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VOLUME 62 NO. 29 • SERVING WHITESIDE, ROCK ISLAND COUNTIES SINCE 1857
Tuesday, July 22, 2025 • $1.00
BIRD’S-EYE VIEW A red-tailed hawk sits July 18 on a round bale of hay between Erie and Prophetstown. The young hawk was looking for supper from his perch above an open field.
WHAT’S INSIDE The Ancestor Project...............................5 Glimpses of the Past..........................6 Business and Service Directory...........16 Published every Tuesday 24 pages • One section
Property Transfers ...............................17 Churches............................................ 18-19 Classifieds........................................ 20-23
DEATHS Barbara “Barb” Cole, Guadalupe Hernandez, Betty Lou Helen Stralow / 4
Erie, Illinois
Earleen Hinton