By Anne Eickstadt Editor The annual Belvidere Fire Department (BFD) Open House on the first Sunday of October came back to a happy crowd and a new theme. They had many activities to participate in and demonstrated firefighter techniques that had the crowd mesmerized. The BFD Honor Guard marched in […]
By Anne Eickstadt Editor “The Boone County Fire Protection District #2 Women’s Auxiliary created the run eight years ago. The auxiliary is made up primarily of wives and girlfriends of District #2 firefighters but it doesn’t really matter,” said Michelle Dixon, event coordinator. “We do this for the Boone County […]
By Christopher Johnson REPORTER The Lady Blue Thunder continues to exert control over the field in the NIC-10 as the final month of regular season gets set to begin. This past week, Belvidere North secured its two-game lead over the next closest competitor when they knocked back Hononegah in two […]
By Bob Balgemann Reporter It didn’t take one of the police department’s two canines, Shep, long to resume earning his keep after an extended time away from the job. Police Chief Shane Woody was giving the Committee of the Whole his monthly report on activities at the police department, when […]
By Anne Eickstadt Editor “Twenty years ago, on 9/11, firefighters, police, and first responders started up 110 flights of stairs in the Twin Towers to rescue everyone trapped there when the planes struck the buildings. They didn’t all make it,” said Belvidere Fire Department Firefighter Nick Thornton. “We are finishing […]
By Anne Eickstadt Editor A few years ago, attendees at the Sept. 11 Memorial Ceremony could be listed as law enforcement, firefighters, two or three people from City Hall, and about a handful of other attendees. This year, the 20th anniversary of the attack, brought over 70 people to the […]
By Bob Balgemann Reporter Monday night’s Committee of the Whole (Public Works) meeting has the potential for receiving updates on two of several important issues facing the city. There will be follow-up reports on water-related problems, one dealing with flooding and the other with Well No. 4. Also on the […]
By Anne Eickstadt Editor The alpaca show at the Boone County Fair is the first alpaca show to be held at a county fair in Illinois. Each year the show gets bigger and bigger. This year the show was big enough to separate male alpaca from female alpaca during judging. […]
Following the COVID-19 pandemic, the Boone County Fair was not sure of what kind of attendance the fair would have. They were prepared for a smaller turnout than usual but were delighted to discover that 209,439 people had come to the fair this year. In all of the BCF’s 61 […]
By Anne Eickstadt Editor Belvidere firefighters had the opportunity to train with OSFs latest training equipment–the Simulator. “North Region EMS has worked with the Belvidere Fire Department since 1977 when we started,” said Greg Snow, lead EMS education specialist and lead paramedic instructor. “They are a non-transport paramedic engine unit. […]