VOLUME 170 • NO. 33
Fulton, Illinois
TUESDAY, AUGUST 13, 2024 • $1.00
GREAT RIVER TUG FEST Brian Hurley
Tuggers from Knapps Contracting and Storage pull the rope Aug. 10 during the Great River Tug Fest across the Mississippi hosted by Port Byron. Story on page 2.
REGIONAL NEWS
COLUMN
REGIONAL NEWS
Tractor show at the fair
Because You Asked
Urgent need for blood
Antique tractor buffs will have a heyday at 153rd annual Whiteside County Fair / 3
Shaw Local reporter Brandon Clark explains the Illinois property tax procedure / 5
The American Red Cross is experiencing an emergency blood shortage / 7
WHAT’S INSIDE Glimpses of the Past............................6 Ancestor Project ...............................12 Your Health.........................................7 Churches...........................................14-15 Property Transfers................................ 10 Classifieds........................................17-20 Published every Tuesday by Sauk Valley Media, a division of Shaw Media Illinois
DEATHS Michael R. Cady, Betty H. Schaver, Verna P. Snyder / 4
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