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VOLUME 165 NO. 16 • SERVING THE POLO AREA SINCE 1857 Friday, June 30, 2023 • $1.00
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any water conditioner or iron filter! 81
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Heading home 92-year-old Dean Troutman passes through Morrison and Prophetstown on his 350-mile trek for St. Jude / 5
NEWS
MAKING A SPLASH
Car show a success Assisted living center hosts car show for residents that “brought back a lot of good memories” / 6
Let Freedom Ring Patriotic program, parade, fireworks among July 3-4 events / 8
Earleen Hinton/Shaw Media
Cale Utter, 14, of Polo, make a splash as he dives into the Polo swimming pool on Tuesday evening. The outdoor pool, located at 303 E. Webster St., is one of the last remaining public pools in the area. Call 815-946-3406 for schedule information.
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INDEX Betty’s Column......... 4 Classifieds.......... 15-19 Leaf River Daze......... 9
Library News............. 2 Mt. Morris Jamboree. 7 Oregon Police...........12
Otto’s Column........... 4 Property Transfers...14 Sheriff Activity.........14
DEATHS Published every Friday by Ogle County Newspapers, a division of Shaw Media
Robert E. Bowers, Agnes H. Dunkel, Victoria Elizabeth Finfrock, Page 10