PROPHETSTOWN ECHO
VOLUME 135 • NO. 30
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Prophetstown, Illinois
SCHOOL SUPPLY PICKUP
Earleen Hinton
Thomas Tarbill, 5, of Lyndon picks up an item as Grace Heimerdinger-Baake of the Regional Office of Education 47 helps during Prophetstown’s Fourth Friday on July 26. The ROE handed out school supplies and other items during the event. More photos on page 11.
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Whiteside County Fair
Monster trucks, tractor pull, pro bronc and bull riding, demo derby featured at fair / 3
Morrison teen right on target Patrick Schaefer takes 11th place at national trap shooting championship / 5
WHAT’S INSIDE Glimpses of the Past...........................6 Ancestor Project...............................8 Your Health............................................. 9 Published every Tuesday 20 pages • One section
Churches.......................................... 14-15 Property Transfers................................16 Classifieds ........................................17-19
DEATHS Reba Lindstrom, Helene Wildt / 4
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Community questions
How do video game taxes work in Illinois? Reporter Brandon Clark provides answers / 12