Hope grows when we share it. This season, let’s end the stigma around needing help. Help is here. Together, we end the stigma around accessing food resources. Scan here or visit www.oglecountyil.gov for resources in all four counties.
VOLUME 175 NO. 38 • SERVING OGLE COUNTY SINCE 1851
Action grant funded by the CDC in Lee, Carroll, Whiteside, and Ogle counties.
Friday, January 23, 2026 • $1.00
TESTIMONY CONTINUES
Earleen Hinton
Assistant Ogle County State’s Attorney Matthew Leisten (far left) shows photographs to jurors that were taken by crime scene investigators at Maggie Meyer’s home after she was discovered dead inside the first floor of her burned home. This photo shows the damage to the home’s basement after the fire. Her ex-husband, Duane C. Meyer (far right), is on trial for killing her and setting the home on fire. Story on page 3. One section • 16 pages
INDEX Betty’s Column................................7 Property Transfers.......................... 8 Classifieds.................................. 9-12
Colbert Column.............................13 Sports.........................................13-16
DEATHS Published every Friday by Ogle County Newspapers, a division of Shaw Media
No obituaries reported.