By Anne Eickstadt EDITOR The Boy Scout Explorer programs are interactive, worksite-based career education program of Learning for Life, an affiliate of the Boy Scouts of America. Participants in the program are called Explorers. The program serves youth in 6th to 8th grades and young men and women who are […]
The Boone County 4-H youth development program empowers and prepares youth for success by providing opportunities for youth to learn, practice, and demonstrate skills needed for home, career, and citizenship. Youth, organized in clubs, study areas of interest called 4-H projects. Projects include a wide range of interests: animal science, […]
-The Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) Family Health and Wellness Center-Belvidere is a primary care, near-site health facility established to serve more than 8,600 FCA employees and their covered family members. It is located at what was formerly St. Joseph’s Hospital in Belvidere, 1625 S. State St. -FCA partners with SwedishAmerican […]
By Bob Balgemann Reporter There was a larger than usual turnout of residents at the July 15 Boone County Board meeting, with the vast majority of them commending three employees of the County Animal Services Department, and wondering why they suddenly walked off the job Friday afternoon, July 10. Each […]
By Anne Eickstadt Editor The Stroll returned to its usual day and time of Sunday afternoons on July 12 from 1 to 6 p.m. There was entertainment including Dale Rhode and the Crossroads, Bucktooth Sugar Bush, and TNZ Magic. Restaurants and businesses were open on the west part of […]
By Bob Balgemann Reporter Every once in a while Public Works Director Brent Anderson will talk to aldermen about money his department puts aside each year, in order to be able to afford those costly utility projects that pop up on occasion. One of them recently was dealt with, that […]
Anne Eickstadt photo Belvidere Republican Volunteers from several organizations join together to load food into cars at General Mills Park. By Anne Eickstadt Editor On Tuesday, June 30 from 4 to 5:30 p.m. General Mills, in partnership with the Belvidere Family YMCA, hosted a mobile food pantry at General […]
By Bob Balgemann Reporter It didn’t used to be this way but it is now, and it causes city officials to continually be on their toes to keep up with rapidly changing technology, while minding the bottom line cost. Take the wastewater treatment plant as an example. The current […]
Anne Eckstadt photo Belvidere Republican The Peace Rally may have caused a little inconvenience to those wanting to drive down S. State St. However, they caused no ruckus and no riot. By Anne Eickstadt Editor “We had been watching the Facebook posts regarding the rioting in Rockford,” said Mayor Mike […]
By Bob Balgemann Reporter City council has approved spending $20,600 on equipment it hopes will improve communication during council and Committee of the Whole meetings at city hall. That includes communication among city officials as well as followers in the city over Comcast Channel 20 and You Tube. During discussion […]