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By C.L. Smith Reporter BELVIDERE – Children from all over the Stateline braved chilly temperatures and the boogeyman to hunt for Easter eggs by flashlight on Friday, March 18, at the River’s Edge Recreational Center in Belvidere. With 3,000 candy-filled Easter eggs on the line, no amount of darkness or […]
C.L. Smith Reporter BELVIDERE – Thespian Group 7338 of Belvidere North High School showcased their improv chops on Thursday, March 17, inside the BNHS Café. With games and skits ranging from murder mystery to roasting current presidential hopefuls, this young collection of improv actors had laughs in plenty and were […]
BELVIDERE – On Monday, March 14, an investigation by the Belvidere/Boone County Metro Narcotics Unit resulted in the arrest of a Belvidere Resident on felony drug charges. Jerry Denny, 52, of Belvidere, was charged with one count of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance (Hydrocodone) within 1,000 feet of a […]
BOONE COUNTY – Boone County State’s Attorney Michelle Courier announced on Friday, March 11 that Derrick Jones, 26, of Rockford, plead guilty and was sentenced to eight years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for drug delivery charges. Jones made a delivery of a substance containing less than a gram […]
By Bob Balgemann Reporter BELVIDERE – The Boone County Board has approved hiring a planning consultant, while it studies available options after voting Feb. 17 to terminate the long standing agreement with the city of Belvidere, to have a joint planning department. The only change to the 5-0 recommendation from […]
BELVIDERE – Ric Brereton, current treasurer for the City of Belvidere formally declared himself as a candidate for mayor of the City of Belvidere Thursday, March 17. The announcement of his 2017 campaign took place at Bush Gardens in downtown Belvidere at 6 p.m. “Relationships, inclusiveness, and communications will be […]
By Matt Helm Reporter BOONE COUNTY ─ The polls officially closed at 7 p.m. for the Illinois State Primary Election on Tuesday, March 15 but this marked the beginning of a long night for incumbent State’s Attorney Michelle Courier and her challenger Tricia Smith as they gathered with their supporters […]
BOONE COUNTY – On Thursday, March 17, an investigation by the Belvidere/Boone County Metro Narcotics Unit, resulted in the arrest of a Poplar Grove resident on felony drug charges. Ronald S. Frederick, 45, of Poplar Grove, was charged with two counts of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance (Oxycodone) within […]
By Bob Balgemann Reporter BOONE COUNTY – Eight days after the presidential preference primary election, leaders of the Boone County Democratic Party are looking to slate some candidates for the Nov. 8 general election. And that means those who won Republican nominations for various jobs on March 15 are waiting […]
By Bob Balgemann Reporter BELVIDERE – The city of Belvidere once again has come up with $25,000 to help Rockford Mass Transit District (RMTD) keep buses running through the community. That was enough money for the service to continue through June 2016, but it may not be sufficient to keep […]
