VOLUME 175 NO. 17 • SERVING OGLE COUNTY SINCE 1851
SPORTS
Friday, August 29, 2025 • $1.00
BATTLING THE BLAZE
On the links Oregon and Erie-Prophetstown squared off Aug. 18 at Silver Ridge Golf Course / 23
NEWS
Summer night session
“Heartache Tonight” sets attendance record for Mt. Morris Jamboree / 10
Earleen Hinton
Oregon firefighters respond to a garage fire Aug. 20 in the 500 block of Elizabeth Road.
One section • 32 pages
INDEX Betty’s Column......... 7 Classifieds..........27-30
Otto’s Column........... 7 Property Transfers...14
Sports..................22-25
DEATHS Published every Friday by Ogle County Newspapers, a division of Shaw Media
Jeffery “Jeff” Jesse Akins, Robert H. Chamberlin, Jean E. Kump, Page 12