By Anne Eickstadt EDITOR On Tuesday, Oct. 20, at 11 a.m. the Boone County Sheriff’s Office received a 2015 Chevrolet Silverado truck, complete with box and lift, from local energy transportation company Enbridge. The vehicle donation will be assigned to the Sheriff’s Office Emergency Management Agency (EMA) and will replace […]
By Anne Eickstadt EDITOR “We always have a public test of every voting machine with every precinct,” said Russ Ivie of Liberty Systems. Liberty Systems provides election software and support throughout counties in the State of Illinois. “During the public testing, we zero out the machines so the public can […]
By Anne Eickstadt EDITOR October is Fire Safety Month, in recognition of the Great Chicago Fire, which took place Oct. 8-10, 1871. The Belvidere Fire Department is continuing to observe Fire Safety Month with its “No 2nd Grader Left Behind” program, when they visit every second-grade class and teach the […]
By Anne Eickstadt EDITOR The Belvidere Rotary Club and the Belvidere Park District held a dedication of the newly renovated Bloom Playground in Belvidere Park, 1006 W. Lincoln Ave., on Wednesday, Oct. 14, at noon. The playground has a new 3-inch thick rubber base, especially beneficial to the participants of […]
By Mindy Long LOCAL HISTORY LIBRARIAN, IDA PUBLIC LIBRARY Although our local bars are now operating under state restrictions, there was a time when Boone County was a completely dry county. Absolutely no alcohol allowed. This month’s Rad women article will focus on one of the prominent women who brought […]
By Anne Eickstadt EDITOR The Belvidere Park District Aquatics Services Committee provided an update on the William Grady Pool and pool facilities study that it has been working on for the past seven months at Prairie Fields Park on Tuesday, Oct. 6. The committee was established to help shape the […]
By Anne Eickstadt EDITOR During the Committee of the Whole meeting on Monday, Sept. 28, two members of the Belvidere Fire Dept. were honored for their part in saving a life during a fire incident. At the appropriate time during the meeting, Belvidere Fire Chief Al Hyser came up to […]
Members of Flora Grange #1762 presented “Quilts of Valor” to honor eight local military veterans at a ceremony held at the Belvidere Historical Museum, 314 S. State St., Sunday, Sept. 13. According to Flora Grange member Emalee Colver, the quilts are handmade by volunteers who then present the finished quilt […]
By Anne Eickstadt REPORTER “In golf low scores are better than high scores,” BHS Coach Jeremy Edwards explained to me. “A great score would be 35 to 39 shots in 9 holes. Any scores in the 40s are pretty good. Teams count up the best four scores from their six […]
By Anne Eickstadt EDITOR Billy Hopper III, Mike Lowe and many other volunteers are working with the Tebala Shriners to bring you the 2020 Karnival of Karnage at the Boone County Fairgrounds, 8847 Illinois Route 76. “We are working within pandemic restrictions so we are running things a little differently […]