Leading Ag Official Guests at Noon Rotary

(CHRIS DEBOLT AND HEATHER HAMPTON-KNODLE)

The president of American Agri-Women was in Effingham Wednesday to serve as guest speaker at the Effingham Noon Rotary Club's weekly meeting.

Heather Hampton-Knodle is a Windsor-area native and has also served as the President of Illinois Agri-Women. She will serve as guest speaker at a professional development event coming up in early March in Galesburg. 

Hampton-Knodle shared her life's experiences and offered comments on her encounters with agriculture and government leaders at the state and national levels.

Chris Debolt served as Rotary weekly program chairman.