VOLUME 159 NO. 43 • SERVING THE FORRESTON AREA SINCE 1865
NEWS
Friday, February 27, 2026 • $1.00
REGIONAL WIN
Fire call Firefighters battle hay bale fire between Oregon and Polo / 5
SPORTS
Podium finishers Benesh takes fifth, Perez sixth as Oregon earns 2 state medals / 15 One section • 16 pages
Earleen Hinton for Shaw Local News Network
Forreston’s Kendall Erdmann (13) and Mickey Probst (24) defend a shot by Milledgeville’s Spencer Nye during 1A regional action at Forreston High School on Monday, Feb. 23. The Cardinals won the game and advanced to the Rock Island Alleman Regional.
INDEX Betty’s Column................................. 4 Classifieds...................................11-12 Colbert Column.............................. 10
Court news.....................................7, 9 Property Transfers............................ 6 Sports.................................... 10, 13-16
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