VOLUME 156 NO. 43 • SERVING THE FORRESTON AREA SINCE 1865
NEWS
Friday, March 3, 2023 • $1.00
PANCAKE FUNDRAISER
Weather Woes
Ice storm downed power lines, trees in portions of Ogle County. / 9
SPORTS
Headed to State
Byron’s Lady Tigers win their 2A Supersectional to advance. / 12
Verdict An Ohio man is found not
guilty of the attempted murder of a patrol deputy. / 3
Alexa Zoellner/Shaw Media
Leaf River Fire Protection District Deputy Chief Jeremy Glick makes another batch of pancakes on Feb. 25 during the annual Leaf River Firemen’s Pancake Supper. Next to him, firefighter Austin Yuill cleans a grill in preparation for the next batch of sausage. A little more than 700 people attended the fundraiser at the Leaf River fire station, raising $2,050. Story on page 11.
One section • 20 pages
INDEX Betty’s Column ........ 6 Classifieds ........ 18-20 Colbert Column ......15
Library News ............ 2 Oregon Police..........16 Otto’s Column .......... 6
Property Transfers..17 Sheriff Activity........17 Sports................. 12-15
DEATHS Published every Friday by Ogle County Newspapers, a division of Shaw Media
Ronald Karl Duane Bjorklund, Verlo DeWall, Page 8