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By Bob Balgemann Reporter POPLAR GROVE – The second village administrator, Diana Dykstra, already has received a public caution from a village board member. But it wasn’t a negative kind of observation. It came during Monday night’s regular board meeting after Trustee Don Bawden saw her first administrator’s report, which […]
By Bob Balgemann Reporter BELVIDERE – The new ad-hoc committee dealing with regulations for animal breeders and boarders in Boone County had a particular goal in mind. Members were being guided by the belief that the county could have regulations that were more strict, but not more liberal, than the […]
By Tricia Goecks Editor BELVIDERE – On Dec. 3, 1957 two girls were playing in front of their homes. On the busy Center Cross Street in Sycamore, the best friends were dodging and hiding behind a tree to prevent headlights from touching them as passing cars rounded the corner. A […]
By Tricia Goecks Editor BOONE COUNTY – On Jan. 7, terrorists attacked the offices of the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo and killed 12 people in Paris. Immediately the phrase “Je suis Charlie” (I am Charlie) began to circulate by supporters of freedom of the press. Who exactly is Charlie? Residents […]
By Rhonda Mix Reporter Bob Scherer of Genoa was one of four people to recently win the coveted Friends of Illinois County Fair award at the Illinois Association of Agricultural Fair’s 104th convention in Springfield in January. Every year the IAAF gives the award to people who have dedicated extensive […]
By Bob Balgemann Reporter (EDITOR’S NOTE: The following story is part of an occasional series, expanding on the state of the city address given last fall by Belvidere Mayor Mike Chamberlain). BELVIDERE – As with most any new year the hopes are positive for what lies ahead. And so it […]
By Tricia Goecks Editor BELVIDERE – The weekend blizzard held off long enough for area residents to come to the annual Boone County Expo (BoCo) to learn about area organizations and businesses on Jan. 31. Foot traffic was especially brisk during the morning hours of the expo. Approximately 60 businesses, […]
By Tricia Goecks Editor BELVIDERE – Job seekers, employers, staffing agencies, support services and educational institutions descended upon the Community Building of Boone County on Jan. 29 for the Career Expo and Job Fair sponsored by Workforce Connection. Approximately 50 vendors were on hand at the event that drew over […]
By Tricia Goecks Editor STATELINE – Thin Mints. Do-si-dos. Trefoils. Samoas. Tagalongs. It can only mean one thing. It is Girl Scout cookie sale season. For the Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois, the cookie sale campaign began on Jan. 9. New to the Girl Scout cookie line up is Rah-Rah […]
By Bob Balgemann Reporter POPLAR GROVE – Six of the 14 teams that make up the Northern Illinois Chess League (NICL) were in the auxiliary gymnasium at North Boone High School Jan. 18 for the Vikings’ annual tournament. The field included Marengo, Stillman Valley, Freeport, Guilford, McHenry and the host […]
