Belvidere Republican

Bucs beat Vikings as season resumes

By Bob Kopp BDR Sports Correspondent ROCKFORD – Belvidere traveled to Guilford for the second game of NIC-10 action on Dec. 4 and left with a hard-earned 60-57 win and won the rematch at home on Friday, Jan. 22, 61-57 in a game that went down to the wire. After […]

 
 

Belvidere North Blue Thunder, Auburn Knights face off again

By Kaila Olsen Reporter ROCKFORD – On Friday, Jan. 22, at 7 p.m., Belvidere North’s varsity basketball team faced off against Rockford’s Auburn Knights for a conference game at Auburn High School. The night’s game was the 16th match up between the Blue Thunder Boys and the Auburn Knights. Auburn […]

 
 

Drug dealer sentenced to seven years in Boone County

Drug dealer sentenced to seven years in Boone County

BOONE COUNTY – Boone County State’s Attorney Michelle Courier announced on Thursday, Jan. 21 that Kelsey Rogers, 35, of Rockford, was sentenced to seven years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for drug delivery charges. On April 30, 2015, and May 1, 2015, Rogers sold a substance containing less than […]

 
 

Veterans Assistance Commission hosts Bowl-a-thon

Veterans Assistance Commission hosts Bowl-a-thon

Courtesy of Bob Ryder Veterans Assistance Commission BELVIDERE – Four thousand dollars in cash and dozens of gift certificates were donated by area residents and businesses to help Boone County veterans during the first annual Bowl for Veterans event held Saturday, Jan. 2 at Dodge Lanes in Belvidere. “I was […]

 
 

Accidental farm girl gives thanks

Accidental farm girl gives thanks

By Emily Hanlin Winnebago-Boone Farm Bureau BELVIDERE – Bailey Hart, of Belvidere, has lived in town her whole life. She never had connections to the farm until she met Emily Irwin in the 6th grade. Emily is the daughter of Mark and Melissa Irwin. The Irwin family operates a dairy […]

 
 

Tripamer, Nelson head south for state bowling tournament

Tripamer, Nelson head south for state bowling tournament

By Bob Balgemann Reporter BOONE COUNTY – Belvidere and Belvidere North each will be represented by one bowler Friday and Saturday (Jan. 29 through Jan. 30) at the state tournament in downstate O’Fallon. Belvidere senior Larry Tripamer recorded a six-game 1,374 series, averaging 229 per outing. That put him in […]

 
 

Public Access Counselor-accountable government is the cornerstone of a democracy

By Lisa Rodgers Reporter SPRINGFIELD- “For democracy to work, citizens need access to the information about what government does,” Mindy Ruckman, of Illinois Policy Institute wrote in an article entitled: “Local Transparency Project.” “Proactive transparency is the best way to educate society about the actions of government.” “Proactive government transparency […]

 
 

Benefits of online Open Meetings Act training

By Lisa Rodgers Reporter ILLINOIS- “…to ensure that the actions of public bodies are taken openly and that their deliberations are conducted openly,” page one of the 2016 OMA training. (5 ILCS 120/) Open Meetings Act is also referred to as OMA. The following contains only a portion of the […]

 
 

Benefits of online Freedom of Information Act training

By Lisa Rodgers Reporter SPRINGFIELD – “Open and honest government is the cornerstone of American democracy. FOIA is intended to ensure that members of the public have access to information about their government and its decision-making process. As a public official and a FOIA Officer, you have a duty to […]

 
 

Transparency is low for Boone County boards

By Kathryn Menue Editor BOONE COUNTY –Transparency is the state of being open and candid. The Illinois Policy Institute conducted an audit in 2012 to see which counties in Illinois were actually fully transparent with the residents of their county. The audit information can be found online at: https://www.illinoispolicy.org/kane-county-earns-100-in-government-transparency-audit/. The […]

 
 
 
 
 
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