By Bob Balgemann REPORTER Timing was of the essence and with that in mind, city officials moved quickly to avoid additional bad weather and hired a company to repair the roof over the apparatus building at downtown Fire Station No. 1. This story began in December when high winds damaged […]
By Anne Eickstadt EDITOR Officer Michelle Schwartz visited the Belvidere Fire Station to inform the firefighter first responders about the Boone County Behavioral Health Task Force and COAR on Tuesday, Jan. 11. The Boone County Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Reduction (COAR program supports the development of comprehensive, locally driven responses to […]
By Anne Eickstadt EDITOR Belvidere Police Chief Shane Woody called a press conference on Wednesday, Jan. 5, to address updates on the triple homicide of Andrew Hintt and his sons that appalled Belvidere residents. Deputy Chief Patrick Gardner began by clarifying the purpose of the press conference and said that […]
By Bob Balgemann REPORTER These are unprecedented times created by the onslaught of the coronavirus pandemic in March 2020, and continuing almost two years later. In the hope that impacts of the life-threatening COVID-19 will decrease before long, Boone County Administrator Kevin Catlin is focusing on what lies ahead, with […]
By Bob Balgemann REPORTER Requests for one-year extensions on special use permits, issued in 2018 for three solar projects in unincorporated Boone County, have been denied in split votes of the county board. The first request was referred to as Kish II on 30 acres in an A-1, agricultural preservation […]
By Anne Eickstadt EDITOR On Dec. 24, Christmas Eve, Belvidere Fire was called to respond non-emergency to a report of an owl wrapped in discarded fishing line and hanging from a tree over the river. Belvidere Fire, aided by Boone County Animal Services, was able to work out a plan […]
On Sunday, Dec. 19, at 9:43 p.m., Boone County Dispatch received a 911 call reporting that a body had been discovered in the 600 block of Union Avenue in Belvidere. Belvidere police officers responded to the scene and located what appeared to be an adult and two children deceased in […]
By Anne Eickstadt EDITOR The Belvidere Police Department and their volunteers have been out on weekends collecting food for their Feed the Need program in Boone County. “We collected a lot of food and cash,” said Deputy Chief Matt Wallace of the Belvidere Police Department. “Our Volunteers in Police Service […]
By Anne Eickstadt EDITOR The much-anticipated grand opening for the Funderburg House Museum was scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 11, at 4 p.m. Anna Pivoras, executive director of the Boone County Museum of History and Rob Funderburg wielded the giant scissors to cut the ribbon on the steps of the mansion […]
By Anne Eickstadt EDITOR Santa and Mrs. Claus made a special visit to Alpaca Pines, Alpaca Pines, 21756 Beaverton Road, Poplar Grove, on Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 11-12 for Christmas on the Farm. Guests were able to speak with Santa and watch elves pay with the alpaca. The guests were […]