WHITESIDE NEWS SENTINEL
VOLUME 163 NO. 21 • ESTABLISHED 1857
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Morrison, Illinois
REGIONAL CHAMPS The Morrison Fillies softball team celebrates after a nine-inning battle with the Comets in the Class 1A Newman Regional in Sterling on Saturday. Story on page 11.
REGIONAL NEWS
REGIONAL NEWS
Top Contender
Steamers Move On
PLT 8th grader to head to D.C. for spelling bee. / 3
Fulton wins regional baseball championship. / 12
WHAT’S INSIDE Glimpses of the Past........................ 6 Property Transfers............................8 Police Reports...................................8 Published every Tuesday 20 pages • One section
Sports...................................11-13, 16 Church News............................14-15 Classifieds .............................18-19
DEATHS Mark Heller, Courtney Lynn (Spier) Merry, DeWayne Edward Aude, Linda Bryan, Robert “Bob” M. Jackson, Mark A. Clarkson, Karen M. McLaughlin, Cathrine Shanafelt, Pages 4-5
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MACF Grants United Way and WHOA awarded grants. / 2