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.…
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…
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…
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…
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