BELVIDERE – The University of Illinois Extension in Belvidere will present a program on “Managing Diabetes through the Holidays” on Wednesday, Nov. 11 from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Boone County Extension meeting room located at 205 Cadillac Court, Suite 5 in Belvidere. Tantalizing treats are an inevitable […]
By Lisa Rodgers Reporter CALEDONIA – Fate happened February 2012 when a tall white headstone peered through winter’s grip. “My mom and I were leaving our subdivision when I saw it on the top of a bank, behind a fence. I asked my mom what was in there. She replied, […]
By Shelby R. Farrell Reporter BOONE COUNTY – The County faces a budget deficiency over $800,000 for fiscal year 2016, and the Finance, Taxation, and Salaries Committee held a special budget hearing to find ways to fix the issue. The meeting was held over the course of two nights on […]
By Shelby R. Farrell Reporter POPLAR GROVE – The Village of Poplar Grove’s Board of Trustees was quick to appoint its auditing firm as interim village treasurer after being without one for almost two weeks. Maria Forrest submitted a letter of resignation to the Board of Trustees saying she would […]
POPLAR GROVE – Perhaps you noticed a lot of well-dressed folks in and around town on Sunday. If you stopped to talk to them, you would have found that the yellow t-shirts they wore were not just a fashion statement but also, and more important, a testament to the work […]
BOONE COUNTY – Boone County State’s Attorney Michelle Courier has announced that Daniel Cruz, the off-duty Rockford Police Officer responsible for the DUI crash in May 2012 in Boone County, has filed a petition for Executive Clemency which is set to be heard before the Prisoner Review Board in Springfield […]
BELVIDERE – Why do so many new farmers get their start in livestock production by raising pastured poultry for meat? Demand is high, the production cycle is relatively short, the facilities are minimal, and the total capital investment is comparatively small. However, there are still numerous management and marketing considerations […]
CRYSTAL LAKE – On Saturday, Oct. 3, the Belvidere High School boys’ soccer team traveled to Crystal Lake to face off against Crystal Lake Central High School. Crystal Lake Central won 3-1. Crystal Lake Central started off strong scoring the first two goals of the game. Cade Husendorf, #25, made […]
Friday, Oct. 9 The Tebala Shrine Haunted House will be open in the Livestock Show Arena at the Boone County Fairgrounds. For more information please contact Mark Torrance at (815) 871-6226. The Belvidere Boys football sophomore team will face Guilford High School at Guilford at 5 p.m. followed by […]
By Bob Kopp BDR Sports Correspondent BELVIDERE – The smallest school with the biggest heart in the NIC-10 did it again as expected. Knocking the conference’s largest school off its undefeated pedestal before a packed homecoming crowd, Belvidere followed last week’s 14-7 thumping of now previously undefeated and second largest […]