VOLUME 157 NO. 9 • SERVING THE FORRESTON AREA SINCE 1865
Friday, July 7, 2023 • $1.00
NEWS
CANDY TOSS
Golf carts on parade Grand Detour hosts fifth annual Golf Cart Parade / 4-5
NEWS
Frankmobile in town Oscar Meyer’s Frankmobile cruises into Rock Falls / 7
Durbin pays visit to Amboy U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin stops by Amboy Fire Station to talk about grant program / 10
Earleen Hinton/Shaw Media
Jean Burton, a Forreston Fire Trustee, tosses candy to the crowd from a Forreston fire truck that her husband, Jeff, was driving during the Let Freedom Ring parade Tuesday, July 4. The parade was held under sunny skies with temperatures nearing 90 degrees during the Mt. Morris festival. Story on page 9
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INDEX Betty’s Column......... 6 Classifieds..........17-20
Library News............. 2 Otto’s Column........... 6
Property Transfers...16 Sheriff Activity.........16
DEATHS Published every Friday by Ogle County Newspapers, a division of Shaw Media
Shirley A. Armstrong, Lorraine R. Helle, Ronald P. Smith, Page 12