![Members of the DeKalb Municipal Band perform a Christmas song Monday at the City Council meeting in the DeKalb Municipal Building. The DeKalb Municipal Band is celebrating its 160th anniversary, making it the oldest band in the state. The band was invited to City Council to be publicly commemorated.](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/a033b271007fe8e7bf3a9c4c4aa298f9-900x600.jpg)
Businesses propose alternative plan for inspection ordinance
By Jessica Christofersen
| November 11, 2014
Community garden to be built for high school
By Jessica Christofersen
| November 6, 2014
![Dan Watkins, owner of Herbal Embers, 161. E Lincoln Highway, looks on Tuesday at his shop. Watkins said a proposed ordinance that asked business owners to pay for yearly inspections could hurt entrepreneurs. “I hope we can open up lines of communication between the city and businesses,” Watkins said. “I believe in this community, but small businesses walk a thin line, and I have to do what’s best for my business.”](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/296298e4a985ccfa32b73532ca844c3f-900x600.jpg)
City delays vote on business inspections
By Jessica Christofersen
| October 29, 2014
SA director plans event to clean up campus
By Jessica Christofersen
| October 22, 2014
![Danny Krammer sits in his plane Wednesday at the DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport, 3232 Pleasant St. Krammer finished his yearlong pilot training Sept. 16 and is now focusing on other goals, like obtaining a commercial license and an Airline Transport Pilot license.](https://northernstar.info/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/9abc433dce63348662ac1c976a001ced-900x600.jpg)
Pilot remembers failure, lessons learned
By Jessica Christofersen
| October 8, 2014
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