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By Kathryn Menue Editor BELVIDERE – According to the International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame, “Bowling has a long and rich history, and today it is one of the most popular sports in the world.” Bowling may be one of the oldest sports in the world. Anthropologist Sir Flinders […]
By Kathryn Menue Editor BOONE COUNTY – Boone County Supervisor of Assessments Patricia Elder received The Marshall Theroux Memorial Award for her dedication to assessment standards. “It [The Marshall Theroux Memorial Award] is given by the Illinois Property Assessment Institute annually to an assessment official that has demonstrated excellence in […]
BOONE COUNTY – The American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life and Making Strides Against Breast Cancer is Teaming up with Insane Inflatable 5K on Aug. 27at the Boone County Fairgrounds. The American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Boone County, Relay For Life of Winnebago County and Making Strides Against […]
BOONE COUNTY – The American Cancer Society will host the Crawl For Life of Boone County fundraising event on Saturday, April 16 from 9 a.m. to noon. The event will take place in Spencer Park in Belvidere. Crawl For Life is a fundraising event benefitting The American Cancer Society by […]
By Bob Balgemann Reporter BOONE COUNTY – More than 100 people packed the Boone County Board’s March 16 meeting to learn more about Great Basin Railroad’s proposed 278-mile route that would take it through eastern Boone County. People from as far away as Rock County in Wisconsin and LaSalle County […]
By Bob Balgemann Reporter BOONE COUNTY – Residents interested in or potentially affected by the proposed construction of a rail line through eastern Boone County are invited to attend a public meeting from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. April 19, at Cherry Valley Fire Station No. II, located at 4919 […]
By Bob Balgemann Reporter BELVIDERE – The Boone County Veterans Commission (VAC) is achieving its mission of assisting those who served, in their time of need. That was evident in the report given to the county board at its March 16 meeting. In addition to its primary purpose, the organization […]
BOONE COUNTY – Boone County State’s Attorney Michelle Courier announced that on March 18, Jamison Moore was sentenced to 10 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for Burglary and Retail Theft charges. Moore was previously convicted following a jury trial for his role of entering Wal-Mart in Belvidere in […]
BOONE COUNTY – Boone County State’s Attorney Michelle Courier announced that on March 17, Ignacio Acosta, Jr., 27, of Belvidere, was sentenced to 15 years for one count of aggravated domestic battery. Acosta was previously convicted of aggravated domestic battery in December 2015. On or about Sept. 18, 2015, Acosta […]
BELVIDERE – How would you like to make your dreams come true in 2016 for your High School Senior Prom? Enter to earn a chance to win your entire Senior Prom for free. Yes, that’s right…free! Please answer the following questions to enter for your chance to win a free […]
