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VOLUME 159 NO. 24 • SERVING THE FORRESTON AREA SINCE 1865
Friday, October 17, 2025 • $1.00
SPORTS
Weekly roundup Polo prevails in football action; Oregon and Forreston fall / 17
NEWS
Crime and courts No change of judge for woman charged with suffocating son / 4 One section • 20 pages
FARM STROLL Earleen Hinton
Visitors to BerryView Orchard, located between Mt. Morris and Forreston, carry apples and doughnuts from the main store during the Ogle County Farm Stroll on Sunday, Oct. 12. More photos on page 11.
INDEX Betty’s Column............................... 6 Classifieds.................................12-16 Colbert Column.............................18
Property Transfers.........................10 Sports........................................ 17-20
DEATHS Published every Friday by Ogle County Newspapers, a division of Shaw Media
Kim I. Duncan, Carolee Rose Harrison, Page 5