PROPHETSTOWN ECHO
VOLUME 134 • NO. 17
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STARTING STRONG
Prophetstown, Illinois
Sarah Ford for Shaw Media
EP’s Caden Sutton (left) and Wyatt Beck (right) take off after the starting gun for the 3,200 relay at the Schmidt Invitational at Erie High School on Friday, April 21. Also in the relay were Gus Schultz, Alex Bomleny, Tyson Skinner, Dayton Greenwood, Charlie Link and Ben Renean. The Panthers celebrated Senior Night at the invite, with the boys team placing first out of the field of five and the EP girls placing second. Seniors recognized were Tyler Ballard, Hunter Bruketta, Shawn Chandler, Parker Holldorf, Jack Minssen, Caleb Naftzger, Brianna Neumiller, Paxton Schultz and Hayden Sumner. See Roundup on page 12.
REGIONAL NEWS
REGIONAL NEWS
Pathways Symposium
River Flooding
Dutch Days Festival
Aspiring students get an inside look. / 3
Counties brace for Mississippi flooding. / 5
City to celebrate its Dutch heritage. / 9
WHAT’S INSIDE
Published every Tuesday 28 pages • One section
REGIONAL NEWS
Glimpses of the Past......................... 7 Property Transfers............................. 8 Police Reports.................................... 6
Sports....................................11-13, 15 Church News............................. 16-17 Classifieds .............................20-28
DEATHS Gerald R. Brackemyer, F. Marie Burkhardt, Martha B. Reynolds, Patricia Vandermyde, Page 4