BELVIDERE – The Boone County Drug Prevention Coalition will present a forum on underage drinking and drug use on Tuesday, April 19. The forum will take place from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Belvidere North High School forum room, located at 9393 Beloit Road in Belvidere. The event […]
By Bob Balgemann Reporter BELVIDERE – A plan to hopefully resolve parking issues at the public safety building (PSB) on Main Street has been shelved in a 5-4 vote of the Belvidere City Council. However, the overall effort is still alive. Mayor Mike Chamberlain said the problem will get the […]
By Matt Helm Reporter BELVIDERE ─ Culver’s Restaurant in Belvidere raised funds for local veterans on Monday, April 4 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. with ten percent of purchases donated to the Veterans Assistance Commission of Boone County (VACBC). “We are grateful to Culver’s and are pleased and thankful […]
Friday, April 8 The Belvidere High School boys’ baseball teams will compete against Woodstock North at 4:30 p.m. at the Baseball Varsity Field at Woodstock North High School. Klehm Arboretum’s Spring Luncheon “BOTANICA” will be held on site at the Klehm visitor center/gallery from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The […]
BELVIDERE – On April 1, at about 10:07 a.m., the Belvidere Police Department received a 911 call of a robbery. Officers responded to the Cash Store, located at 1479 N. State St. in Belvidere. The witnesses reported a white male in his 40’s, blonde hair, 5’10” tall, heavy set, wearing […]
By Matt Helm Reporter BELVIDERE ─ The Friends of the Ida Public Library sponsored a lecture by Robert Mueller titled “The Men of Omaha Beach” on Thursday, March 31 at 6:30 p.m. Mueller is the author of Fields of War: Fifty Key Battleffields in France and Belgium and Fields of […]
BELVIDERE – The Belvidere High School girls’ soccer team faced off against Rockford East High school in a game set at BHS on Monday, April 4. In a shutout performance, the Belvidere Lady Bucs varsity team defeated the E-Rabs 5-0. In the first period, Belvidere came out strong with Coral […]
Elementary schools Monday, April 11 – Chicken nuggets with Fritos corn chips, hot dog on a bun, turkey and cheese sandwich, steamed green beans, crispy romaine, crunchy baby carrots, juicy orange wedges, 100 percent apple juice, and a variety of milk. Tuesday, April 12 – Grilled cheese sandwiches, chicken patty […]
By Kathryn Menue Editor BELVIDERE – The last week of March, the Belvidere Police Department, the Boone County Sheriff’s Department, the Belvidere Fire Department, and Belvidere/Boone County dispatchers trained together in active shooter/mass casualty situations. According to SWAT Team Leader Sgt. Chris Washburn of the Belvidere Police Department, this marked […]
By David Ernest Boone County Sheriff BOONE COUNTY – On Wednesday, April 6, all Boone County Sheriff’s Deputies began carrying Naloxone kits. Naloxone, commonly known as Narcan, reverses the effects of opiates. Narcan is typically administered during a heroin overdose. In February 2016, all law enforcement officers of the Boone […]