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Just another day at office for 100th General Assembly

Just another day at office for 100th General Assembly

By Bob Balgemann REPORTER Hope springs eternal is an old saying that can apply to the start of most anything new. State Rep. Bob Pritchard, R-Sycamore, is part of the 100th Illinois General Assembly that was sworn in Wednesday, Jan. 11, and he is hopeful this group of legislators is […]

 
 

Belvidere North girls’ basketball season wrapping up

By Chris Johnson Sports Correspondent When the 2017 post-season begins, the Belvidere North Lady Blue Thunder will be a member of the Hampshire Sectional Complex. Boylan and Harlem will host the opening round games. Until seeds are issued following the IHSA Selection Committee’s annual meeting, it isn’t exactly sure which […]

 
 

Belvidere picks up NIC-10 win

By Chris Johnson REPORTER The Belvidere Lady Bucs are trying to keep pace with the pack in the quickly-shifting NIC-10 race. A win over the Jefferson Lady J-Hawks on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 41-35, helped the squad find a little more rhythm on the way to claiming the day. It would […]

 
 

North Boone Lady Vikings calculate offense

By Chris Johnson Sports Correspondent For the North Boone Lady Vikings, their offense has hit a “consistent” level, but it isn’t one which is good enough to contend for a conference title. There aren’t enough pieces in play. Over the past three games, North Boone has averaged 33-points a game. […]

 
 

Vikings sailing towards season’s end

By Chris Johnson REPORTER The North Boone Vikings boys’ basketball team has not had the chance this season to explore all the options available to them. They have worked through a rigorous Big Northern Conference schedule and have had to deal with former regional and sectional champions along the way. […]

 
 

Belvidere North still leading competitor in cheerleading

By Kathryn Menue EDITOR On Saturday, Jan. 7, Belvidere High School hosted the Belvidere Bucs Winter Cheer Classic, where about 25 high schools from northern Illinois competed in the preliminary round standings to move toward winning the Winter Cheer Classic. In the large team junior varsity preliminary round standings, Belvidere […]

 
 

Echoes from D.C. as Knights Sweep Series with Bucs

By Bob Kopp SPORTS CORRESPONDENTS Belvidere’s head coach Aaron Pearson and Auburn’s head coach Bryan Ott are among the two most celebrated and successful coaches in the NIC-10 with gymnasium championship banners accentuating the prowess of the Bucs and Knights during their tenures. Not sacrificing character development at the altar of competitive striving, they […]

 
 

Blue Thunder roll due

By Chris Johnson REPORTER The post-season is fairly close to being realized for a lot of schools across the state of Illinois. At Belvidere North High School, the reality of the post-season is the chance at a new start. On Thursday,Dec. 29, Belvidere North defeated Huntley. Since the post-Christmas engagement, […]

 
 

Whoooo’s at Ida Public Library?

Whoooo’s at Ida Public Library?

By Anne Eickstadt REPORTER Belvidere’s Ida Public Library invited some unusual guests to come for their family program on Friday, Jan. 13. “Hoo” Haven Wildlife Rehabilitation and Education Center brought three of their animals to meet the kids.Karin Voy, Toni Murray, and Collin Howard, “Hoo” Haven volunteers, escorted the animals […]

 
 

Cleo D. Keeling, 74

Cleo D. Keeling, 74

Cleo Delvin Keeling, 74, formerly of Belvidere, peacefully passed away Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 29, 2016, at his home in Brooklyn Center, Minn. He was born Nov. 22, 1942, son of the late Cleo and Jewell Mondon Keeling. Cleo is loved and dearly missed by his children: Denise Keeling of Minneapolis, […]

 
 
 
 
 
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