Kate Santillan

Amboy High School recently released its fall 2024 semester honor roll.

The dean’s list honors students with a semester grade-point average of 3.75 or higher.

The list honors full-time students with a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher.

The DeKalb Public Library will host a program for patrons to celebrate Squirrel Appreciation Day.

Rock Falls High School recently released its first-semester honor roll for the 2024-25 school year.

Claire Bickett recently was named to Pennsylvania Western University’s dean’s list for the fall 2024 semester.

The Friends of the DeKalb Public Library will host a monthly meeting on Jan. 13 to discuss ways to support library programs and purchase materials and books.

Mitchell McPheron recently was named to the list.

The DeKalb Public Library will host a tabletop paint and play club Jan. 12 for patrons to talk about their favorite mini games, play indie miniature games, and paint miniature models or 3D prints.

Newman Central Catholic High School recently released its first-semester honor roll for the 2024-25 school year.

The DeKalb Public Library will host a program on Saturday for patrons to learn about the Port Chicago 50, a group of Black sailors branded by the U.S. Navy as mutineers.

The Somonauk Public Library will host a Tot Tales program patrons to attend with their children.

The DeKalb Chamber of Commerce recently celebrated the opening of Johnson Oil Co. and Shell’s renovated ExpressLane Shell Station and welcomed it as a member.

The DeKalb County Convention and Visitors Bureau recently was awarded a state grant, which agency officials said will encourage international tourism and grow Northern Illinois University’s student population.

1776 Senior Care, which provides services to veterans in DeKalb, DuPage, Kane and Kendall counties, recently celebrated its 10th anniversary as a veteran-friendly home care provider.