PROPHETSTOWN ECHO
VOLUME 135 • NO. 26
TUESDAY, JULY 2, 2024 • $1.00
Prophetstown, Illinois
POPPIN’ GOOD Earleen Hinton
Legend McEvoy, 6, digs into his bag of Thicksten’s Popcorn as his grandfather, Mile Emery, holds the bigger bag June 28 in downtown Prophetstown. Thicksten’s Popcorn summer hours are 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday.
REGIONAL NEWS
REGIONAL NEWS
REGIONAL NEWS
Fourth of July celebrations
Rural Dixon man to remain in jail
WHOA benefit horse show
Fireworks to light up the sky throughout the Sauk Valley including in Dixon and Rock Falls / 3
Man accused of shooting three police officers denied request to be released from jail / 5
About 40 riders take part in the White Oaks Therapeutic Equestrian Center’s show / 10
WHAT’S INSIDE Ancestor Project...............................6 Churches...........................................14-15 Glimpses of the Past............................9 College News.........................................16 Your Health ........................................12 Classifieds........................................17-20 Published every Tuesday 20 pages • One section
DEATHS Paul Omer Morrow, Jacqueline “Jacki” A. Roman, Marjorie “Marge” L. Rushmeyer / 4