VOTE FOR CHRIS BISHOP REPUBLICAN FOR IL STATE SENATE - 37TH DISTRICT
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MARCH 19TH PRIMARY
VOLUME 61 NO. 8 • SERVING WHITESIDE, ROCK ISLAND COUNTIES SINCE 1857
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REGIONAL NEWS
Bald Eagle Watch Eagles do not disappoint at annual watch. / 3
REGIONAL NEWS
Lending a Hand Morrison woman’s venture helps people in need. / 4
Sports Roundup Find out how high school teams fared. / 11
THIRD AT STATE Alex T. Paschal
Riverdale’s Blake Smith controls the leg of Carson Maxey of Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley in the 150-pound Class 1A third-place match Saturday, Feb. 17, at the IHSA state wrestling finals at the State Farm Center in Champaign. Riverdale’s Dean Wainwright placed third in the 120-pound match. Photos on page 2.
WHAT’S INSIDE Glimpses of the Past.........................6 Your Health.........................................6 Property Transfers............................. 7 Published every Tuesday 24 pages • One section
Sports .......................................... 9-11 Church News............................. 12-13 Classifieds..............................21-24
DEATHS Ronald Eugene Rosenow, Janice K. Stone, Page 4