Amboy NewsLocal news for Amboy, IL continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Serving Dixon, Sterling & Rock Falls- January 30, 2008 "They could call me Miss Tobiaski or Grandma, but Tobiaski is kind of hard. Grandma is just easier" Tobiaski is in her 60s, with no children or grandchildren of her own, but for seven hours a day, she's one of 79 local grandmas and grandpas assisting scores of struggling students in the Tri-County ... via The Daily Gazettehttp://www.topix.net/city/amboy-il/2008/01/serving-dixon-sterling-rock-falls-3?fromrss=1 Serving Dixon, Sterling & Rock Falls- January 23, 2008 "We cleared 78 percent of criminal investigations. We feel it should be more than that" Thinking about a career change The Sterling and Amboy police departments are understaffed and looking to hire. via The Daily Gazettehttp://www.topix.net/city/amboy-il/2008/01/serving-dixon-sterling-rock-falls-2?fromrss=1 Amboy schools stay positive- January 21, 2008 "We're trying to make students see how they're responsible for their own behavior" Despite a protracted union negotiation that has landed the Amboy School District in labor court and a big question mark over whether the district's special-needs students will receive special-education services ... via The Daily Gazettehttp://www.topix.net/city/amboy-il/2008/01/amboy-schools-stay-positive?fromrss=1 Amboy sex offender arrested at library- January 11, 2008 "Even if he wasn't aware, ignorance of the law is no excuse." An Amboy man who publicly has pleaded with officials not to enact an ordinance that would ban sex offenders like him from the public library was arrested Wednesday - at the library - for allegedly using the ... via The Daily Gazettehttp://www.topix.net/city/amboy-il/2008/01/amboy-sex-offender-arrested-at-library?fromrss=... Serving Dixon, Sterling & Rock Falls- January 7, 2008 "I just saw a fish in the eagle's mouth!" They weren't disappointed; nearly 500 of the white-headed raptors descended along the Iowa bank of the Mississippi River, hoping to catch a meal - and not just fish. via The Daily Gazettehttp://www.topix.net/city/amboy-il/2008/01/serving-dixon-sterling-rock-falls?fromrss=1 |