VOLUME 157 NO. 50 • SERVING THE FORRESTON AREA SINCE 1865
Friday, April 19, 2024 • $1.00
NEWS
On the lookout for art Art Dash fundraiser in Oregon offers fun, food and a race / 5
SPORTS
High school sports Find out how area softball, baseball and soccer teams fared / 12-14
FFA’S AG DAY
Fire destroys business Downtown Mt. Morris building that housed Sharky’s Sports Bar, apartments destroyed by fire / 2
Earleen Hinton
Addison Wilken, a first grade student at Forreston Grade School, pets a donkey at the Forreston FFA’s Ag Day on April 12. In addition to the petting zoo, the event included farm tractors and lessons from Forreston High School FFA members. Story: Page 3.
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INDEX Betty’s Column......... 4 Classifieds.......... 16-19 Colbert Column.......14
Crime and Courts..6-7 Library News............. 2 Otto’s Column........... 4
DEATHS Published every Friday by Ogle County Newspapers, a division of Shaw Media
Arthur Wolf, Page 9
Property Transfers...15 Sheriff Activity.......... 6 Sports.................. 12-14