MT. MORRIS TIMES VOLUME 56 NO. 37 • SERVING THE MT. MORRIS AREA SINCE 1967
Friday, November 22, 2024 • $1.00
NEWS
New jewelry store Couple opens Brooks Jewelers in downtown Oregon / 3
NEWS
RETIRING CORONER HONORED
‘48 Hours’ episode Melissa Lamesch murder to be topic of TV show episode this month / 5
Crime and courts Rockford man gets nine years in prison on weapon charge / 6
Earleen Hinton
Retiring Ogle County Coroner Lou Finch (left) of Mt. Morris talks with Ogle County Board Chairman John Finfrock after receiving a certificate of recognition at the board meeting Nov. 19. Finch has served as coroner since 2004 and chose not to run for reelection this year. Story on page 12.
One section • 20 pages
INDEX Betty’s Column......... 4 Classifieds...........17-18 Colbert Column.......15
Library News............. 2 Marriage Applicants.. 8 Otto’s Column........... 4
Property Transfers.... 8 Sports.................. 13-16 Zoning Certificates...8
DEATHS Published every Friday by Ogle County Newspapers, a division of Shaw Media
William “Terry” Messer, Robert “RJ” James Pickel, Page 10