Belvidere Republican

Thunder, Bucs to meet as NIC-10 bowling season begins

By Bob Balgemann REPORTER The Belvidere-Belvidere North rivalry will return to the bowling alley Friday, Dec. 2 as the 2016-17 conference season gets under way. North won both the boys and girls matches last year. The Blue Thunder won two of three games for an overall 76-pin victory, 3,661 to […]

 
 

Lady Bucs brace for NIC-10

By Chris Johnson REPORTER A good balance of junior and senior athletes makes up this year’s squad of Belvidere Lady Bucs. Many of the seniors now playing grew up in a system where the team around them in their final year of high school is made up of the same […]

 
 

Belvidere Area Chamber of Commerce host after hours chili competition

Belvidere Area Chamber of Commerce host after hours chili competition

By Anne Eickstadt REPORTER The aroma of chili filled the Community Building Complex of Boone County, located at 111 W. First St. in Belvidere, on the evening of Thursday Nov. 17. Twenty-seven competitors all vied for the coveted chili cook-off trophy with their secret-family recipes or their super-spicy-hotter-than-anyone’s entry. The […]

 
 

Bucs answer early question in rout of taller Janesville

By Bob Kopp BDR SPORTS CORRESPONDENT While Belvidere basketball will not be out-coached, out-skilled, or out-toughed in 2016-2017 with an unselfish team chemistry accentuated by balanced distribution of the rock, the question early in the season has been how the Bucs will fair against teams with a formidable size advantage. […]

 
 

Belvidere Hometown Christmas rings in 2016 holiday season

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

Mildred Theresa Yerk, 95

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. […]

 
 

Coon Creek Casters donate to Veterans Assistance Commission of Boone

Coon Creek Casters donate to Veterans Assistance Commission of Boone

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 […]

 
 

Agricultural industry is more than just farming

Agricultural industry is more than just farming

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 […]

 
 

Use of county public safety sales tax income doesn’t change

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 […]

 
 

Residents discuss potential pipeline expansion

Residents discuss potential pipeline expansion

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, […]

 
 
 
 
 
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