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VOLUME 157 NO. 12 • SERVING THE FORRESTON AREA SINCE 1865
Friday, July 28, 2023 • $1.00
NEWS
Ready to rock StingRays to perform free concert at Mt. Morris Jamboree / 5
NEWS
ON THE ROAD AGAIN
Going to the fair Ogle County Fair to begin Aug. 2 and run through Aug. 6 / 10
Recycling days Recycle old electronics on July 28; used motor oil recycling is Aug. 12 / 8
Earleen Hinton/Shaw Local
Cliff Jones of Ashton waves to onlookers as he drives his Farmall on Daysville Road during the Living History Antique Equipment Association’s tractor drive July 22. About 40 tractors took part in the ride that started at the association’s showgrounds in Franklin Grove and traveled to Oregon and back.
One section • 20 pages
INDEX Betty’s Column......... 6 Classifieds......... 19-20 Library News............. 2
Mt. Morris Police.....16 Oregon Police...........14 Polo Police................14
Otto’s Column........... 6 Property Transfers...18 Sheriff Activity.........12
DEATHS Published every Friday by Ogle County Newspapers, a division of Shaw Media
Merlin Watson, Mary L. Wright, Page 11