PROPHETSTOWN ECHO
VOLUME 135 • NO. 37
Prophetstown, Illinois
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2024 • $1.00
BATTLE ON THE LINE Steve Siefken
Erie-Prophetstown’s Jeffrey Chastain (right) and Newman’s Jacob Newberry (66) battle Sept. 13. The Panthers fell to the Comets 41-13, suffering their first loss of the season.
REGIONAL NEWS
REGIONAL NEWS
REGIONAL SPORTS
Big Boy steams through area
Morrison man pleads guilty
High school sports roundup
Crowd estimated at 61,000 as Union Pacific’s steam engine parks for day in Rochelle / 3
Former Boy Scout camp director pleads guilty to sexually abusing teenager in 2004 / 5
Find out how area teams fared in football, girls volleyball and boys and girls golf / 14, 18
WHAT’S INSIDE Glimpses of the Past.........................6 Sports..............................................14-18 Property Transfers.................................. 7 Churches...........................................32-33 Your Health .........................................11 Classifieds.......................................34-39 Published every Tuesday 40 pages • One section
DEATHS Larry Tessendorf / 4