MT. MORRIS TIMES VOLUME 57 NO. 31 • SERVING THE MT. MORRIS AREA SINCE 1967
NEWS
Friday, December 5, 2025 • $1.00
HITTING THE HILL
Anniversary celebration Focus House marks 50 years of serving, empowering at-risk youths / 3
NEWS
K-9 fundraiser K-9 Fund Bark and Whine Ball raises $34,000 / 7 One section • 20 pages
Earleen Hinton
Maverick Pope of Mt. Morris sticks his tongue out as he flies in the air after hitting a bump Nov. 30 at the Oregon Park District’s sledding hill at Park West. Nearly 12 inches of snow on Saturday, Nov. 29, made the hill a popular place on a sunny Sunday with temperatures climbing into the 30s.
INDEX Betty’s Column............................... 9 Marriage Licenses.........................12 Property Transfers.........................14
Classifieds................................ 15-16 Colbert Column.............................18 Sports........................................ 17-20
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