VOLUME 173 NO. 6 • SERVING OGLE COUNTY SINCE 1851
Friday, April 7, 2023 • $1.00
NEWS
Williams Reelected
Ken Williams defeats challenger Mike Arians in Tuesday’s election. / 3
WHAT THE HAIL?!
NEWS
Storm Damage A March 31 storm takes down several buildings west of Forreston. / 7
New Pharmacy Mt. Morris
welcomes a new telepharmacy to its downtown. / 4
Earleen Hinton/Shaw Media A strong hail storm hit Oregon on Tuesday morning leaving several inches of hail on sidewalks and roadways. Here, hail runs off a roof on North Sixth Street piling up near the front step. Story on page 6.
One section • 20 pages
INDEX Betty’s Column......... 5 Classifieds......... 18-20 Colbert Column.......14
Library News............. 2 Oregon Police...........17 Otto’s Column........... 5
Property Transfers...16 Sheriff Activity.........16 Sports.................. 13-15
DEATHS Published every Friday by Ogle County Newspapers, a division of Shaw Media
John “Jack” Irvin Birkholz, Virgil “Gene” Eugene Patterson, Dwayne Marshall Zipse, Page 8