http://www.ashtongazette.com Top Stories RSS Feed Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:05:00 -0600 http://www.ashtongazette.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.ashtongazette.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=1776 DEKALB - Laurie Elish-Piper, Presidential Teaching Professor in Literacy Education and director of the NIU Literacy Clinic, says that this is by far one of the most common questions posed to clinic faculty and staff. So common is the question, in fact, that it inspired Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:27:00 -0600 http://www.ashtongazette.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.ashtongazette.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=1775 ASHTON - The Village of Ashton will be placing a referendum on the March 20, 2012 ballot. The purpose is to seek lower energy quotes for residents' electric bills. The village would aggregate resident and small business electric accounts to get competitive bids for Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:26:24 -0600 http://www.ashtongazette.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.ashtongazette.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=1767 The Franklin Grove Park Board will be sponsoring the Lincoln Highway Car Show from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 19 in downtown Franklin Grove. Registration is from 10 a.m. - noon. Preregistration by April 19 is $10. Registration the day of the Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:31:44 -0600 http://www.ashtongazette.com/V2_news_articles.php http://www.ashtongazette.com/V2_news_articles.php?heading=0&page=72&story_id=1766 ASHTON - The AFC School Board met Monday, Jan. 23 in a rescheduled time after the Jan. 16 meeting was postponed. The board discussed the roofing options for the gymnasium on the elementary school that were presented at the December meeting. The options included a Wed, 25 Jan 2012 12:31:10 -0600