By Chad Cunningham Belvidere Firefighter The Belvidere Fire Dept. would like to thank the community for supporting the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) with our collection on Labor Day. We were able to raise a considerable amount of money even though the weather didn’t cooperate. This money helps fund research and […]
By Anne Eickstadt EDITOR Members of the Belvidere Fire Dept. spent three and a half days last week learning all the various ways to properly install, inspect, and train parents on how to handle their child seats when placing them in a vehicle. They learned the new laws and practiced […]
By Anne Eickstadt EDITOR We are living in a time of unrest, when groups that politicians seem reluctant to name as ‘domestic terrorist organizations’ are embedding members into legitimate peaceful protest rallies and marches, causing destruction, death, chaos, and fear. As a result, applications for FOID cards and Concealed Carry […]
By Anne Eickstadt EDITOR Aspiring Health Chiropractic opened its doors in Poplar Grove on Tuesday, Aug. 18. This is the second chiropractic office opened by Dr. Ronnie and Dr. Tracy Woods. “In 2009 we opened an office in Mount Morris,” Dr. Ronnie said. “We like small town communities. We found […]
By Anne Eickstadt EDITOR Last month the Belvidere Fire Dept. hosted a house fire rescue training session for the Boone County Explorers Program. This month, Boone County Fire District #2 hosted the youth for a vehicle extrication training. Extrication involves stabilizing the vehicles at the site of the accident and […]
By Anne Eickstadt EDITOR The Poplar Grove Airport and the Poplar Grove Vintage Wings & Wheels Museum hosted a great many people who came out to enjoy the annual event. Breakfast was cancelled this year on Sunday, Aug. 16 due to the pandemic precautions taken but food trucks served burgers, […]
By Bob Balgemann REPORTER Fairgrounds Road is one of the main entrances to the city and soon it will showcase a new building, designed by the local architectural and engineering firm of Ollmann, Ernest and Martin. The new office will serve the Belvidere Cemetery, final resting place of numerous […]
By Anne Eickstadt Editor Kasey Wells is running as a write-in candidate for president. He has been hauling an 11-foot scrap metal elephant around the country seeking votes for November. “I left home on tour five months ago with $500,” Wells said. “I am now registered in virtually every state […]
By Bob Balgemann REPORTER The life of city police officers has changed considerably over the years and there are fewer typical days, when they primarily keep busy writing traffic tickets, responding to complaints, and filling out incident reports. One Belvidere sergeant and five officers were honored during the July 27 […]
By Anne Eickstadt EDITOR The truck from Prairie Farms arrived at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, July 29. It delivered 900 boxes of dairy products fresh from Prairie Farms for the B1 Food Pantry, at the B1 Church, 1105 7th Ave. Each box contained two gallons of 2 percent milk, four […]