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VOLUME 159 NO. 14 • SERVING THE FORRESTON AREA SINCE 1865
Friday, August 8, 2025 • $1.00
NEWS
Reelection bid Ogle County Sheriff Brian VanVickle announces he will run in 2026 / 2
154TH
Whiteside
County
FAIR
Morrison, IL August 12-16 • Pr emiums
JUICY SHOWDOWN
$119,000 in
THURSDAY AUGUST 14 7:00PM
Tuesday Next Level Pro Bull Riding
Wednesday Next Level Bronc Riding
Friday
Tractor & Truck Pull
Saturday
Demolition Derby Harness Racing
fair.org www.whitesidecounty
SM-ST2242963
One section • 16 pages
Earleen Hinton
David Coy of Milledgeville (right) shows his winning gulping form as he eats watermelon in the adult division at Sauerkraut Days’ watermelon-eating contest in Forreston on Saturday, Aug. 2.
INDEX Betty’s Column..................................4 Classifieds...................................12-15 Crime and Courts..........................8-9
Otto’s Column....................................4 Property Transfers...........................10 Sports.................................................11
DEATHS Published every Friday by Ogle County Newspapers, a division of Shaw Media
Harlan Eugene Rowland, Avolene Martha Stengel, Page 7