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Amboy Illinois' hometown newspaper, since 1854, has taken to Facebook! It was a 5-column, 4 page paper.
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The first Amboy paper was known as The Amboy Journal and was started by Judge Alonzo Kinyon in 1854 at the time of the founding of the city of Amboy. On April 3, 1856, the name of the paper was changed to The Amboy Times and became a 6-column, 4 page paper. Since then, the paper changed hands several times and before long there were two papers circulating in Amboy; The Amboy Journal, started in 18

70, and The Amboy News, which was reported to have started in 1878. The merger of these two papers resulted in the first issue of The Amboy News on October 10, 1913.

08/01/2024

I wrote a political column this week in the the Mendota Reporter and the Amboy News.

In response I was sent this...

"YOU CANT BAMBOOZLE ME" (The Election Year Song) is about Politicians of all stripes. The song and video are politically neutral and do not identify any ...

08/01/2024

https://amboynews.com/stories/yee-haw-in-nashville,62820

By time you read this, I’ll be gone.

08/01/2024

https://amboynews.com/stories/two-arrested-after-burglary-attempt-in-dixon,62814?

DIXON – On Wednesday, July 10, Lee County Deputies were dispatched to the area of US Route 30 and Walton Road in rural Dixon for a Burglary in progress.

08/01/2024

https://amboynews.com/stories/amboy-hosts-successful-summer-volleyball-camp,62819?

AMBOY – The Amboy High School Lady Clippers Volleyball program hosted a volleyball camp for young girls interested in volleyball the week of July 8.

07/31/2024

https://amboynews.com/stories/surf-internet-presents-at-july-sublette-village-meeting,62815?

SUBLETTE – Northern Illinois has seen a new company within internet providers in the last four years, Surf Internet.

07/31/2024

https://amboynews.com/stories/amboy-news-news-media-corporation-now-managed-by-carpenter-media-group,62821?

ROCHELLE – Carpenter Media Group (CMG) and News Media Corporation (NMC) announced on July 25 plans for CMG to manage, and with an option to acquire, NMC.

07/31/2024

https://amboynews.com/stories/in-the-money,62816?

LAS VEGAS – Lonny Eisenberg wasn’t expecting his family to purchase him a seat at the 2024 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas.

07/31/2024

https://amboynews.com/stories/lee-county-fair-4-h-show-impresses-once-again,62824?

AMBOY – The parking lot of the Lee County Fairgrounds didn’t have much breathing room Thursday, July 25 through Sunday, July 28 as farmers, cake decorators, model builders, horseback riders, rodeo clowns, food vendors, artists, gardners, and creators of all magnitudes , as well as an audience to...

07/31/2024

Between vacations and gathering info and photos for stories, The Amboy News website has been abandoned the last few weeks...

That's on me, editor Brandon LaChance.

To try to remedy, there is going to be a flood of stories on amboynews.com today, and on Facebook over the next few days catching up.

Enjoy!!!!!

07/30/2024

Desiree and the Wilde will be performing at Hops & Harmony | Diamond Rio with Voth at 6 pm!

We are excited to have our local friends playing during our 170th Anniversary of Sublette, Illinois…..

Tickets on sale today at: www.sublette365.com

07/30/2024

07/14/2024

Before and after the Biden/Trump Presidential Debate

Right now, it is 3:10 p.m. Thursday, June 27...10 minutes less than five hours away from the CNN Presidential Debate between current President Joe Biden, Democrat, and Republican challenger and former President Donald Trump.

07/14/2024

A question we will all be answering for the rest of our lives…where were you during the assassination attempt on Donald Trump on July 13, 2024?

I was at WLPO engineering an Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp game

Man…

07/13/2024

Lee County Fair & 4-H Show returns

AMBOY – The yearly extravaganza known as the Lee County Fair & 4-H Show is returning to Amboy Thursday to Sunday, July 25-28 at the Lee County Fairgrounds, located at 1196 Franklin Road.

07/12/2024

T-Rexplorers roar at Pankhurst Memorial Library

David Howe, a paleontologist who shares his dinosaur dig discoveries through his program T-Rexplorers, interested children and adults during an exhibit at the Pankhurst Memorial Library Tuesday, July 2 in part of the library’s Summer Reading.

07/12/2024

Amboy City Park Disc Golf Course holds grand opening festivities

https://amboynews.com/stories/amboy-city-park-disc-golf-course-holds-grand-opening-festivities,60585?

Members of the Amboy Lions Club and disc golfers from all over the area created history Saturday, June 29 as the disc golf course at Amboy City Park held a grand opening ceremony and a disc golf seminar.

07/11/2024

The Fourth of July booms in Amboy

AMBOY – Fireworks lit up the sky Saturday, July 6 in celebration of the Fourth of July.

07/11/2024

Amboy High School Track....Then & Now

The photo on this FB post is the Amboy High School track being redone as we speak. Click on the link to the article on Amboynews.com, or pick up a copy of the print edition, for a photo of the track that was ripped out in July 2024 being constructed in July 1999.

https://amboynews.com/stories/amboy-high-school-trackthen-now,60586?

07/07/2024

https://amboynews.com/stories/dinges-fire-company-donates-to-911-firefighter-fund,59868

NEW YORK, NY – For the fourth year, Amboy, Illinois based Vanguard Safety Wear and Dinges Fire Company made the trek to New York, New York to present a sizeable check to the family of fallen FDNY 9/11 Firefighter Michael Kiefer. On June 21, Vanguard Safety Wear presented a $25,000 to the Michael K...

07/06/2024

https://amboynews.com/stories/a-blooming-success,59879

The Lee County Council on Aging and Teen Turf partnered for a flower arrangement class during the last week of June.

07/05/2024

https://amboynews.com/stories/its-great-to-see-the-city-working-the-way-that-it-is,59882

AMBOY – The June 17 meeting for the Amboy City Council was uneventful.

07/04/2024

https://amboynews.com/stories/amboy-high-school-track-is-being-constructed-finished-by-end-of-summer,59884

AMBOY – Summer meetings for Amboy Community Unit School District #272 Board of Directors usually don’t have much meat.

07/04/2024

Happy Fourth of July from The Amboy News!!!!!!!!

Don't forget to celebrate downtown Amboy on Saturday, July 6!!!!

07/03/2024

https://amboynews.com/stories/before-and-after-the-bidentrump-presidential-debate,59888

07/03/2024

David Howe, a paleontologist who goes on digs all over the world, shared many dinosaur artifacts at the Pankhurst Memorial Library on Tuesday, July 2 including eggs, teeth, femurs, jaws, and…Dino p**p!!!

What a great presentation to coincide with Pankhurst’s Summer Reading program!!!

07/03/2024

T-Rexplorers presented super cool fossils, stories, and information about dinosaurs at the Pankhurst Memorial Library on Tuesday, July 2.

Check out photos in the July 10 edition of The Amboy News!!!

07/03/2024

https://amboynews.com/stories/lee-county-sheriffs-office-releases-smartphone-app,59886

DIXON – Lee County Sheriff Clay Whelan is excited to announce the release of a custom smartphone application. The app will serve as an innovative way for the Sheriff’s Office to connect with Lee County residents and visitors, providing information quickly and efficiently to anyone with a smartph...

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T-Rexplorers

David Howe, a paleontologist who goes on digs all over the world, shared many dinosaur artifacts at the Pankhurst Memorial Library on Tuesday, July 2 including eggs, teeth, femurs, jaws, and…Dino poop!!! What a great presentation to coincide with Pankhurst’s Summer Reading program!!!

Pankhurst Library

T-Rexplorers presented super cool fossils, stories, and information about dinosaurs at the Pankhurst Memorial Library on Tuesday, July 2. Check out photos in the July 10 edition of The Amboy News!!!

Amboy High School band plays service songs at Amboy Memorial Day service

The Amboy High School band played military service songs at the Amboy Memorial Day service at Veterans Park

Austin Shugars reads The Gettysburg Address at the Amboy Memorial Day service

Austin Shugars, who recently graduated from Amboy High School, reads The Gettysburg Address at the Amboy Memorial Day service at Veterans Park.

Rear Admiral Jack Scorby, USN retired

Happy Memorial Day!!! The Amboy News was at both the Amboy and Sublette Memorial Fay services paying respects to those who sacrificed their lives for our freedom! Hopefully you take a second also!!! Rear Admiral Jack Scorby, USN retired, shared a few stories in Amboy.

Final march

AHS Grad

Congratulations to the Amboy High School Class of 2024!!!!!!! Principal Janet Crownhart said it best!!!

Coming Together in Unity is a program currently being put on by the Blackhawk Firefighters Association held at Sauk Valley Community College. Coming Together in Unity is a memorial service for those we lost during 9-11 in 2001. Illinois State Representative Brad Fritts spoke on 9-11, our unity, our country.

One of the most memorable walks of your life...high school graduation!!!! Shout out to all of the Amboy High School Class of 2023 graduates!!!!

From The Amboy News ... CONGRATULATIONS AMBOY HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 2023!!!!!!!!!!

Have to drop the video too!!!! Let's go Clippers!!!!

And they are off!! Go Clippers!!!

Happy Veterans Day!!!!! Thank you to all those who have fought for us and our country!!!! Amboy High School hosted the Amboy American Legion Post 453 Poths-Lavelle for a Veterans Day ceremony. The Legion then went to Veterans Park to perform a rifle volley. HAPPY VETERANS DAY!!!