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POLO TRI-COUNTY PRESS 300 Mix Street • Oregon, IL 61061 • 815-732-2969
VOLUME 164 NO. 34 • SERVING THE POLO AREA SINCE 1857
Friday, November 4, 2022 • $1.00
NEWS
HEADED FOR STATE
School Meeting
A conservative Christian school could be coming to Mt. Morris. / 11
SPORTS
Second Round
The Marcos advance to the second round in 8-man state playoffs. / 14
Election Oregon voters will decide on Nov. 8 whether to change their city’s form of government. / 3
Earleen Hinton/Shaw Media
Polo’s Carson Jones heads to the finish line at the 1A Oregon Sectional on Saturday, Oct. 29, at Oregon Park West. Jones, a senior, qualified for this weekend’s state finals in Peoria when he crossed the finish line in 18th place. Story on page 12.
One section • 20 pages
INDEX Betty’s Column ........ 4 Classifieds ........ 18-20 Colbert Column ......15
Library News .......... 10 Oregon Police..........16 Otto’s Column .......... 4
Property Transfers..17 Sheriff Activity........17 Sports................. 12-15
DEATHS Published every Friday by Ogle County Newspapers, a division of Shaw Media
Richard L. Jones, Richard Emil Mocker, Sally Jane Stevens, Page 10