Members of the Amboy High School Class of 2014 recently supported the Kishwaukee College Foundation’s Mathew J. Rood Diesel Power Technology Scholarship after collecting donations at its class reunion.

Here's a list of property transfers for Lee County for Aug. 25-29, 2025.

Culvert replacement work on U.S. 52 in Lee County near Amboy will begin Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025, according to the Illinois Department of Transportation.

Here is a list of Lee County property transfers for Aug. 18-22, 2025.

For outdoors lovers looking to get away from home for a few months, or even take in the experience of a weekend adventure, an Amboy family has provided a place to make camping memories happen with nature and activities, and one to share their faith as well.

Amboy closed its annual Depot Days fun with the annual car show and 50/50 drawing on Sunday, Aug. 24, 2025.

Amboy capped off Depot Days fun with its giant car show and 50/50 raffle Sunday, Aug. 24, 2025. David Shipman of Dixon won the 50/50 raffle, to the tune of $121,701. Photos by Katie Holloway - Shaw Local News Network

Amboy’s Kiera Karlson beamed with pride Thursday night, Aug. 21, 2025, as she was crowned the 2025 Miss Amboy pageant winner.

Judges crowned a new Miss Amboy on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2025, to kick off a weekend of Depot Days fun.

The Talk-Line interview for Aug. 20 featured 2025 Amboy Depot Days spokesperson Mellissa Eisenberg previewing the annual celebration starting Thursday, Aug. 21, and running through Sunday, Aug. 24.

One of northern Illinois' biggest car, truck and motorcycle shows is set for Sunday, Aug. 24.

The Al Morrison Memorial Baseball League has provided a round-tripper of fun since the late 1960s, and its experience gets a little better each year thanks to a group of volunteers who invest their time for the kids.

Here is a list of Lee County property transfers for Aug. 4-8, 2025.

Duane Dickison is the fire chief of the town he grew up in, and it's a badge of honor he takes seriously and with great responsibility. He leads a department that not just fights fires, but tackles the growing issue of recruitment and managing a substation in a neighboring town.

A Dixon man faces several drug and weapons charges following an early morning car crash Sunday in Amboy where responding deputies said they smelled cannabis and alcohol.

With football teams around the state opening official practices for the 2025 season Monday, here are five storylines to watch in the NewsTribune/BCR area this fall.

This popular sports bar and grill in Amboy offers creative twists to its traditional menu, including their famous Philly cheesesteak.

The Lee County Fair concluded Sunday, July 27, 2025.

Things got off to a hot start Thursday, July 24, 2025, at the Lee County Fair as drivers brought in their souped-up trucks and tractors and pitted them against one another in a pulling competition.

Action at the Lee County Fair in Amboy ended opening day with a truck and tractor pull Thursday, July 24, 2025.

Here is a list of property transfers for Lee County for July 14-18, 2025.

Jane Hochstatter has dedicated her life to saving orphaned and injured wildlife in northwest Illinois. But now, the founder of Calamity Jane’s Wildlife Rescue is facing homelessness and the closure of the rescue that she has poured her heart and soul into.

Jane Hochstatter is losing the home where she has rescued and rehabbed hundreds of wild animals.

Natalie Pratt, who graduated from Amboy High School this year, has family ties to FFA that reach back to her childhood. Her mother, aunt and uncle all served as state officers, and Pratt often traveled with her mother to FFA conventions and workshops.

Here is the list of Amboy High School students named to the spring 2025 semester honor roll.

Kenley Wilson, who will begin studying biology this fall at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse with aspirations of becoming an optometrist, has been awarded the bank’s $5,000 Student of the Year scholarship.

Beginning June 4, all children and teens can enjoy free meals in Lee County when school is out. This year, United Way will provide nutritious meals to kids and teens 18 and younger.

The Illinois College & Career Pathway Endorsement Program allows students to earn a formal endorsement on their high school diploma or transcript by completing a series of structured requirements designed to prepare them for life after high school in their chosen career path.

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources will hold the Briar Knoll Hunting and Fishing Club hunter level wingshooting clinic at 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. June 14 and 15 at Briar Knoll Hunting and Fishing Club, 1502 Briar Knoll Road, Amboy.

La Salle County residents may participate in one of the local Memorial Day observances in honor of those who gave the ultimate sacrifice. A list is available here.

Voters this week in Whiteside, Lee, Ogle and Carroll counties determined who will make the important decisions regarding their communities, schools, townships, fire departments, parks and libraries. See the results here.

Here is a list of Easter egg hunts planned in the Sauk Valley beginning April 12.

Dax, a purebred Belgian malinois, is the Lee County Sheriff’s Office’s newest K-9 officer. He went out on his first patrol Sunday, April 6, 2025, with his partner, Deputy Justin Hart of Amboy.

After graduating from Amboy High School, Carson Barlow will attend the University of Wisconsin-Platteville to study construction management.

Rock Falls and Sterling firefighters and CGH EMS were called at 9:37 p.m. Sunday, April 6, 2025, to 222 Ave. D in Rock Falls for a reported structure fire with a possible explosion.

The St. Bede, Hall, Princeton, Bureau Valley and Amboy co-op girls track and field teams competed in the Rosenberry Invite on Wednesday.

If unofficial vote totals hold, Ohio High School students will not have to travel to Amboy or La Moille to attend school.

The show brought in 55 high school students submitting 88 pieces of work with mediums ranging from charcoal to ceramic and paint to pen.

Whiteside, Lee, Ogle and Carroll county voters get to decide who will make the important decisions regarding their communities, schools, townships, fire departments, parks and libraries.

Dixon Rural and Dixon City firefighters, along with Advance EMS, were dispatched to a residential structure fire at 4:41 p.m. Saturday, March 22, at 8259 S. Main St. in Grand Detour.

The Lee County Sheriff’s Office was alerted to a burglary in progress Saturday, March 15, in the area of U.S. 30 and Walton Road in rural Dixon, where two people were seen going in and out of a garage, authorities said in a news release.

Courtney Ligtenberg has graduated from the Future Leaders Alliance Program offered through the Illinois Bankers Association.

Students ages 15 to 19 met for 10 consecutive weekends to train and learn the skills needed to fight fires, help with rescue and aid in support. Those 18 and over will be become active volunteer firefighters on the Sublette roster; those younger than 18 will fill auxiliary roles.

The event is intended for children ages 5 to 18. Participants can explore 4-H’s various activities and learning experiences.

Firefighter crews were on scene Friday at the Illinois Wildlife Game Preserve for 8 hours, with an estimated 600 acres burned and an estimation of more 40,000 gallons of water used before extinguishing a brush fire.

Tyler Huggins plans to become a carpenter after high school and join a union located in Rockford.

Cultivating Connections is intended to bring in administrators and local school leaders who don’t necessarily have an ag background and provide them with an enriching experience that demonstrates the value of an agriculture education.

The Dixon Rural and City fire departments and Advance EMS were called around 6:15 p.m. Tuesday, March 11, 2025, to a barn fire at 2124 Sink Hollow Road, according to a news release.

Dinges Fire Company sells protective firefighter equipment, rescue tools and gear and services fire trucks on site.

Voters in the Ohio school district in Bureau County will be deciding the fate of their high school come April 1. If the deactivation measure passes, Ohio taxpayers will pay the costs associated with sending students to either Amboy or Bureau Valley.