A helping hand makes all the difference. Everyone deserves access to food without fear of shame. Lets end the stigma behind food insecurity. Resources and more information available at your local health department office.
OREGON: 907 Pines Road • (815) 562-6976
ROCHELLE: 510 Lincoln Highway • (815) 562-6976
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POLO TRI-COUNTY PRESS VOLUME 166 NO. 37 • SERVING THE POLO AREA SINCE 1857
Friday, January 24, 2025 • $1.00
SPORTS
High school roundup Find out how local high school teams fared in basketball, wrestling and bowling / 15
Crimes and court Oregon man pleads guilty to conservation crimes / 6 One section • 20 pages
SHUTTLING IN WATER Earleen Hinton
A Polo fire tender deposits water into a portable tank at a Jan. 19 fire in Emerson, which is located between Rock Falls and Morrison. Fire crews battled frigid temperatures for several hours. A body was discovered in the debris Jan. 20. Story on page 3.
INDEX Betty’s Column................................. 4 Classifieds........................................19 Colbert Column...............................16
Otto’s Column................................... 4 Property Transfers.......................... 10 Sports...........................................12-17
DEATHS Published every Friday by Ogle County Newspapers, a division of Shaw Media
Kathryn L. Cox, Jacquelyn Pettit, Page 8