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By Matt Helm Reporter BELVIDERE ─ St. James School of Belvidere will host a series of Fish Fry Dinners from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. every Friday of the Lenten season ending March 18. “The fish fry is one of the biggest fundraisers St. James does to raise money for […]
BELVIDERE – On Feb. 18, at about 12:27 a.m., Belvidere Police Officers responded to the 600 Block of Ruth Circle for a stolen vehicle report. A description of the stolen vehicle was broadcast over the radio to area police agencies. On Feb. 18, at about 1:25 a.m., a Belvidere Police […]
Elementary schools Monday, Feb. 29 – Hamburger on a bun, chicken nuggets with Fritos, cheesy breadsticks with sauce, green beans, crispy romaine, crunchy baby carrots, juicy orange wedges, 100 percent apple juice, and a variety of milk. Tuesday, March 1 – Cinnamon French toast and sausage patties, chicken patty sandwich, […]
By C.L. Smith Reporter BELVIDERE – State’s attorney incumbent Michelle Courier had a clear message for voters on Tuesday, Feb. 16, at the Belvidere VFW club: don’t fix what isn’t broken. Supporters of Courier packed the hall, with well over 100 community members in attendance, to listen to Courier talk […]
By Bob Balgemann Reporter BELVIDERE – City officials knew the time was coming when they wouldn’t be sharing a planning department with Boone County. The beginning of the end came Feb. 17, when the county board voted 8-4 to give 90 days’ notice that it would be terminating that longstanding, […]
By Kathryn Menue Editor BELVIDERE – On the evening of Monday, Feb. 22, Belvidere North High School staff, students, and athletes gathered in the Forum Room to witness the first athletic student of the 2015-2016 school year commit to a university. Addie Crocker, a senior at Belvidere North High School […]
By Bob Balgemann Reporter BELVIDERE – For the second consecutive year, Belvidere North High School has finished a bowling season with one of the best girls’ teams in the state. The Lady Blue Thunder came home this year with an eighth-place finish, to go with taking seventh during the 2015 […]
By Bob Balgemann Reporter BELVIDERE – The longstanding question of how best to address parking at the public safety building (PSB) on Main Street will remain unanswered for at least three more weeks. City council aldermen voted 5-4 Feb. 15 to table an ordinance that would eliminate parking on Menomonie […]
BELVIDERE– Belvidere City Mayor Mike Chamberlain and Growth Dimensions Executive Director Jarid F. Funderburg met with Illinois Department of Commerce Director, Jim Schultz, at the IEDA sponsored event to network economic developers with over 20 of the top Illinois’ major trading partners from around the world. “This is a great […]
By Bob Balgemann Reporter BELVIDERE – Boone County and the city of Belvidere have operated a joint planning department for 40 years or more. Now, the county wants to look at having its own department and has given the city 90 days’ notice that it intends to terminate the long-standing […]
