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By Shelby R. Farrell Reporter BELVIDERE – Families flocked to Prairie Fields Sports Park in Belvidere to set their cares to the wind at the third annual Family Kite Fly. The Belvidere Parks District partnered with Chicago Kite to host the event, which reached its highest number of attendance this […]
BELVIDERE – A woman in her early 80s has been confirmed as a Boone County human case of West Nile Fever on Monday, Sept. 14. Boone County Health Administrator Cindy Frank reports that confirming laboratory tests received by the Boone County Health Department on Monday, Sept. 14, and the Health […]
BELVIDERE – The Boylan Catholic High School boys’ varsity soccer team defeated Belvidere at a home game at Funderburg Stadium on Tuesday, Sept. 15. Boylan won 2-1. The Belvidere boys’ soccer team started strong scoring the first goal of the game from Benji Delgado in the first period. However, Boylan […]
Denham C. Reynolds, 58, of Oswego, Ill. died Wednesday, Sept.16 at his residence. He was born Dec. 28, 1956 in Fort Worth, Texas. He was a very active member of the Valley Baptist Church in Oswego, Ill. and enjoyed being a ham radio operator. He was employed by Tellabs as a software […]
STATELINE – Rockford Memorial Hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) will host its annual reunion. All NICU graduates and their family are invited to attend. Newborn babies who need intensive medical attention are often admitted into a special area of the hospital called the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). The […]
By Kathryn Menue Editor BELVIDERE – On Monday, Sept. 14 the United Auto Workers (UAW) for Chrysler met with Fiat Chrysler representatives to negotiate terms for the new contract, since the old four-year contract was set to end at midnight on Sept. 14. Negotiations were set in Detroit, at the […]
By Bob Kopp BDR Sports Correspondent Pre-season prognostications pretend contenders; but every coach, player, and fan knows games are played on the field. North has proven just about all of the experts wrong in their convincing to crushing wins over Jefferson, Belvidere, and Auburn to establish themselves as the team […]
BELVIDERE – The Belvidere Bucs girls’ volleyball team defeated Freeport High School in a two set match on Thursday, Sept. 10. The Belvidere Bucs won the first set 25-18 and the second set 25-20. Julia O’Malloy had an impressive performance throughout both games with seven digs, six kills, and […]
By Kathryn Menue Editor POPLAR GROVE – The Belvidere girls’ golf co-op team, comprised of both Belvidere and Belvidere North players, faced Boylan High School on Tuesday, Sept. 8 at Timber Pointe Golf Club in Poplar Grove. The end result of the game was a close game, but an ultimate […]
By Kathryn Menue Editor WOODSTOCK – The Belvidere North High School boys’ golf team defeated the Woodstock Co-op team in a match set on Tuesday, Sept. 8 at Woodstock North. Belvidere North won 168-186. Belvidere North’s top players were Jacob Dykstra with a 39, Brenton Payne with a 42, Josh […]
