Jeannine Otto

Sterling residents will be paying more for garbage and sewer as of May 1 and the city will see a major downtown street project later this year.

Millie, the Sterling Police Department’s comfort dog, and her handler, Community Service Officer Mary Toth, were recognized by the Sterling City Council on Monday for the work they do and the comfort they provide.

The 8,700-square-foot, accessible and inclusive playground will provide all the traditional playground toys, including swings, climbing toys, a slide and a seesaw.

Does Amboy Junior High School have a math problem? For a group of parents of seventh grade students, the answer equals yes.

Food Truck Mondays, a monthly event featuring regional food trucks in downtown Amboy, kicks off from 4-8 p.m. Monday in the Depot Museum parking lot in downtown Amboy.

Amboy High School's old bleachers at The Harbor have sailed to a new port just a few miles down the road.

The sections of the 160-foot pedestrian bridge that will link the multi-use path along Sterling’s riverfront over state Route 40 have been delivered. But when the pedestrian bridge will be installed depends on action from Union Pacific Railroad regarding a single utility pole.

As funding dwindles for nonprofit organizations, how much financial assistance should the Sterling City Council give to groups that help Sterling residents?

During Monday’s Sterling City Council meeting, Sterling Public Works Superintendent Brad Schrader said that as of May 1 the city will change its 50/50 sidewalk replacement program to one in which homeowners pay for the concrete and city crews install the sidewalks.

Working as a home health care aide at night, Michelle Wiemken for years had a picture in her mind. It was her own bakery, shelves lined with breads, cookies, cakes, pies and the other sweet treats she loved to bake.

The Amboy Lions Club all-inclusive park, planned for the former Amboy Junior High School site, will take another step toward becoming reality on April 13.

A 27-year Sterling Police Department employee who started while still in high school and a patrol officer who is following a family tradition of public service were honored at Monday’s Sterling City Council meeting.

Five decades ago, Gary Schultz was a hard-working high school kid who liked motorcycles. Today, Schultz’s business – Quality Plating – is one of the few remaining custom plating shops in the Midwest.

The first yard waste pickup of the year for Amboy will be Thursday, April 23, according to Melissa Eisenberg, Amboy city clerk.

Amboy Auto Repair will formally open for business Monday, April 13. Owner Mike Hambley, who owned Ashton Auto Repair, is looking forward to that day. But a Sunday in late August is the day he's really, really looking forward to.