PROPHETSTOWN ECHO
VOLUME 135 • NO. 34
TUESDAY, AUGUST 27, 2024 • $1.00
Prophetstown, Illinois
MELON TIME Earleen Hinton
Gabi Abell holds a watermelon Aug. 23 at the Mitchell Melons stand on Luther Road near Tampico. The popular melon farm also offers cantaloupe at its stand, which is open from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. each day. The Mitchell family has been growing melons at the family farm for 52 years.
REGIONAL NEWS
REGIONAL NEWS
REGIONAL NEWS
Whiteside County awards
Stained-glass windows repaired
One-year anniversary
Demolition derby, pedal pull and heavy horse show winners announced / 3, 5
Morrison’s Presbyterian church has completed upgrades to repair its stained-glass windows / 9
Morrison Food Pantry celebrates one year of food distribution in new building / 15
WHAT’S INSIDE Glimpses of the Past............................6 Property Transfers .............................12 Your Health ........................................6 Churches...........................................18-19 Police Report......................................... 10 Classifieds........................................21-23 Published every Tuesday 24 pages • One section
DEATHS Alice May “Sis” Bordner, James L. Huett, Emma Kay, Fred Steele / 4