By Andy Ward Beaver Creek Nursery BOONE COUNTY – It is my pleasure to announce that the 16th annual Old Farmin’ Days will be held Sept. 12 on our family farm in northern Boone County, located at 1171 Rockton Road in Caledonia. Over the past 16 years our show has grown […]
BOONE COUNTY – The Boone County Sheriff’s Office will now be able to inform and update citizens more effectively through social media. The sheriff’s office is excited to announce the development of the department’s Facebook page and twitter account. The sheriff’s office hopes to keep the public updated “real time” […]
HOLMES BEACH, Fla – Jeanette Frint, 82 of Holmes Beach, Fla., died Aug. 23. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, Sept. 12 at 11 a.m. at Bible Baptist Church located at 2113 Morgan Johnson Road (57th Street East) in Bradenton, Fla. Jeanette was born in Boone County, Ill., […]
ROSCOE – On Monday, Aug. 24, the Belvidere North High School boy’s varsity golf team faced off against Hononegah High School at Ledges Golf Course in Roscoe. Several of BNHS’s athletes had impressive scores with Cam Batson, Garrett Nelson, and Jake Dykstra all tying for first on their team with […]
POPLAR GROVE – On Monday, Aug. 24, the Belvidere Bucs varsity boys golf team faced off against Harlem High School for a home game at Timber Pointe Golf Club in Poplar Grove. The varsity game proved to be a tough loss for Belvidere High School with a total score of […]
POPLAR GROVE – The Belvidere varsity girl’s co-op golf team defeated Hononegah High School in a close home game on Tuesday, Aug. 25 at Timber Pointe Golf Course at 4 p.m. in Poplar Grove. The Belvidere team won by a small margin of only 4 points of 191 to Hononegah’s […]
By Bob Balgemann Reporter BELVIDERE – Brian White of Belvidere set the tone Sunday, Aug. 16 for the two demolition derbies that helped bring down the curtain on the 2015 Boone County Fair. In his first heat of the bone stock competition at the 1 p.m. show the announcer proclaimed, […]
By Bob Balgemann Reporter BELVIDERE – Grandstands and trackside seats were filled Sunday, Aug. 16 for both the 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. demolition derbies that helped conclude the 156th Boone County Fair. Drivers were competing to see whose cars would be left running when the heats and features came […]
By Kathryn Menue Editor BELVIDERE – On Tuesday, Aug. 25, the Boone County Historical Society hosted its 11th Annual Old Fashioned Ice Cream Social Fundraiser from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on the Boone County Historical Museum lawn, located at 314 S. State St. in Belvidere. The event truly was […]
BELVIDERE – Belvidere Police Chief Jan Noble announces the sixth phase (Labor Day Campaign) of enforcement for the Sustained Traffic Enforcement Program Grant (STEP Grant). The extra enforcement dates are Aug. 24 through Sept. 7. The Illinois Department of Transportation, Division of Traffic Safety, awarded the Belvidere P.D. funds to […]