VOLUME 57 NO. 39 • SERVING WHITESIDE, ROCK ISLAND COUNTIES SINCE 1857
Erie, Illinois
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Firefighters with the Erie Fire Protection District who responded to Louisiana in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida – Jodie Wells, left, Scott Melton, and Jeff Steimle are pictured at the Erie Fire Station on Friday, Sept. 24. The men spent two weeks manning a fire station in Thibodaux, Louisiana and supporting local first responders after Governor JB Pritzker’s deployment of Fire Engine Strike teams to hard-hit areas in the south. They returned from their deployment on Tuesday, Sept. 21. See page 8.
REGIONAL NEWS
LOCAL NEWS
Lucious Locks
Fulton Fall Festival
New business in Morrison
Erie boy is finalist in mullet competition. / 11
Family fun planned on Saturday. / 6
The Blue Violet opens on Main Street. / 3
WHAT’S INSIDE Society News ..................................... 4 Glimpses of the Past........................12 Property Transfers............................14 Published every Tuesday 24 pages • One section
REGIONAL NEWS
Police Reports................................ 12 Church News.............................18-19 Classifieds ..............................21-24
DEATHS
Jack V. Cole, Jack R. Redell, Donald Milton Matthews, Bernie Baar, Jay Stevens, Page 10