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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. […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
By Bob Balgemann Reporter BOONE COUNTY – Belvidere, Belvidere North and North Boone teams will be on the road this weekend, competing in a variety of sporting events and activities as the 2015-2016 winter season comes to an end. Buc and Blue Thunder girls bowling teams will be in Round […]
C.L. Smith Reporter BELVIDERE – The Belvidere North Drama Club showcased their range on Thursday, Jan. 28, at the Performing Arts Center (PAC), by putting on 10 short plays. The brief plays consisted of two actors and lasted between five to 10 minutes with a short intermission between acts. The […]
