VOLUME 57 NO. 33 • SERVING WHITESIDE, ROCK ISLAND COUNTIES SINCE 1857
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TASTE OF TUGFEST Sarah Ford/For Shaw Media
A BBQ smoker and a crowd sit outside Duey’s in Port Byron on Saturday night, during the weekend reserved for Tug Fest. The annual event was canceled due to safety concerns over coronavirus. Story on page 5.
LOCAL NEWS
STATE NEWS
LOCAL NEWS
River Cities Rotary
Crop Conditions
Science of Fire Night
Members adopt Port Byron garden. / 6
Rains raise crop conditions statewide. / 11
Cordova firemen teach about fighting fires. / 2
WHAT’S INSIDE Social News........................................ 3 Churches...................................... 14-15 Classifieds ........................17-18-19-20 Published every Tuesday 20 pages • One section
Fulton Police.....................................9 Glimpses......................................... 13 Property Transfers........................9
DEATHS James V. Britt, Sr., Linda L. Harrington Daniel L. Johnson, Emma Vervaecke, Jackie T. McCormick, Edna Irene Reynolds, Pages 8-9