By Anne Eickstadt Editor “We expect 300 to 350 people to come to this spaghetti dinner,” said Captain Tim Davis, firefighter and training officer. “We will see representatives from at least seven or eight fire departments here, coming out to support us. It’s a big family atmosphere. We all support […]
On Thursday, Feb. 22, the Forum Room at Belvidere North High School was packed with friends, family, classmates, and team members as Peyton Flynn signed a national Letter of Intent to play soccer at Valparaiso University next year. “Peyton was on the Honor Roll all four years of high school. […]
By Bob Balgemann Reporter It took the city’s Public Works Director, Brent Anderson, about one hour to go through his department’s proposed 2018-19 budget. That’s because the new spending plan is multifaceted and in the new year will have some projects that need to be accomplished in an effort to […]
By Anne Eickstadt Editor With the retirement of Police Chief Jan Noble from his long time position leading the Belvidere Police Department, the City Council has confirmed the appointment of Deputy Police Chief Shane Woody as the new head of the department. “I think for our department there has been […]
By Anne Eickstadt Editor The Main Street Players have wrapped up another play, this one a Cold War comedy, Don’t Drink the Water. “An American tourist, a caterer by trade, and his wife and daughter rush into the American Embassy two steps ahead of the police who suspect them of […]
By Anne Eickstadt Editor “Last year was our first Safety Bowl. We did it at the hospital,” said Jeannie Sullivan, Child Life Specialist at OSF St. Anthony Medical Center. “This year we wanted to reach further into Belvidere.” The Safety Bowl was a fun and educational way for families to […]
By Anne Eickstadt Editor The topic of this week’s class is Traffic Enforcement. Officer Steven Jones has been a field training officer for over 16 years. “I do almost everything they ask me to do,” he said. He then gave us an extensive list of everything he does for the […]
By Bob Balgemann Reporter With the 2018 state legislative session having begun Jan. 31, Boone County’s two members of the General Assembly have offered their hopes for a positive, productive four months. State Rep. Joe Sosnowski, R-Rockford, said a new approach is needed in a new year to address new […]
By Anne Eickstadt Editor “One of the challenges I faced as police chief when I started 22 years ago,” said Police Chief Jan Noble, “was the need to step up our department’s training. I needed to have the City Council accept the police chief’s recommendation to increase the training budget […]
By Anne Eickstadt Editor The Capron Lions were flipping pancakes to raise funds for a transplant house on Saturday, Feb. 17. “The Restoring Hop Transplant House provides a temporary home atmosphere for organ, stem cell, and bone marrow transplant patients and their caregivers,” said Kelly Boettger. “They work in […]