VOLUME 173 NO. 16 • SERVING OGLE COUNTY SINCE 1851
Friday, June 16, 2023 • $1.00
NEWS
Festival returns The 57th Polo Town & County Days runs through Sunday / 7
NEWS
The hole story “Big old hole” pops up in front of Shell station along Route 26 in Polo / 5
1-MILE FUN RUN
IESA state medalists Area middle schoolers bring home 43 medals, win 8 state titles / 10
Earleen HInton/Shaw Media
Kids start the 1-mile fun run at the Maggie & Amos Foundation’s Infinity Run + Family Fun Event on Saturday, June 10. The event is held in memory of Maggie Meyer (Rosko) and her son Amos, 3, who died in October 2016 in Byron. Story, page 3.
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INDEX Betty’s Column......... 6 Classifieds......... 14-20 Library News............. 2
Oregon Police........... 11 Otto’s Column........... 6 Polo Police................ 11
Property Transfers...13 Sheriff Activity.........12 Sports....................... 10
DEATHS Published every Friday by Ogle County Newspapers, a division of Shaw Media
Robert “Bob” Noel Bennett, Lloyd V. DeVries, Steven “Steve” Eugene Grobe, Page 8