VOLUME 158 NO. 18 • SERVING THE FORRESTON AREA SINCE 1865
Friday, September 6, 2024 • $1.00
NEWS
Arts Festival Grand Detour show marks a milestone: 75 years for festival / 5
NEWS
Rockford casino opens Hundreds wait to get inside brand-new Hard Rock Casino Rockford / 11
SEASON OPENER
High school sports roundup Find out how area teams fared in football, girls volleyball, boys soccer, golf and cross country / 14
Earleen Hinton
Forreston quarterback Brady Gill hands the ball off to Dane Setterstrom on Aug. 30 against Fulton, which won the game 28-0. Story on page 13.
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INDEX Betty’s Column......... 4 Classifieds.......... 18-19 Colbert Column.......15
Library News............. 2 Oregon Police............ 6 Otto’s Column........... 4
Property Transfers...16 Sheriff Activity.......... 9 Sports.................. 13-15
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William Paul Anderson, Gene Edward McGee, Anna Mary Millhouse, Geraldine E. Timmer, Pages 8-9