VOLUME 158 NO. 14 • SERVING THE FORRESTON AREA SINCE 1865 153ND
Whiteside
Friday, August 9, 2024 • $1.00
FAIR
County ison, IL August 13-17in•PrMemoiurrms $119,000
THURSDAY AUGUST 15 7:00PM
Tuesday
Wednesday
Friday
& Truck Pull Next Level Bronc Riding Tractor Next Level Pro Bull Riding
Saturday Demolition Derby Harness Racing
ir.org
www.whitesidecountyfa
SM-ST2161492
NEWS
MELON GIGGLES
Ogle County Fair Pageant, carnival, 4-H Fair, truck and tractor pulls, rodeo, demolition derby and a whole lot more / 3, 11-16
Crime and courts Man accused of killing ex-wife, son to remain in jail / 9
Earleen Hinton
Onalee Siber, 8, and Finley Feldman, 9, both of Forreston, laugh as they race to eat their watermelon slices during Sauerkraut Days’ Watermelon Eating Contest on Aug. 3. Winners of each age division were awarded a medal and a can of Frank’s Sauerkraut. Story on page 5.
One section • 20 pages
INDEX Betty’s Column......... 4 Classifieds................18 Jamboree series..... 10
Library News............. 2 Oregon Police............ 8 Otto’s Column........... 4
Property Transfers.... 6 Reading Matters....... 6 Sheriff Activity.......... 8
DEATHS Published every Friday by Ogle County Newspapers, a division of Shaw Media
Teresa Francine McDowell (nee Kaufman), Mary Lou Meier, Lyle Reap, Nancy Lynn Waack, Elizabeth Ann “Betsy” Roe Young Page 10