By Kathryn Menue Editor ROCKFORD – The Belvidere North High School boys’ golf team took home another win after defeating Harlem High School in Rockford on Wednesday, Sept. 9. The Belvidere Blue Thunder won 154-163. BNHS displayed impressive performances from all of its players, including the four top athletes whose […]
BELVIDERE – The Belvidere High School varsity boys’ soccer team defeated Woodstock North High School on Saturday, Sept. 5 at a home game at Funderburg Stadium. The Belvidere Bucs won the game with an overall score of 3-1. Belvidere High School started the game off by scoring the first goal […]
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 […]
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 – 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 –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 […]
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 […]
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 – 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. […]