By Kathryn Menue Editor BELVIDERE – On Wednesday, Jan. 13, the Belvidere High School girls’ varsity basketball team faced off against Hononegah High School at Belvidere High School at 7 p.m. The Lady Bucs lost with a final score of 44-67. Although the Belvidere girls lost the game, they still […]
By Kaila Olsen Reporter BELVIDERE – On Wednesday, Jan. 13, at 7 p.m., the Belvidere North varsity basketball team faced off against Rockford’s Guilford Vikings, at Belvidere North High School. The first quarter started off with Guilford taking the lead, scoring five points before North could manage to score. Belvidere […]
BOONE COUNTY – Local Girl Scouts will begin taking orders for the 2016 Girl Scout Cookie Program from Jan. 8 through Jan. 29. The cookie theme is “Worth Sharing,” and customers are encouraged to post a photo of themselves enjoying Girl Scout Cookies on social media with the hashtag #worthsharing. […]
BOONE COUNTY – Boone County State’s Attorney Michelle Courier announced that on Thursday, Jan. 14 Judge C. Robert Tobin sentenced Luis Rey, 30, of Bartlett, Ill. to 20 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for three counts of Aggravated Criminal Sexual Assault. Rey was previously found guilty following a […]
By Kaila Olsen Reporter BELVIDERE – On Wednesday, Jan. 13, Rockford’s Guilford sophomore basketball team played against Belvidere North High School in Belvidere. The first period was a rapid-fire-game with Belvidere North taking the lead 20-12. The second period began with North making a three point shot and then stealing […]
BELVIDERE – Let’s get artsy! Join the Belvidere Park District as they take a short trip up to Roscoe to paint your own pottery R and L Ceramics on Tuesday, Feb. 23. Participants will choose a piece of pottery and have the opportunity to customize their piece. The goal is […]
By Bob Balgemann Reporter BOONE COUNTY – Boys bowling teams from Belvidere and Belvidere North High Schools are on their way to the Rockford East sectional tournament, to be held Saturday, Jan. 23. The Blue Thunder qualified Jan. 16 by finishing second in the Marengo regional. The Bucs made it […]
By Lisa Rodgers Reporter BOONE COUNTY- “When Adolf Hitler came to power in Germany in 1933 no one would have believed it possible that 12 years later he would become one of the most infamous people of all time. In those 12 years, he turned one of the most civilized […]
By Kathryn Menue Editor BELVIDERE – On Thursday, Jan. 14, Belvidere High School hosted the NIC-10 Conference Competitive Dance competition. Ten teams competed for the top spot, but only one could come out on top. For the competitive dance competition, that team was Boylan Catholic High School. Boylan Catholic High […]