VOLUME 159 NO. 16 • SERVING THE FORRESTON AREA SINCE 1865
Friday, August 22, 2025 • $1.00
NEWS
Protests in Oregon
FORRESTON FINDING ITS FOOTING FOR 2025
Indivisible of Ogle County rallies against Trump administration Aug. 16 despite temps in the mid-90s / 3
West Nile confirmed Ogle County Health Department reports virus found in Forreston / 7
Earleen Hinton
Forreston High School head coach Keynon Janicke talks to his players during practice on Wednesday, Aug. 13, in Forreston.
One section • 16 pages
INDEX Betty’s Column......... 5 Classifieds.......... 13-14
Library News............. 2 Otto’s Column........... 4
DEATHS Published every Friday by Ogle County Newspapers, a division of Shaw Media
Leon L. Palmer Jr., Page 7
Property Transfers. 9-10 Sports...................11-12