VOLUME 159 NO. 8 • SERVING THE FORRESTON AREA SINCE 1865
Friday, June 27, 2025 • $1.00
NEWS
‘Great day of music’ Eighteen musical choices perform at PorchFest in Mt. Morris / 4
NEWS
Farmers market River’s Edge Farmers Market takes place Thursdays in Oregon, featuring music and activities for kids / 9 One section • 20 pages
SWEET TREATS Earleen Hinton
Jane Koeller of Gramma’s Sweet Treats of Forreston restocks her Let Freedom Ring booth June 20 at the Mt. Morris Jamboree. In addition to free music, the concert series includes vendor and food booths on the Campus in downtown Mt. Morris on Friday nights throughout the summer. Story on page 3.
INDEX Betty Column.................................... 6 Classifieds.................................. 14-18 Crime and courts............................ 11
Otto Column...................................... 6 Property Transfers...........................13 Reading Matters.............................. 7
DEATHS Published every Friday by Ogle County Newspapers, a division of Shaw Media
Irene M. Rahn (Miller), James Thomas Sklavanitis, Page 12