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By Jim Hagerty REPORTER Here comes Santa Claus, right down State Street. The holidays will officially be upon Belvidere Friday, Dec. 2 as the annual Hometown Christmas celebration returns from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., downtown. The festival begins with the annual Hometown Christmas Light Parade from Madison Street to […]
Mildred Theresa Yerk, 95, of Belvidere, passed away Saturday, Nov. 26, at Maple Crest Care Centre. She was born Dec. 16, 1920 in Humphrey, Neb., the daughter of John and Elizabeth (Preister) Zimmerer. She married Lester Yerk Sept. 2, 1944 in Belvidere. She retired form Champion Packaging as an inspector. […]
By Kathryn Menue EDITOR On Tuesday, Nov. 22, Sandy Bonacorsi paid a special visit to the Veterans Assistance Commission of Boone County (VACBC) office on behalf of the Coon Creek Casters. Bonacorsi arrived at the office at 12:45 p.m. to present the VACBC with a check for $580. This was […]
By Emily Hanlin WINNEBAGO-BOONE FARM BUREAU AG COMMUNICATIONS AND ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT I once attended a workshop where the facilitator gave each audience member a scenario on a slip of paper. Each scenario depicted a farmer in a situation where he or she needed outside assistance; assistance was required from someone […]
By Bob Balgemann REPORTER How much money generated by the public safety sales tax (PSST) is used for public safety purposes continues to draw discussion in Boone County. According to Ordinance 16-19, voters on April 13, 1999, approved the half-cent PSST by a margin of 66 percent “yes” to 34 […]
By Jim Hagerty REPORTER More than 30 people attended a community forum at the Ida Public Library on Monday, Nov. 21, to discuss a potential expansion of a petroleum pipeline that already runs through four northern Illinois counties. The pipeline is owned by Calgary-based Enbridge. It runs through DeKalb, LaSalle, […]
By Chris Johnson REPORTER North Boone was looking forward to the start of the 2016-2017 winter sports season and waited until night two of the annual Pecatonica Thanksgiving Turkey Tourney before they made their appearance. With the opening night filled with contests between Belvidere and Warren as well as Pecatonica […]
By Kathryn Menue EDITOR Despite the brisk weather change from the 70s on Thursday, Nov. 17 to the bitter cold 30s of Monday, Nov. 21, junior bowlers returned braved the winter coat weather to continue to improve their bowling skills. However, there are still no bowlers in the youngest junior […]
By Chris Johnson REPORTER Tuesday Nov. 14 was a pleasant day across northern Illinois. The temperatures rose, and the air of anticipation waited for the basketball season to be getting underway. In North Boone, the Lady Vikings already had their path set up for their newest run at a shot […]
By Chris Johnson REPORTER There aren’t going to be too many people worried about how much this season will mean to the student-athlete representatives of the Belvidere North Lady Blue Thunder girls’ basketball team. They know they have a good team. They are prepared to take on the challenges that […]
