PROPHETSTOWN ECHO TUES DAY, AP R IL 30, 2024 • $ 1 .00
VOLUME 135 • NO. 18
Prophetstown, Illinois
CEO TRADE SHOW Alex T. Paschal
“Build a Bloom” proprietor Olivia Purvis of Prophetstown High School talks about her products Wednesday, April 24, at the WACC CEO trade show. Purvis is offering make your own bouquets or taking a predesigned option. Story on page 2.
REGIONAL NEWS
REGIONAL NEWS
Fulton Dutch Days
OSF Air Ambulance
Sports Roundup
Fulton celebrates the city’s Dutch heritage. / 7
OSF Life Flight operational at county airport. / 11
Find out how high school teams fared. / 12
WHAT’S INSIDE Glimpses of the Past.........................6 Your Health.........................................6 Property Transfers........................9, 11 Published every Tuesday 24 pages • One section
SPORTS
Sports ....................................... 12, 14 Church News.............................18-19 Classifieds..............................21-24
DEATHS Vernon J. Dornbush, Gary Lee Ottens, Mike “Moe” E. DeSpain, Joseph “Joe” Martin McKenna, Kenneth W. Schaver, Logan C. Davis, Pages 4-5