PROPHETSTOWN ECHO
VOLUME 135 • NO. 43
Prophetstown, Illinois
Tuesday, October 22, 2024 • $1.00
VOLLEY FOR A CURE Jessie Otten
The Erie-Prophetstown gymnasium was a sea of pink Oct. 15 when the Panthers hosted the Newman Catholic Comets for the annual Volley for a Cure fundraising event. All the event’s proceeds were donated to CGH Women’s Health Services in Sterling. More photos on page 2.
REGIONAL NEWS
REGIONAL NEWS
REGIONAL SPORTS
Correctional center workers picket
Building on Seabees’ legacy
High school sports roundup
Workers in Dixon join statewide picket in quest for enhanced worker safety, staffing / 5
Fulton native Brian Richmond assigned to U.S. Naval construction force / 7
Find out how area teams fared in football, girls volleyball and boys and girls golf / 13-14, 18
WHAT’S INSIDE Glimpses of the Past........................11 Churches......................................16-17 Your Health.......................................12 Property Transfers .......................... 17 Sports.....................................13-14, 18 Classifieds.................................. 19-24 Published every Tuesday 24 pages • One section
DEATHS David W. Clary, Charles E. Miller Jr., Gordon F. Millerschone / 9