POLO TRI-COUNTY PRESS VOLUME 165 NO. 30 • SERVING THE POLO AREA SINCE 1857
Friday, October 6, 2023 • $1.00
NEWS
Ogle County Farm Stroll Six stops this year on the self-guided driving tour of highly diversified family farms / 5
NEWS
CHILI BY THE SPOONFUL
Doggy Dash is back Costume contest, 5K run and 1-mile walk part of fundraiser in Polo / 8
Chamber honors Sharon Miller named Polo Chamber’s 2023 Citizen of Year; Barb and Jim Miller also feted / 7
Alexa Zoellner
Amanda Shuman of Polo serves a bowl of pumpkin chili during Polo’s Chili Cook-Off on Sept. 30. The cook-off was held in the city-owned lot next to the Shell station. It was the first time the event has taken place since 2019. Story: Page 9.
One section • 20 pages
INDEX Betty’s Column......... 4 Classifieds..........17-20 Colbert Column....... 11
Library News............. 2 Oregon Police...........14 Otto’s Column........... 4
DEATHS Published every Friday by Ogle County Newspapers, a division of Shaw Media
Joanne Lindquist, Page 8
Property Transfers...16 Sheriff Activity.........14 Sports.................. 10-13