VOLUME 58 NO. 22 • SERVING WHITESIDE, ROCK ISLAND COUNTIES SINCE 1857
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HONOR FLIGHT
Erie, Illinois
Sarah Ford for Shaw Media
John Taylor of Moline, left, and Tom Coussens of Rapids City are pictured at the Quad Cities International Airport on Tuesday, May 25, after their return from the 53rd Honor Flight of the Quad Cities. The airport terminal was packed with family, friends and supporters welcoming home the veterans after their daylong trip to Washington, D.C. See article on page 3.
LOCAL NEWS
LOCAL NEWS
LOCAL NEWS
Boys Track and Field
Annual Tradition
Cleaning Up Erie
Area athletes earn medals at state. / 12
EHS students paint Spanish mural. / 5
Middle school students make an impact. / 8
WHAT’S INSIDE
Published every Tuesday 24 pages • One section
Glimpses of the Past......................... 6 Property Transfers............................. 7 Police Reports.................................... 6
Sports.................................. 10, 12, 19 Church News.............................14-15 Classifieds .............................20-23
DEATHS Eileen Reedy, Charles D. McClaine, Sr., Page 4