VOLUME 158 NO. 22 • SERVING THE FORRESTON AREA SINCE 1865
Friday, October 4, 2024 • $1.00
NEWS
Deputy back at work Lt. Jason Ketter returns to work after suffering a gunshot wound to the face in the line of duty June 12 / 7
SPORTS
High school roundup
THE VANILLA GUY
Find out how area teams fared in football, girls and boys golf, volleyball, soccer and cross country / 13
Crime and courts Ogle County judge stands by 180-year prison sentence for Oregon man / 5
Earleen Hinton
Tim LeClere of Forreston stands by his booth at Hough’s Maple Lane Farm during the Back Roads Market on Sept. 28, north of Mt. Morris. LeClere is the owner of HomeSpun Goodz and sells pure vanilla extract. For more information, contact LeClere at tleclere@gmail.com or 815-938-9011. More Back Roads Market photos on page 3.
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INDEX Betty’s Column......... 4 Classifieds.......... 15-18 Colbert Column.......14
Library News............. 2 Oregon Police............ 6 Otto’s Column........... 4
Property Transfers.. 10 Sheriff Activity.......... 8 Sports.................. 12-14
DEATHS Published every Friday by Ogle County Newspapers, a division of Shaw Media
Charles Emory Buser, Page 11