Amboy Knights of Columbus to host Euchre tourney as fundraiser
AMBOY — The Amboy Knights of Columbus Council #8277 will host an Euchre Tournament on Sunday, Feb. 9, at St. Joseph’s Hall, 32 N. Jones St., Amboy. Doors open at noon, and the games start at 1 p.m.
Updated: 16 hours ago
FUN RUN FEB. 1
Sublette 365 is sponsoring a “Super Bowl Shuffle” fun run on Saturday, Feb. 1. Sign-up is at 1 p.m. at the Ellice Dinges Center. The Super Bowl Shuffle is from 1-4 p.m.
Updated: 16 hours ago
Amboy Preschool For All program to hold upcoming screenings
AMBOY — The Amboy Preschool For All Program is hosting screenings for the 2020-2021 school year, to be held on Thursday, Feb. 6 and Thursday, April 16.
Updated: 16 hours ago
Another wetter-than-normal spring predicted as Illinois farmers recover from crop losses
SPRINGFIELD – The state’s climatologist is predicting Illinois farmers are likely to endure more burdensomely wet weather while they try to plant cash crops this spring after suffering major losses as a result of a record-wet planting season last year.
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O’Rourke named January Student of the Month for Amboy HS
AMBOY — Alison O’Rourke, daughter of Curt and Renee O’Rourke, has been named the January Student of the Month for Amboy High School.
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Lee County Soil and Water Conservation District to host annual election of directors on Feb. 12
LEE COUNTY — To all owners and occupiers of lands lying within the boundaries of the Lee County Soil and Water Conservation District, notice is hereby given that an Annual Election of Directors will be held from 7 a.m. – 5:30 p.m., on Feb. 12, at the Lee County Soil and Water Conservation District Office in Amboy. Three directors will be elected to each serve a two-year term and one director will be elected to serve a one-year term on the Lee County Soil and Water Conservation District Board of the State of Illinois.
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Jesse White awards over $1.2 million in grants to school libraries
AMBOY — Secretary of State and State Librarian Jesse White has awarded over $1.2 million in FY 2020 School District Library Grant Program awards to 684 public school districts.
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Board hears from residents on sale of cannabis in the village
SUBLETTE — Three Sublette Village Board members reported hearing back from citizens with opinions against the village allowing the sale of cannabis in the village, but no action on the matter was taken.
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Illinois corn, soybean production drops by roughly 20 percent
SPRINGFIELD — Production of Illinois’ two most valuable crops fell by roughly one-fifth last year, according to final crop yield numbers released Friday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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Depot Days DONATION - AMBOY LIONS CLUB
Amboy Depot Days Car Show Committee Treasurer Jim Phelps, center, presents a check for $2,000 to Roger Wittenauer and Jim Travi, of the Amboy Lions Club. The funds will be used toward purchasing AED’s for community sites including local churches, pumpkin carving contest, and to help offset the cost of publicity and refreshments for the Community Health Fair. Tonja Greenfield/Amboy News
Updated: 1 week ago
Depot Days DONATION - ASHTON LIONS CLUB
Amboy Depot Days Car Show Committee Treasurer Jim Phelps, right, presents a check for $2,000 to Gary Mason, President of the Ashton Lions Club. Tonja Greenfield/Amboy News
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Community donates to PADS
DIXON — For the second consecutive year, Rosalie Koldan and Shirley Guay, owners of Amboy Arts & Antiques located at 231 E. Main Street, Amboy, started a collection for the PADS Women and Children’s Homeless Shelter in Dixon, which ran from Thanksgiving weekend to the Amboy Christmas Walk on Dec. 14.
Updated: 1 week ago