Belvidere Republican

Plote quarry annexation by Belvidere in discussion stage

Plote quarry annexation by Belvidere in discussion stage

By Bob Balgemann Reporter BELVIDERE – Questions about the 226-acre Plote Quarry on Town Hall Road surfaced at Wednesday night’s Boone County Board meeting. Discussion resulted as did a brief, verbal exchange between board Chairman Bob Walberg and District 3 board member Kenny Freeman. At issue were updates on possible […]

 
 

Summerfield Zoo unveils new hyena exhibit

Summerfield Zoo unveils new hyena exhibit

By Bailey Appelhans Reporter BELVIDERE – Summerfield Zoo held the grand opening for its new Jeannie Hayes Memorial Hyena Habitat on Saturday, Sept. 5 and Sunday, Sept 6. A ribbon cutting ceremony was held on Saturday with activities like trivia and coloring for children which carried over into Sunday. “We […]

 
 

Cherry Valley Library turns pages

CHERRY VALLEY – More than the season is turning at the Cherry Valley Public Library District where director Eve Kirk is stepping down. In the last 15+ years, Kirk has overseen the transformation of the library’s public services to a 21st century model that includes digital delivery of media, public computing […]

 
 

Belvidere Police Department releases enforcement results

BELVIDERE –Belvidere Police Chief Jan Noble announced enforcement results for the Sustained Traffic Enforcement Program Labor Day Campaign. The Belvidere Police department received funding from the Illinois Department of Transportation- Division of Traffic Safety, to hire off-duty officers from Aug. 24 through Sept. 7. Officers conducted 94 traffic stops that resulted in 71 […]

 
 

Weekend events

Friday, Sept. 11 The Belvidere Boys football sophomore team will face Jefferson at Wyeth Stadium-Auburn at 5 p.m. followed by the varsity game at 7:15 p.m. The junior varsity cheerleaders will cheer for the sophomore game and the varsity cheerleaders will cheer at the varsity game.   Saturday, Sept. 12 […]

 
 

Belvidere school menus: week of Sept. 14

Belvidere school menus: week of Sept. 14

Elementary schools Monday, Sept. 14- Mini corn dogs, chicken nuggets, and cookie, cheese stuffed breadsticks. Tuesday, Sept.15- Toasted cheese sandwich, chicken patty sandwich, fun on the run with yogurt and cheese. Wednesday, Sept.16- Cheese pizza, all American sub, chicken parmesan. Thursday, Sept.17- Beef nachos, BBQ pork sandwich, chicken creaser salad […]

 
 

Belvidere Fire Department reaches new record in MDA donations

Belvidere Fire Department reaches new record in MDA donations

By Kathryn Menue Editor BELVIDERE – On Labor Day, the Belvidere Fire Department took to the streets and local establishments to once again raise money for a wonderful cause. Every Labor Day, for the last 60 years, the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) all across America reach out to […]

 
 

Belvidere Bucs girls’ volleyball team defeats Auburn

BELVIDERE – The Belvidere High School girls’ volleyball team defeated Auburn in a match on Tuesday, Sept. 8. The win came with an impressive performance from the Belvidere girls who gave it their all to pull out a victory in both sets. In the first game, Belvidere defeated Auburn 25-16. […]

 
 

Belvidere North girls’ tennis team defeats Belvidere High School

BELVIDERE – The Belvidere North High School girls’ team defeated the Belvidere Bucs at Belvidere High School on Tuesday, Sept. 8. In the singles matches, Kaitlyn Goston of Belvidere faced Leragen Abbott of Belvidere North and lost both sets 0-6. In the second singles game, Yaneth Gonzolez of BHS faced […]

 
 

Belvidere Bucs boys’ soccer team takes home huge victory

BELVIDERE – The Belvidere High School defeated Winnebago in a near shut-out game on Tuesday, Sept. 8 at Funderburg Stadium. The Belvidere Bucs came out strong scoring seven goals in the first period. The first goal to kick off the night came from Jorge Resendiz. The next goal, coming not […]

 
 
 
 
 
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