VOLUME 170 • NO. 30
Fulton, Illinois
TUESDAY, JULY 23, 2024 • $1.00
SOARING OVER THE WATER Earleen Hinton
An egret flies over the backwaters of the Mississippi River near Lock and Dam 13 between Fulton and Thomson. River levels have dropped but still remain higher than normal.
REGIONAL NEWS
REGIONAL NEWS
REGIONAL NEWS
Police staffing shortages
Beyond Trim column
Spend time with Dorothy, Toto
Sauk Valley departments raising salaries to recruit, retain police officers / 3
Tofu is mild in flavor and can be seasoned and cooked in many different ways / 6
Timber Lake Playhouse presenting “The Wizard of Oz” through July 28 / 16
WHAT’S INSIDE Glimpses of the Past............................5 Property Transfers .............................14 Your Health.........................................7 Churches........................................... 15-16 Ancestor Project....................................9 Classifieds........................................18-19 Published every Tuesday by Sauk Valley Media, a division of Shaw Media Illinois
DEATHS
20 pages • One section
Irene Drolema, Leonard Dale Hanson, Burnell Eugene Howlett / 4