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MT. MORRIS TIMES VOLUME 55 NO. 23 • SERVING THE MT. MORRIS AREA SINCE 1967
Friday, August 18, 2023 • $1.00
NEWS
Vintage base ball Ganymedes finish second at World Tournament of Historic Base Ball / 7, 9
NEWS
MADE OF STRAW
County fair wraps up Estimated 9,500 people visited fairgrounds over 5-day period / 3
Art of glasswork Eagle’s Nest Art Group to offer workshop for beginners / 12
Alexa Zoellner/Shaw Local
Chris Mann of Rockford fixes stray straw on his and Cecilia Mann’s sculpture “Three-toed Straw Sloth” on Aug. 11. The U.S. National Straw Sculpting Competition runs Aug. 11-27, culminating in StrawFest Day on Aug. 26. Sculptures are displayed on the Mt. Morris campus, along with voting boxes. Story: Page 5.
One section • 20 pages
INDEX Betty’s Column......... 4 Classifieds.......... 13-19 Library News............. 2
Mt. Morris Police...... 8 Oregon Police............ 6 Otto’s Column........... 4
Property Transfers.... 8 Sheriff Activity.......... 6 Zoning Certificates.. 8
DEATHS Published every Friday by Ogle County Newspapers, a division of Shaw Media
Lavonne Irma Anderson, Julie L. Hardesty, Samuel R. Heath, Richard “Dick” Little, Pages 10, 12