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VOLUME 158 NO. 39 • SERVING THE FORRESTON AREA SINCE 1865
Friday, January 31, 2025 • $1.00
SPORTS
High school roundup Forreston defeats Oregon 73-50 in boys basketball, plus girls basketball and girls bowling results / 16
LOTS OF PEP
Status hearing Dixon man charged with attempted murder to remain jailed / 7 One section • 20 pages
Earleen Hinton
The Forreston pep band plays a selection during halftime of the game against Oregon on Jan. 25 at Forreston High School.
INDEX Betty’s Column................................. 4 Classifieds.................................. 18-19 Colbert Column...............................14
Crime and Courts............................. 8 Property Transfers.......................... 10 Sports...........................................11-16
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Harold “Swede” Knapp, Jacquelyn S. Buse, Page 9