Amboy News

Dr. Kelly Klein recently joined Eyesite in Ottawa and Illinois Valley Eye Care in Spring Valley.

The Indian Creek FFA Alumni will host its 12th annual Club Calf Sale at 1 p.m. Sunday at the Lee County 4-H Fairgrounds on Route 30 near Amboy, a half mile east of Route 52.

STERLING – Veterans Day ceremonies are being held Wednesday across the Sauk Valley.

AMBOY – A Missouri man died early Friday morning after his pickup truck was hit Wednesday at the intersection of Inlet and Franklin roads.

Dixon Police Scott R. Levan, 37, of Dixon; 4:45 p.m. Wednesday in the 200 block of East Fourth Street; theft under $300. Misty R. Ortgiesen, 17, of Dixon; 9:22 p.m. Wednesday in the 900 block of West Third Street; domestic battery; taken to Lee County Jail.

Recently, Teen Turf in Amboy applied to ABC's “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” with an extensive written and video application.

DIXON – Prosecutors are seeking to force an Amboy dog breeder charged with felony animal cruelty to forfeit two dogs and three puppies to Lee County Animal Control.

Byron Adams , 51, of Chicago; charged with three counts of first-degree murder, unlawful possession of a stolen vehicle and criminal trespass to a vehicle, a misdemeanor.

On April 6, 1860, the prophet Joseph Smith Jr.a s widow and eldest son traveled from Nauvoo to Amboy, Illinois, to attend the general conference of a a new organizationa of Midwestern Latter Day Saints.

Lee Ernst, 44, is a project engineer and co-owner of Eagle Automated Systems Inc., a custom machines and automation company in the Small Business Technology Center on LeFevre Road in Sterling.

Douglas R. Mossholder, 46, of Dixon; 7:05 am. Thursday in the 300 block of East Second Street; stalking – two counts; taken to Lee County Jail.

There was time for celebration at last week's Amboy School District 272 board of education meeting as superintendent Quintin Shepherd shared the news that all Amboy schools made Annual Yearly Progress .

Ken Novak's up for a third time at bat. Novak, owner of C&N Supply in Dixon, is again running against 90th District state Rep.

With several divisions reporting more than half of their goal, the United Way of Lee County closed its fourth report session with more than $290,000 of its $465,000 goal raised in this year's fundraising drive.

James M. Miller, 35, of Dixon; 9 p.m. Friday in the 500 block of Kilgore Road; driving under the influence, leaving the scene of a property damage accident, improper lane usage.

AMBOY – A longtime dog breeder, convicted 3 years ago of animal cruelty, now faces felony charges after Lee County Animal Control discovered several dogs in poor condition on her rural Amboy property.

The Amboy/LaMoille Clippers shut out the host Riverdale Rams 19-0 Friday to advance to 8-1. The Clippers got on the board in the first quarter with a 2-yard touchdown run from Brian Appleman.

AMBOY – The Amboy city treasurer unexpectedly resigned Monday night. Doug O'Rourke handed his resignation to Mayor Frank Mekeel at the end of the council meeting.

Lee County Health Department has set up H1N1 clinics with all districts in the county – Dixon, Paw Paw, Amboy, Franklin Center, and Nelson – as well as with private schools, including St.

Dixon Police 16-year-old girl of Polo; 2:19 p.m. Saturday; at Shopko; retail theft; released to mother.