By Chris Johnson REPORTER There isn’t much to be done as the North Boone Vikings boys’ basketball team prepares to embark into the IHSA Class 2A State Tournament. It’s been a rough year for North Boone, and they were notified of what kind of a journey waits for them, if […]
By Chris Johnson REPORTER On Wednesday, Feb. 15 following completion of the 7:30 p.m. Class 4A Girls’ Basketball Regional at Harlem High School, the five-seed Belvidere North Blue Thunder understand what it takes to be a winner in the post-season. They already know what it takes to win in an […]
Despite the recent weather looking more like spring is coming than winter is still upon us, area youth still flocked to the alleys to enjoy the winter sport of bowling on Saturday, Feb. 11 and Monday, Feb. 13. With another round of bowling in the Junior Bowling League at Concordia […]
By Chris Johnson REPORTER The Lady Bucs rode a wave as they closed the regular season with a split mark, matching wins and losses at one-apiece. They showed spark and it may have appeared at the right time. The regular season and the NIC-10 battles during the last week of […]
By Bob Kopp BDR Sports Correspondent Here we go again! Belvidere Head Coach Aaron Pearson and top assistant Nate Lister are “coaching up” the Bucs for another run at post-season glory. Point proven on Wednesday, Feb. 8 in Rockford as the Bucs pounded their hosts 50-28 in a game not remotely […]
By Emily Hanlin WINNEBAGO-BOONE FARM BUREAU AG COMMUNICATIONS Troggs Hollow, in Poplar Grove, is a market farm specializing in Community Shared Agriculture (CSA). This means Chris and Marcy Prchal, and their four children, sell shares of their produce to consumers or members. Buying a share gets customers a box of […]
By Anne Eickstadt REPORTER On Friday, Feb. 10, the Main Street Players of Boone County presented their premiere of Ken Ludwig’s comedy, Lend Me a Tenor. The play ran Friday, Feb. 10 and Saturday, Feb. 11 along with Friday, Feb. 17 and Saturday, Feb. 18 at 7 p.m. and on […]
By Bob Balgemann REPORTER The odds are stacked against Boone County having the ability to impose a gasoline tax for road and transportation purposes. Members of the county board voted 12-0 on Wednesday, Jan. 18 to ask one of the state legislators representing the county to reintroduce a bill, giving […]
By Randy Johnson GENERAL MANAGER Effective Wednesday, Feb. 15, the Belvidere Daily Republican will be published three times per week. This will give our readers more news in each edition. The BDR will be published on Wednesdays and our weekend edition on Sunday with The Shopper on Thursdays. This will increase our […]
By Anne Eickstadt REPORTER On Saturday, Feb. 4, the Belvidere Area Chamber of Commerce hosted the Boone County Exposition (BOCO) at the Community Building Complex of Boone County, located at 111 W. First St. in Belvidere. Over 50 businesses and organizations were present along with hundreds of visitors. One of […]