PROPHETSTOWN ECHO
VOLUME 135 • NO. 32
Prophetstown, Illinois
TUESDAY, AUGUST 13, 2024 • $1.00
GREAT RIVER TUG FEST Brian Hurley
Black Fabrication team members pull the rope Aug. 10 at the Great River Tug Fest across the Mississippi hosted by Port Bryon. 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 20 pages • One section
DEATHS Michael R. Cady, Betty H. Schaver, Verna P. Snyder / 4