges, 100 percent apple juice, and a variety of milk. Tuesday, April 26 – Mini maple waffles and sausage, […]
On Monday, April 18, the Belvidere High School varsity boys’ tennis team competed against Auburn High School. Unfortunately, the boys’ lost the match. Despite the loss, Coach Dan Koenings expressed pride for his team, and in particular two players who had a great match against Auburn. “Congratulations to Rizal Ucok […]
By Matt Helm Reporter BELVIDERE ─ Belvidere North High School Performing Arts presented Ken Ludwig’s comedy “Lend Me a Tenor” at the District 100 Performing Arts Center on April 14, 15 and 16 at 7 p.m. “‘Lend Me a Tenor’ is a farcical show that starts out kind of high […]
By Bob Balgemann Reporter BELVIDERE – Thanks in part to the Belvidere City Council, Rockford Mass Transit District (RMTD) will continue to provide fixed-route bus service to the city through June 2017. What happens after that is unknown and RMTD officials want a meeting with the city and Boone County […]
