VOLUME 58 NO. 14 • SERVING WHITESIDE, ROCK ISLAND COUNTIES SINCE 1857
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Members of the River Cities Rotary and Rapids City Fire Protection District are seen here at the Port Byron Fire Station March 29. Pictured, left to right, are: Darci Toppert, Don Knapp, Greg Rankin, Julie Perkins, Corey Fulton, Don Carey, Sue Hebel, Joe King, Mary Beth Eggers, Elizabeth Saelens, Jim Crozier, Chris Bode, Rotary District Governor-elect David Bills, Jim Bull, and Bruce Peterson. Story on Page 2.
ELECTION COVERAGE
SPORTS
LOCAL NEWS
COVID-19 Surge
Mustangs Come Close
Whiteside County is back to warning status. / 4
Morrison loses a close game to Newman. / 14
WHAT’S INSIDE Society News...................................... 5 Glimpses of the Past......................... 11 Fulton Police Reports......................... 9 Published every Tuesday 24 pages • One section
Property Transfers.......................... 12 Church Listings..........................18-19 Classifieds..............................20-23
DEATHS David A. Olson, Alvin R. ‘Bob’ Schipper, Jr., Carol J. (Hockman) Kallenbach, Page 8
Due to press deadlines, results of the April 6 election will be published in the April 13 editions. Election results are available online at www.saukvalley.com