POLO TRI-COUNTY PRESS VOLUME 166 NO. 30 • SERVING THE POLO AREA SINCE 1857
Friday, October 4, 2024 • $1.00
NEWS
CHILI TIME Deputy back at work Lt. Jason Ketter returns to work after suffering a gunshot wound to the face in the line of duty June 12 / 7
SPORTS
High school roundup Find out how area teams fared in football, girls and boys golf, volleyball, soccer and cross country / 13
Crime and courts Ogle County judge stands by 180-year prison sentence for Oregon man / 5
Alexa Zoellner
Rachel Castaneda (center right) of Oregon and Evelyn Castaneda, 9, watch and wait as Kirby Witmer (center, left) prepares cups of Southwest chili for them Sept. 28 at the Polo Chili Cook-Off. Story on page 2.
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INDEX Betty’s Column......... 4 Chamber Chatter...... 2 Classifieds.......... 15-18
Colbert Column.......14 Oregon Police............ 6 Otto’s Column........... 4
Property Transfers.. 10 Sheriff Activity.......... 8 Sports.................. 12-14
DEATHS Published every Friday by Ogle County Newspapers, a division of Shaw Media
Charles Emory Buser, Page 11