By Kathryn Menue Editor BELVIDERE – On Tuesday, Jan. 12, members of the Belvidere Police Department, Boone County Sheriff’s Department, Belvidere Fire Department, and OSF HealthCare and OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center met for a press conference at the Belvidere Public Safety Building conference room to recognize the community’s efforts […]
By Kaila Olsen Reporter BELVIDERE – On Friday, Jan. 8, at 7 p.m. the Belvidere North varsity basketball team played against Rockford’s East (ERabs). The Blue Thunder Boys went into Friday night’s game with a record of 0-14, and the ERabs went into the game with a record of 4-10. […]
By Kathryn Menue Editor BOONE COUNTY – With January underway and people trying to stick to their New Year’s resolutions, companies, clubs, organizations, and more can help each other maintain a very popular New Year’s resolution: living a healthier life. Everyone has seen or heard about huge diet fads whether […]
Elementary schools Monday, Jan. 18- No school, Martin Luther King Day. Tuesday, Jan. 19-Hot ham and cheese sandwich, chicken patty sandwich, fun on the run with yogurt and cheese, tasty tater tots, crispy romaine, cucumber wheels, chilled applesauce, orange juice, and a variety of milk. Wednesday, Jan. 20-Cheesy cheese pizza, […]
By Matt Helm Reporter BELVIDERE ─ The local chapter of the Moose International Family Fraternity, The Belvidere Moose Lodge #295, hosted a charity concert the night of Friday, Jan. 8. “We hold these types of events as often as we can,” Moose Lodge #295 Governor Rick Arwood said. “We have […]
By Kathryn Menue Editor BOONE COUNTY – With the New Year comes extra responsibility. People are getting back to work, setting New Year’s resolutions and trying to keep them, readying themselves for the tax season, and dealing with the responsibilities life throws at them every single day. However, one other […]
By Kathryn Menue Editor BELVIDERE – Despite the holiday festivities continuing through New Year’s weekend, bowlers still competed to become bowler of the week for their division at Concordia Lanes, located at 1205 Logan Ave. in Belvidere. On Saturday, Jan. 2 the bowlers returned to the alleys to continue to […]
EAST PEORIA – Todd W. Erbentraut, 69, of East Peoria, Ill. passed away Monday, Jan. 11 at Unity Point Methodist Medical Center. Todd was born April 22, 1946 in Belvidere, Ill. to Clifford and Bess (Arnold) Erbentraut. Surviving are his two sons: Sean (Sandra) Erbentraut of Washington, Ill., and Troy […]
By Emily Hanlin Winnebago-Boone Farm Bureau BELVIDERE – The Illinois Wool and Fiber Mill in Belvidere is owned by Jane Zeien and her husband Paul. The family business started out as a small 4-H project for their children, Nathan and Nicole, and that is when the Zeien family’s interest for […]
By Bob Balgemann Reporter BOONE COUNTY – Harlem’s girls (7-0) continue to steamroll toward a NIC-10 bowling championship this season. But there was a bit of a shakeup last week in the battle for second place with Belvidere stunning Guilford by 44 pins and Freeport upsetting previously once-beaten Belvidere North. […]