Belvidere Republican

Boone County Expo advertises local businesses, services

Boone County Expo advertises local businesses, services

By Matt Helm Reporter BELVIDERE ─ The Belvidere Area Chamber of Commerce hosted the annual business exposition the Boone County Expo (BoCo) at the Community Building Complex of Boone County on Saturday, Feb. 6. The event featured two floors of vendors equipped with business information and samples, as well as […]

 
 

Weekend events for Friday, Feb. 12 through Sunday, Feb. 14

Weekend events for Friday, Feb. 12 through Sunday, Feb. 14

Friday, Feb. 12 The Belvidere North High School Improv Anonymous show will occur from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the BNHS Café. The Belvidere High School boys’ sophomore basketball team will face Jefferson at 5:30 p.m. at Melvin L. Brown gymnasium. The Belvidere High School boys’ varsity basketball team […]

 
 

Belvidere eyes major road improvements for summer

Belvidere eyes major road improvements for summer

By Bob Balgemann Reporter BELVIDERE – City officials have taken another step toward road improvements that are scheduled to be done this summer. Recommendations for approval came at the Monday, Feb. 8 committee of the whole meeting, with formal action due at the Monday, Feb. 15 night city council session. […]

 
 

Bucs go East to sweep series

Bucs go East to sweep series

By Bob Kopp BDR Sports Correspondent ROCKFORD – After a crushing 61-54 loss to North at home on Wednesday, Belvidere traveled to Rockford to take on another of the NIC-10’s teams capable of beating almost everybody while definitely prone to losing to anybody. Trailing East 12-9 after the first quarter […]

 
 

Belvidere girls’ basketball team makes come back

Belvidere girls’ basketball team makes come back

By Kathryn Menue Editor BELVIDERE – As the basketball season starts to wind down ending the winter sports season and bringing with it the warmer weather to welcome the spring sports, the Belvidere High School girls’ varsity basketball team worked hard to achieve a win over Rockford East High School. […]

 
 

Boone wrestlers take 21 places in NIC-10 tournament

Boone wrestlers take 21 places in NIC-10 tournament

By Bob Balgemann Reporter BOONE COUNTY – From first to sixth, Belvidere and Belvidere North wrestlers came home with 21 places during the recent NIC-10 tournament. Team-wise, Belvidere scored 152 points, which was good for third place, while North tallied 89 points and finished fifth. Hononegah (244) once again won […]

 
 

Youth bowling rolls on with community support

Youth bowling rolls on with community support

By Kathryn Menue Editor BELVIDERE – With America’s most popular sports taking up most of the air time on television and getting most of the media attention around the world, some sports seem to fall through the cracks. The Superbowl has just wrapped up the football season for the year […]

 
 

Leatha Ann Griffis, 92

Leatha Ann Griffis, 92

ROCKFORD – Leatha Ann Griffis, 92, passed away peacefully in her home in Rockford, on Monday, Feb. 8. She was born Sept. 15, 1923 in Belvidere, daughter of the late Crawford and Leota (nee Miller) Short. On Oct. 10, 1945, she married Wendell E. Griffis, son of Owen and Thelma […]

 
 

Belvidere introduces Dr. Daniel Woestman as new school superintendent

Belvidere introduces Dr. Daniel Woestman as new school superintendent

By C.L. Smith Reporter BELVIDERE – The Belvidere School Board put together a meet-and-greet for newly announced Belvidere school superintendent Dr. Daniel Woestman. Members of the Belvidere community were given the chance to meet their new superintendent on Tuesday, Jan. 2, in the Belvidere High School Performance Arts Center lobby. […]

 
 

Most important New Year’s resolution of all

By Monisha Vasa, M.D. Guest contributor As 2016 begins, we might find ourselves thinking about New Year’s resolutions for how we can better parent our children.  More than ever, it feels important to help our children develop tools that will allow them to grow into conscious, healthy adults. One of […]

 
 
 
 
 
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