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BELVIDERE – The Boone County Board has approved a special use permit to allow Ceroni Piping to relocate to 22.49-acre parcel on the northwest corner of U.S. Route 20 and Interstate 90. But that approval, in an 11-1 vote with board member Sherry Branson dissenting, came after lengthy debate over […]
By Bob Balgemann Reporter BELVIDERE – Boone County Animal Control Services officials are recognizing those who go out of their way to express kindness toward animals. Whether it’s a cash donation of some act of goodness, Supervisor Roger Tresemer is making mention of the incidents at county board meeting. At […]
By Bob Balgemann Reporter BELVIDERE – The city’s annual celebration of Heritage Days will be here in a scant two months. And a committee is meeting in hopes of making the three-day festival a good time for the young, old and in-between. This year’s dates are June 26-28, with the […]
BELVIDERE – Boone County Drug Prevention Coalition is pleased to announce a permanent location for Boone County residents to safely dispose of prescription medicines and to keep them from being abused. With the help of Boone County Crime Stoppers and the CVS Pharmacy’s Safer Communities grant program, a MedReturn Drug […]
By Bob Balgemann Reporter BELVIDERE – One of the jobs of the Boone County Board chairman is to appoint people to fill vacancies on the various committees, commissions, districts and associations, and in the fire districts. Those appointments need concurrence from the full county board. In some cases, the recommendations […]
BELVIDERE – The deadline to enter the Queen Pageant for the title of 2015 Miss Boone County Fair is Tuesday, May 12 when an informational meeting will be held at the Community Grange Hall, 8791 Rt. 76 at 6:30 p.m. The Grange Hall is at the main entrance to the […]
LOVES PARK – On Sunday, April 19, at approximately 10:17 a.m., Loves Park officers responded to an accident with injuries at the intersection of E. Riverside Blvd. and Mulford Road, involving four vehicles. During the investigation, it was alleged that one of the drivers, Maria Rivera Gutierrez, 32, of Belvidere, […]
By Bob Balgemann Reporter BELVIDERE – Boone County may have local regulations for animal breeders and boarders. But there’s a catch. Such rules are within the jurisdiction of the state Department of Agrilcuture. And that department must approve of any local rules the county may wish to impose, to be […]
By Lisa Rodgers Reporter BOONE COUNTY- April 9 saw the local forecast change minute to minute. Weather Forecasters had been warning as early as April 4 that Thursday could develop into a dangerous storm system. The Weather Channel had us at a Torcon 6 or 60% likely hood of tornadoes […]
By Bob Balgemann Reporter BELVIDERE – The 13th Spring Art Scene was in evidence Friday and Saturday at 39 host businesses throughout the Rockford area. And this year it made its debut in downtown Belvidere, at the Locust Street Press, formerly the Eagle’s Club. Business owner Russell Caldwell contacted the […]
