VOLUME 172 NO. 25 • SERVING OGLE COUNTY SINCE 1851
NEWS
Friday, August 19, 2022 • $1.00
TOURNEY TIME
Bid Accepted
A $51,000 bid has been accepted for the sale of the DLR junior high. / 3
NEWS
Seeking Help
Polo residents, business owners seek help after flooding issues. / 4
Heritage Festival See farming
practices from years ago at this special event on Aug. 27. / 14
Earleen Hinton/Shaw Media
Oregon’s base ball team, the Ganymedes, played at the 19th annual World Tournament of Historic Base Ball in Dearborn, Michigan, on Aug. 13-14. In the main photo, Eric “The Liberator” Berg tracks down a hit to right field. In the inset photo, second baseman Justin “Butter” Early hangs on to the ball as he collides with a player from the Flat Rock Bear Clan. Story on page 6.
One section • 20 pages
INDEX Betty’s Column ........ 8 Classifieds .........16-20 Library News ............ 2
Mt. Morris Police....15 Oregon Police..........12 Otto’s Column .......... 8
Property Transfers..15 Sheriff Activity........15 Sports.....................6-7
DEATHS Published every Friday by Ogle County Newspapers, a division of Shaw Media
Cheryl Prather, Cathryn D. Styczynski, Page 12