VOLUME 157 NO. 47 • SERVING THE FORRESTON AREA SINCE 1865
Friday, March 29, 2024 • $1.00
NEWS
Plote trial ends Jury finds Malta man guilty of killing Mt. Morris woman, unborn baby / 3
SPORTS
Spring swing
READY FOR EASTER
Oregon crushes Amboy in baseball, plus a roundup of action on the diamonds and fields / 11, 13
Winter Games awards Village of Progress celebrates its athletes / 9
Earleen Hinton
A home in Leaf River is decorated for Easter on March 24.
One section • 20 pages
INDEX Betty’s Column......... 4 Classifieds...........17-19 Colbert Column.......12
Library News............. 2 Oregon Police............ 8 Otto’s Column........... 4
DEATHS Published every Friday by Ogle County Newspapers, a division of Shaw Media
Betty L. Stoner, Page 15
Property Transfers...16 Sheriff Activity.......... 8 Sports...................11-13