VOLUME 57 NO. 27 • SERVING WHITESIDE, ROCK ISLAND COUNTIES SINCE 1857
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Erie, Illinois
WAITING FOR REPAIRS Sarah Ford/Shaw Media
Port Byron’s riverfront has been absent of boaters this season, as the docks wait for repairs after 2019 floods heavily damaged the wooden docks, and sent sections of the floating dock down river. The village recently received a grant that will get the docks fixed and functional in time for peak boating season. Article on page 2.
STATE NEWS
Illinois Schools
Blood Needed
Riverdale Superintendent
Schools prepare for in-person learning. / 4
State’s supply is ‘critically low.’ / 5
Mr. Jacobs retiring at the end of June. / 2
WHAT’S INSIDE Social News........................................ 3 Churches.......................................12-13 Classifieds ..................18-19-20-21-22
Glimpses...........................................8 Sports..............................................10 College News .............................. 10
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DEATHS Tom Ballard, Eureath Elva Bollivar, Charles T. Garrard, Kathryn R. Huizenga, Kenneth Ralph Huizenga, Lois Boucher, Page 6