News

Day Trips: Trickery helps band of settlers fend off attack by Black Hawk

ELIZABETH – This tiny community of some 700 residents not far from Galena was known as Apple River in the early 1800s. But something happened that prompted the…

Health department receives grant to protect children from lead

BELVIDERE – The Boone County Health Department has received a three-year, $66,061.68 federal grant to protect children from lead and other home hazards. That is part of an…

Farmland Conference, Heritage Day coming up

BELVIDERE – The city is going to be a busy place later this month when the first Northern Illinois Farmland Conference and ongoing Heritage Day festival are held…

Hearings, meetings on wind farm rules to last three more months

News Briefs: the following is a number of local news stories written by reporter Bob Balgemann   BELVIDERE – Public hearings and meetings on proposed revisions to rules…

Safety Town still an attraction for Boone County youngsters

BELVIDERE – When Safety Town was founded in 1964 it was mostly about helping children 5 to 8 years of age be safe when they rode their bicycles.…

Obituaries

DELORES MASTIO

Delores Joan (Hayenga) Mastio of Austin, Texas, age 76, passed away on Thursday, May 9, 2013 of acute leukemia. Delores was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan on November…

RONALD DEAN TURNER

Lt. Col. (Ret.) Ronald Dean Turner, 76 of Manchester, GA died Monday, April 29, 2013 at his home. Memorial services for Lt. Col. Turner will be held 2:00pm…

RICHARD J. HERMAN

Richard J. Herman, 33, formerly of Joliet, passed away suddenly in Belvidere, Ill. on  Sunday, April 21, 2013. Richard is survived by his four daughters Christina, Vanessa, Savannah and…

VIRGINIA DELORES KLUG

Virginia Delores Klug, 94, of Belvidere, passed away at her home Monday, April 22, 2013. She was born Dec. 18, 1918 in Chicago, the daughter of Sigmund and…

THELMA M. KARR

Thelma M. Karr, age 93, died peacefully in her sleep on April 19, 2013 at Agrace HospiceCare in Madison, Wisconsin. Thelma was born June 29, 1919 in Clinton, Illinois…

Sports

Chuck Leonard named new Bucs Football Coach

BELVIDERE – It felt like a homecoming of sorts when Chuck Leonard was introduced as…

Hits fall for Boylan on way to regional softball championship

ROCKFORD – Both Belvidere and Boylan softball teams hit the ball with authority Saturday morning…

Grand slam home run lifts Harlem to softball win over Belvidere

MACHESNEY PARK – Harlem Senior Haley Love hit two home runs during the regular softball…

Regional softball tournament moved to Belvidere North

BELVIDERE – This year’s regional softball tournament was supposed to be held at the off-campus…

Belvidere turns the tables on cross-town softball rival

BELVIDERE – The first time they played this season Belvidere North traveled to cross-town rival…

Opinion

It’s for the birds – pondering bird idioms

It’s for the birds. Where did that phrase come from? Why is something we consider…

Simple fun

Sometimes simple really is the best. We know it, yet we tend to complicate life.…

Reaching Your Financial Goals: Buying a Home

Reports from the market indicate that the demand for homes is heating up little. Interest…

What’s your official kickoff to summer?

This past Memorial weekend in the Midwest was not picture postcard perfect holiday. Cold and…

Getting Started: Establishing a Financial Safety Net

In times of crisis, you don’t want to be shaking pennies out of a piggy…