VOLUME 171 NO. 34 • SERVING OGLE COUNTY SINCE 1851
Friday, October 22, 2021 • $1.00
AVATAR KODA
LOCAL NEWS
Buildings Demolished Three buildings are razed in downtown Mt. Morris. / 8
LOCAL NEWS
A New Casey’s
Forreston’s new Casey’s General Store is slated to open Oct. 21. / 4
COVID-19 Ogle County’s COVID-19
rates are finally starting to stabilize, administrator says. / 3
Earleen Hinton/Shaw Media
Kate Salata of Rockton and Koda, a 16-year-old Percheron, came dressed as a creature from the movie Avatar for the costume contest at this year’s Spooktacular Horse Expo and Fun Show held at the Ogle County Fairgrounds on Sunday. Kate and Koda beat out 19 other contestants to win the $100 prize. More event photos on page 10.
One section • 32 pages
INDEX Betty’s Column ........ 6 Business News......... 8 Classifieds .........25-32
Horse Expo ............. 10 Oregon Police..........15 Polo Police ...............14
Property Transfers..15 Sports.................. 11-13 Sheriff Activity........14
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Joann E. Bachman, Judith ‘Judi’ DeVries, Irma Mae Sander, Page16