VOLUME 58 NO. 29 • SERVING WHITESIDE, ROCK ISLAND COUNTIES SINCE 1857
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Erie, Illinois
RICO 4-H SHOW Sarah Ford for Shaw Media
Members of the Buccaneers 4-H Club of Port Byron stand by their project booth at the Rock Island County Fair in East Moline on Saturday, July 16, at the annual Rock Island County 4-H Show. Club members can enter a variety of projects to be judged at the 4-H Show, with ribbons awarded and some chosen for the Illinois State Fair in August. Pictured from left are Dalton Carls of Port Byron, Theo DePauw of Port Byron, Adde Snowden of Hillsdale, Myranda DePauw of Port Byron, Colton Heim of Port Byron, and Bethany, Hannah, and Violet Priaulx of Rapids City. See photo on page 13.
REGIONAL NEWS
LOCAL NEWS
Panther Football
Wings Over Whiteside
Taking Shape
Team aims to keep 2021 momentum. / 11
Airshow returns to the Whiteside Co. Airport. / 7
Erie Triangle one step closer to being done. / 2
WHAT’S INSIDE Social News........................................ 3 Glimpses of the Past......................... 6 Property Transfers............................. 7 Published every Tuesday 20 pages • One section
LOCAL NEWS
Sports...............................................11 Church News.............................14-15 Classifieds ............................. 16-20
DEATHS James J. Field, Rebecca ‘Becky’ Paxton, Annalene Wierema, John W. Wierema, Page 4