MT. MORRIS TIMES VOLUME 57 NO. 17 • SERVING THE MT. MORRIS AREA SINCE 1967
Friday, August 29, 2025 • $1.00
SPORTS
ROLLING TO A WIN
On the links Oregon and Erie-Prophetstown squared off Aug. 18 at Silver Ridge Golf Course / 23
NEWS
Summer night session
“Heartache Tonight” sets attendance record for Mt. Morris Jamboree / 10
Earleen Hinton
Jake and Emmie Nicholson of Mt. Morris roll a large round straw bale down Wesley Avenue in Mt. Morris during the Straw Bale Race at Strawfest on Saturday. The team with the fastest time won the event. The father/daughter team posted a best time of 11.5 seconds.
One section • 32 pages
INDEX Betty’s Column......... 7 Classifieds..........27-30
Otto’s Column........... 7 Property Transfers...14
Sports..................22-25
DEATHS Published every Friday by Ogle County Newspapers, a division of Shaw Media
Jeffery “Jeff” Jesse Akins, Robert H. Chamberlin, Jean E. Kump, Page 12