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VOLUME 159 NO. 28 • SERVING THE FORRESTON AREA SINCE 1865
Friday, November 14, 2025 • $1.00
NEWS
Art show in Oregon Eagle’s Nest Art Group’s Candlelight Walk Art Show set for Nov. 29 / 9
SPORTS
Tigers’ record-setter Tim Starwalt becomes fastest distance runner for Byron / 17 One section • 20 pages
VETERANS DAY Earleen Hinton
Robert Coulter of the Oregon VFW plays taps after a gun salute Tuesday, Nov. 11, by the Veterans Memorial on the Ogle County Courthouse Square to commemorate Veterans Day. The event was one of many held throughout the area.
INDEX Crime and Courts............................5 Betty’s Column............................... 6 Property Transfers.........................10
Classifieds................................. 11-15 Colbert Column.............................18 Sports........................................ 17-20
DEATHS Published every Friday by Ogle County Newspapers, a division of Shaw Media
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