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Malone sworn in as Fulton mayor

By ANAKIN WESTON Shaw Local News Network correspondent

FULTON – Fulton has a new mayor. The City Council swore in Shane Malone as mayor and also swore in reelected members and new 4th Ward Alderperson Kathy Suehl during its April 28 meeting.

The council recognized outgoing aldermen Paul Banker and Jeff Brondyke for their service.

The council also recognized Mayor Pro Tem Keith King for filling the vacancy of mayor after the resignation of former Mayor Wendy Ottens. King will be returning to his position as 3rd Ward Alderperson.

After the ceremony, members of Northern Illinois University gave a virtual presentation regarding their potential Comprehensive and Strategic Plan for Fulton. The university has been working closely with the city on urban planning and the economic development of Fulton.

The presentation reviewed the importance of developing a comprehensive plan for communities as well as the roles of the task force should Fulton choose to further work with NIU.

Some highlights include the creation of a project website to track the progress of the task force as well as ways to gauge community interest.

In other action, City Administrator Eric Sikkema announced that as of April 22, the downtown project is up for bid. The bid opening is scheduled for May 8 with construction expected to begin in June.

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I-88 work near Rock Falls begins

DIXON – A two-year construction project on Interstate 88 in Whiteside County began Monday.

The work zone is from the U.S. 30 interchange at exit 44 in Rock Falls to just west of the U.S. 30 spur interchange at exit 36.

Work includes patching and repairs to the I-88 bridges crossing Elkhorn Creek and Polo Road.

The crossing over the abandoned Burlington Northern Railroad will be removed.

Traffic will be controlled using highway crossovers west of the U.S. 30 interchange and east of the Illinois 40 interchange at exit 41.

Police Chief Chad Hermes announced that within the next two weeks, Fulton will be the only fully staffed police department in Whiteside County. The police department will be staffed with nine officers, which stands in stark contrast to the skeleton crew of previous months.

When first hired, Hermes promised to alleviate Fulton’s staffing issues within the first six months.

In further action, the council:

• Passed a motion to approve the real estate purchase agreement with Ryan Eissens. The motion approves the reimbursement of Eissen’s purchase of a road for his new construction project.

• Passed a motion approving the purchase of real estate for a new roadway in Block 12, Range 4 of Fulton.

• Passed a motion amending charges for municipal water and sewer services in Title 5.

• Passed a motion amending Section 131.05 of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Fulton for “Vehicles to be seized and impounded.” This amendment ensures that the city matches the state statute.

• Passed a motion to publish a notice of public hearing on the proposed vacation of an alleyway after Brondyke’s proposal. The hearing will be at 5:30 p.m. May 12 at the next City Council meeting.

One lane of traffic will be maintained and all ramps will be open throughout the work zone. The work is expected to be completed by the end of the year, with all lanes open over the winter.

Work will resume in spring 2026 with milling and resurfacing. One lane of traffic in each direction will be maintained. The project is expected to be completed in November 2026.

Motorists can expect delays and should allow extra time for trips through this area and be prepared for slow and stopped traffic. Drivers are urged to pay close attention to changed conditions and signs in the work zones, obey the posted speed limits, refrain from using mobile devices and be alert for workers and equipment.

Kids, cops to compete together at May 16 trap

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MORRISON – A Kids and Cops Trap Shoot will take place at 6 p.m. Friday, May 16, at the Morrison Sportsmen’s Club, 8420 Garden Plain Road.

High school teams from Prophetstown, Morrison, Erie, Fulton, Sterling, Rock Falls and Polo will compete with officers from the Illinois State Police, Illinois Conservation Police, Whiteside County Sheriff’s Department and the Carroll County Sheriff’s Department.

“Come and watch the fun and see who’s the best shot. Will it be kids or cops?” organizer Jim Zaagman said. “Two-person teams, one cop and one kid.”

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Shane Malone is sworn in as the mayor of Fulton on April 28. In the center is Pro-Tem Mayor Keith King, who had been filling in as mayor.

Teenager killed in crash south of Prophetstown

By CHARLENE BIELEMA cbielema@shawmedia.com

DIXON – The funeral service for a teenager killed in a crash on a rural road south of Prophetstown on April 30 was scheduled for Monday, May 5.

The visitation for Jackson L. Miller, 13, of Prophetstown was from 3 to 7 p.m. May 5 at the Prophetstown United Methodist Church, 200 W. Second St., with the funeral service set to begin at 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 6.

Jackson died at the scene of a crash in the 18000 block of Lomax Road. Whiteside County deputies were dispatched to the area shortly after 3:30 p.m. April 30 in response to the crash.

According to a news release, a preliminary investigation determined that a black Ford Edge driven by Tara Fettig, 60, of Tampico was traveling east on Lomax Road when a 125cc Kawasaki dirt bike operated by Jackson entered the road from a private driveway and the two collided. The crash remains under investigation.

According to his obituary, Jackson,

the son of Shawn and Shantell Miller, was a seventh grader in the Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico school district. He was a wrestler and a member of the school’S track team.

Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico School District Superintendent Heidi Lensing announced on social media April 30 that a student in the district had died earlier in the day as the result of a tragic accident.

“This is an unimaginable loss and our hearts go out to the family and all who are grieving,” Lensing wrote. “As a district, we are committed to supporting our students and staff during this incredibly difficult time.”

Lensing said counselors, social workers and area ministers were at the campus for sixth to 12th graders May 1 to provide comfort, guidance and a space for students to process the loss.

Prophetstown police, firefighters and EMS, the Illinois State Police, Illinois Department of Natural Resources Conservation Police, the Whiteside County Coroner’s Office and Randy’s Towing assisted at the scene.

Man caught trucking $2.5 million in cocaine sentenced to 11 years

By CHARLENE BIELEMA cbielema@shawmedia.com

ROCKFORD – A California truck driver was sentenced to 11 years in federal prison April 28 for trafficking $2.5 million worth of cocaine through Whiteside County two years ago.

Ronald Coleman, 45, of Barstow, California, pleaded guilty earlier this year to one count of possession with intent to distribute 5 kilograms or more of cocaine. He admitted in a plea agreement that in April 2023, he was the driver of a semitrailer traveling on Interstate 88 through Whiteside County. Inside his semitrailer, he knowingly and intentionally possessed with the intent to distribute more than 91 kilograms of cocaine with a street value of $2.5 million,

according to a news release.

Coleman, who was arrested during an inspection, was transporting the cocaine to a warehouse in Chicago, where he was to exchange the cocaine for cash and transport the cash back to California, according to the release.

Inside his semitrailer, Coleman also possessed a firearm to protect himself, the cocaine and the cash during the transport.

Coleman expected to be paid for transporting the cocaine from California to Chicago.

U.S. District Judge Iain D. Johnston imposed the sentence during a hearing in federal court in Rockford. The Illinois State Police provided critical assistance in the investigation, according to the release.

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Detective: Slain Mt. Morris man was shot multiple times after going to mom’s apartment to visit his dog

By EARLEEN HINTON ehinton@shawmedia.com

OREGON – A 25-year-old Mt. Morris man was visiting his mother’s apartment to see his dog April 21 when his stepfather fatally shot him, an Ogle County detective said.

Ogle County Detective Chad Gallick testified April 30 that autopsy results showed Cameron Pasley suffered four gunshot wounds to his torso, one to his abdomen and one to his hand before his death. Derek Swanlund, 44, is charged with three counts of first-degree murder and one misdemeanor weapons charge in connection with Pasley’s death.

Swanlund appeared in court April 30 for a preliminary hearing, escorted into a courtroom of the Ogle County Judicial Center wearing shackles and dressed in an orange jumpsuit issued to Ogle County Jail inmates.

Judge Anthony Peska ruled that probable cause existed to continue the case through the court system and remanded Swanlund to the jail, where he has been held since his arrest.

Swanlund pleaded not guilty to the charges and is scheduled to be in court again at 1 p.m. June 4.

Gallick testified that Swanlund, Pasley and Pasley’s mother were in the apartment on Ogle Avenue in Mt. Morris when Swanlund and Pasley’s mother began arguing.

“Cameron had a dog that he could not keep at his apartment, so his mom kept the dog and he had come to visit the dog,” Gallick said under questioning by Assistant State’s Attorney Melissa Voss.

Gallick said the mother told police that during the argument Swanlund began bumping her with his belly. She told police that Swanlund kept interrupting, so she retreated into another room, where her son was. Pasley then decided to leave.

“[Pasley] indicated he did not want to argue anymore, gave her a hug and exited the room,” Gallick said. “She heard some pops, saw some flashes, then she heard Cameron say [Swan -

lund] shot him.”

M. Swanlund Cameron Pasley when he graduated from Oregon High School in 2018.

The mother called police at 4:59 p.m. and told the dispatcher that her husband had “shot her son,” Gallick testified.

When Mt. Morris police officer Cassie Rogers arrived at the apartment complex, a man working outside told her that Swanlund was walking west on a city street carrying a gun. Rogers found Swanlund walking with the gun in his hand and recognized him as a clerk at the Shell gas station in town, according to testimony.

Rogers saw “what appeared to be blood” on Swanlund’s shoes when she approached him, Gallick said, adding that Swanlund was taken into custody without incident.

“[Swanlund] indicated there was an argument, it became physical, and he shot Cameron,” Gallick said, referring to Rogers’ police report.

Pasley was found on the landing of the staircase bleeding from his torso, with his mother trying to help him.

“She was rendering aid,” Gallick said of the mother’s actions as Ogle County Sgt. Ross Dillon entered the apartment. “She said Derek had shot him.”

Pasley was pronounced dead at OSF Saint Katharine Medical Center in Dixon after being transported from the scene by Mt. Morris emergency medical services.

Gallick said Swanlund had legally purchased the 9-mm Smith & Wesson gun in North Caroline and that it was kept in a box in the apartment. Gallick said Swanlund did not have a firearm owner’s identification card, as

required by Illinois law.

Gallick said police found splattered blood on a wall inside the apartment and bloody footprints near an exit door.

During a preliminary hearing, prosecutors present evidence and defense attorneys can cross-examine witnesses. The judge then decides if probable cause exists to continue.

Under cross-examination, Swanlund’s attorney, Assistant Public Defender Eric Morrow, asked Gallick whether he had interviewed witnesses himself or was just basing his testimony on police reports.

“I did not interview any witnesses personally,” Gallick said. “I reviewed all the police reports.”

“My client wasn’t threatening in any way, correct?” Morrow said.

“Correct,” Gallick said.

Morrow then asked Gallick if any toxicology tests were done on Pasley during the April 22 autopsy and whether any cellphones were taken as part of the investigation.

Gallick said he did not know if any toxicology tests had been taken and Swanlund’s phone had yet to be examined.

Peska ruled that probable cause existed to continue the case. Swanlund pleaded not guilty to all charges and requested a jury trial – a normal procedure for felony criminal cases.

Peska remanded Swanlund to the Ogle County Jail, continuing Swanlund’s detention following an April 25 hearing.

At that detention hearing, Morrow argued that the court could place conditions on Swanlund and release him from custody. He said Swanlund was originally from Belvidere and had no criminal history other than one misdemeanor charge for which he received and completed court supervision.

Morrow said Swanlund bought the gun legally when he lived in North Carolina and had lived in Mt. Morris for 10 years and had been consistently employed while residing there.

He argued that Swanlund could be released from custody with conditions

that he have no contact with the victim’s family, wear an electronic monitoring device, be held in home detention at a relative’s home or even be ordered to stay out of Mt. Morris.

“I realize these are serious charges,” Morrow said. “But there are conditions that could be put in place for his release. He has led a law-abiding life. He was compliant with law enforcement and followed their commands.”

Voss argued that Swanlund was found “walking away with blood on his shoes” and was a “real and present threat to the community and those around him.” Voss also said Swanlund had broken Illinois law by not registering the handgun. Swanlund is charged with a misdemeanor for that offense.

“The defendant has already shown he does not follow orders,” Voss said.

Peska said Swanlund’s lack of criminal history did not lessen the risk of releasing him from custody, saying he demonstrated “hostility and aggression” by “belly bumping” Pasley’s mother and then leaving the apartment after the shooting.

Peska said there weren’t any conditions he could impose to protect the safety of others.

Pasley was a 2018 graduate of Oregon High School and a full-time custodian at the Blackhawk Center, where the school’s physical education classes and competition basketball and volleyball games are held.

One day after the shooting, Oregon School District 220 issued a statement saying that the “OCUSD family experienced a heartbreaking loss.”

“Cameron will be remembered for his easygoing personality, his ability to strike up a conversation with just about anyone and the calming presence he brought into every room. He had a bright future ahead of him and was someone who made even stressful situations feel manageable,” according to the statement.

Finch Funeral Home & Crematory in Mt. Morris handled Pasley’s arrangements. His obituary can be viewed on its website.

Derek

May Day protest: Attendees display signs against Trump’s policies

By EARLEEN HINTON ehinton@shawmedia.com

OREGON – A plea for due process was among messages displayed on signs held by about 150 people May 1 as they stood along two sidewalks bordering the historic Ogle County Courthouse in a May Day rally to protest actions by President Donald Trump.

People carried signs critical of Trump’s policies and executive orders as they lined the north and east sidewalks of the courthouse square in downtown Oregon.

The two-hour event was the third organized by Indivisible of Ogle County, the local chapter of the Indivisible Project network, a grassroots organization founded in 2016.

Two previous Hands Off rallies – one April 5 and the other April 19 – drew an estimated 400 and 250 attendees, respectively. Both of those events, which took place on Saturday afternoons, were organized by Jan Buttron of Chana and Mae Furman of Rochelle.

Thursday’s event was held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Attendees at the May 1 event held a variety of homemade signs criticizing Trump’s policies and recent executive orders on immigration and the elimination of programs and agencies that he has said are meant to reduce government waste.

Some of the signs read “Due Process for Everyone;” “Veteran for the Constitution;” “No One Wants a King;” “Save Democracy;” “Pro American, Anti Trump;” “Educated People Scare Trump;” “Hands Off Our Rights;” “Trump’s Economic Plan: Blame Biden;” and “May Day Due Process is OverDue!”

The due process clause of the fifth and 14th amendments of the U.S. Constitu -

in the city’s downtown were encouraged to honk their horns in support.

One large pickup truck buzzed by the rally twice, revving its engine as a passenger unfurled a Trump flag from the window.

Another rally is planned for June 14, Buttron said.

Before the first rally, Buttron met with officials from the Ogle County Sheriff’s Office, the Oregon Police Department, the Oregon Fire Protection District and the city of Oregon. She said those officials told her that rally attendees should stay off the grass and remain on the sidewalks.

tion was written to prevent state governments from depriving anyone of “life, liberty or property” without the due process of law, meaning certain procedures must be followed before officials can take actions that would affect those fundamental rights.

The Trump administration’s recent deportation of individuals, some to prisons in El Salvador, without allowing due process in the courts has sparked outcry from many Trump opponents.

Buttron said the signs reflect the concerns and outrage many have over Trump’s recent actions.

“I think all the various signs tell our position clearly. We’re all out here defending our constitutional republic, our representative democracy, from the dismantling of our government services and programs, vital departments, execu-

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Motorists who traveled through the busy intersection of state Routes 64 and 2

The Oregon rally was one of several May 1 rallies that drew hundreds of thousands across the world and in the U.S. Sauk Valley residents gathered Saturday morning, May 3, at RB&W District Park, 201 E. Second St. in Rock Falls, near the Holiday Inn parking lot before marching across the First Avenue Bridge to the Grandon Civic Center, 304 Brinks Circle in Sterling.

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These signs were critical of the Trump administration’s deportation policies during the May Day Rally on May 1 in Oregon.

SVCC opens outdoor classroom for students

By BRANDON CLARK bclark@shawmedia.com

DIXON – Sauk Valley Community College over the past few years has been working to create an outdoor multipurpose space for its students.

Vice President of Business Services Kent Sorenson said that about three years ago, SVCC leadership started working to create a campus grounds master plan that would encompass the entire property and would include roadwork, foliage and an outdoors classroom and study space at the back of the college, which sits along the scenic Rock River.

The resulting classroom features an outside stage, several hammocks, a traveling artists’ display, new seating, tables and a nearby student coffee bar.

Vice President of Academics and Student Services Jon Mandrell said that the college had longed for an opportunity to revitalize its riverfront space, and it was just a matter of where and when to do it.

“I think the biggest outcome of the project was to revitalize the space, capitalizing the riverfront use, but then also to create a multipurpose space,” Mandrell said. “You can come out here, study, have performances and classroom presentations.”

The outdoor classroom features stone bench-style seating; several black pillars equipped with power outlets for students to charge their electronic devices; and three large whiteboards for instructors, one of which has a reddish tint to reduce sun glare.

“We’ve had a lot of our first-year experience courses go out here, especially in the fall at the beginning of the semester, and being able to showcase that,” SVCC Vice President of Advancement Lori Cortez said. “It’s a really cool learning space for our students.”

Willett, Hofmann & Associates of Dixon is the project’s main architecture and engineering firm. It suggested that SVCC connect with Ayres & Associates due to its expertise in landscape design, and Ayres & Associates eventually joined the project as a subconsultant. Input also was gathered from faculty, staff and students.

“Furniture is always a really big topic with our students,” Mandrell said. “It seems like as we do remodels around campus, they’re very interested in furniture. They’re very interested in power sources, ease and access

higher graduation rate and have higher success rates,” Cortez said. “So we bring different artists out here, whether they’re magicians [or] musicians, and cultivating a really fun space for our students.”

Besides student use, Mandrell said the outdoor space also will host several community events, such as the college’s Tri-Chamber business gathering in July and the alumni celebration that follows the annual student commencement. Eventually, he would like to hold the school’s police academy graduation there.

Sorenson said the project cost about $1.5 million and was funded using a combination of the college’s local funds and a state grant.

to the building.”

SVCC leadership took student feedback to heart, adding new outdoor seating along with vibrant red hammocks near three art displays – featuring sculptures by artists from across the country – which change yearly. A fourth display is reserved for a yet-tobe-selected artist from the Sauk community.

“We’re really trying to make this the one place where students want to come,” Sorenson said. “So there’s a

coffee shop right inside.”

The Skyhawk Coffee Bar provides students with snacks and caffeinated beverages to help fuel them through lectures and study sessions.

Students can access the cafe from inside the college and then walk outside to the new multipurpose outdoor space, which also features a stage for performances and student activities and engagement.

“We know that students who engage on campus have a higher GPA, have a

Director of Facilities Rich Groleau said SVCC’s next capital development board project focuses on expanding and improving the outdoor space. Plans include extending the concrete paths, upgrading lighting and roads behind the building, and improving accessibility across the back area.

The project also covers parking lot renovations and resurfacing Alan Pfeifer Drive. If funding allows, additional upgrades could include re-siding the school’s original T1 building and installing a larger overhead door for the agriculture department, as some of its equipment does not fit through the existing 11-foot door.

Sauk Valley Community College’s Kent Sorenson (foreground) and Jon Mandrell and Lori Cortez (background) stand beside the college’s new outdoor classroom in Dixon.

Photos by Brandon Clark

New hammocks have been placed in the outdoor classroom at Sauk Valley Community College in Dixon.

Married fighter pilots with Sterling ties soar the skies side by side over Japan

By BRANDON CLARK bclark@shawmedia.com

STERLING – For U.S. Air Force Capts. Tanner “Brüt” Massey and Sydney “Menace” Sheppard, the view from 30,000 feet is not only a mission – it’s a shared way of life.

The married fighter pilots, both stationed in northern Japan, fly F-16 training missions together, serving their country while navigating military life side by side in the air and at home.

Massey, a 2015 Sterling High School graduate, and Sheppard have been in the Air Force for about five years. They met as cadets in the Air Force ROTC program at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where what started as a college friendship eventually turned into a lifelong partnership.

“It definitely wasn’t love at first sight – at least not for her,” Massey recalled. “I had to work harder to get her attention than anything else I’d ever done.”

Sheppard jokingly agrees, saying their relationship started when “a boy invited himself to a girl’s family Christmas and then never left.”

The couple married in March 2020, just before Sheppard’s graduation and their move to their first duty station for pilot training. Despite the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, they launched into a demanding but rewarding military journey, one that has taken them across the globe – from training in the U.S. to deployments in South Korea and now Japan.

Known as the “Mighty Viper,” flying F-16s is a dream the two share.

“It’s a welcome challenge,” Sheppard said. “It’s like flying down a backroad listening to ‘Thunderstruck.’ ”

Massey echoed her sentiment, calling the aircraft a “phenomenal” multirole fighter that remains one of the most lethal platforms despite being fourth generation.

The pair flies missions in the same formation, something few military couples get to experience.

“It’s a cool and unique experience to get to fly alongside your spouse,” Sheppard said. “You get a front-row seat to their growth as a pilot, which is awesome, and you also get to see all of their funny little mistakes to tease them about later.”

Although they fly in separate jets, their bond translates into an intuitive partnership in the skies.

“The real advantage with Sydney is more personal – it’s the ability to read subtle cues, like a slight change in her tone over the radio,” Massey said. “Usually, it’s when I’m pushing her patience a little too far.”

However, both Sheppard and Massey emphasized that all fighter pilots they serve with are highly trained and capable, and personal familiarity is only one part of a larger team effort.

The couple has flown “too many training missions together to count,” said Sheppard, with Massey logging almost 470 flying hours to date.

The pair has been stationed in Japan since late 2024 and is immersed in frequent flight training and preparing for pilot upgrades. Off duty, they have been settling into their home and enjoying winter sports and travel.

“We’re diving into the local culture,” Massey said.

Future travel plans include destinations such as Bali, Vietnam and New Zealand.

Their future in the Air Force remains open-ended. Both have about six years left in their initial 10-year pilot commitments and are considering continuing active duty or transitioning to the Air National Guard.

“We will stay in the military as long as it still fits our lifestyle and family goals,” Sheppard said.

For now, the pair continues to dominate the skies together.

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U.S. Air Force Capts. Tanner Massey, a 2015 Sterling High School graduate, and his wife, Sydney Sheppard, serve side by side as fighter pilots in northern Japan. Here they are shown in front of an F-16 in their party suits (a fighter pilot tradition) when they were stationed at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea, while assigned to the 35th Fighter Squadron.

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BASEBALL:

Hall uses aggressive running, wind-aided hits to top E-P

by KEVIN HIERONYMUS khieronymus@shawmedia.com

SPRING VALLEY – The way the Hall Red Devils have been struggling offensively of late, coach Tom Keegan knew he had to scratch out runs any way he could.

He was waving the Red Devils around third base any chance he got. Most of the time, they got home safely, sometimes they didn’t, but it was enough for the Red Devils to scratch out an 8-5 Three Rivers East victory over Erie-Prophetstown on April 28 at Kirby Park.

“It was nice to get some runs early and put the ball in play a little bit. I probably ran us into a few outs at home,” Keegan said. “On a crazy, windy day, you’re going to force the kid to make a perfect play. They made a couple plays at the plate, but we were also able to get a few runs across as well.”

When asked if he’s an aggressive coach at third, Keegan smiled and said, ‘Yeah, or stupid. Probably say the latter.’ ”

“You’ve got to try to make something happen,” he added. “We haven’t really been an offensive juggernaut as of late. Sometimes you say, what the heck. You just send them.”

With the game tied at 4-4, Jack Jablonski doubled to lead off the bottom of the third inning. He was still standing at the keystone two outs later when the wind started playing tricks on the Panthers.

Clayton Fusinetti hit a wind-aided double over the center fielder’s head to score Jablonski.

Jack Curran popped up a high fly halfway down the first-base line that E-P pitcher Braden Frank overran as the wind pushed it farther back into play.

Fusinetti scored on the play and Curran scored after a walk to Jaxon Pinter when the Panthers lost a fly ball to right-center by Hunter Edgcomb to make it 7-4.

“We were fortunate that we put a couple in the jet stream,” Keegan said. “Kind of bit them a little bit and we were able to get something as a result. We’ll take them any way we can get them.”

E-P coach Jeff Wunderlich said that inning was costly.

“The ball in the right-center gap should have been caught with two outs to end that inning,” he said. “The ball wasn’t seen and then my pitcher mis -

Erie-Prophetstown’s Parker Rangel slides into home plate to score a run as Hall catcher Greyson Bickett waits for a late throw April 28 at Foley Field at Kirby Park in Spring Valley.

judged in the wind. Those are tough plays. We make one of those, especially the first one, we’re out of the inning and it’s a tied ballgame and my senior catcher hit the bomb (in the fifth) and we’d be up 5-4.”

E-P catcher Parker Rangel greeted Red Devils reliever Luke Bryant by parking a blast onto Devlin Street in left field to lead off the fifth inning, but the Panthers never scored again.

“Noah (Plym) gutted it out for three innings. He’d probably tell you he didn’t have his best stuff, but Luke came on and handled it the rest of the way,” Kee-

gan said.

The Red Devils (12-8, 3-3) put four runs on the board in the first inning on four hits, including three RBIs by the Curran twins, one by Braden and two by Jack. Keegan’s aggressive coaching paid off as Geno Ferrari slid into home and forced Rangel, the EP catcher, to drop the ball.

The Panthers (3-9, 0-3) scored one run in the second and came back with three in the third to tie the game. Evan Steimle had a two-run hit and Braylon Swertfeger followed with an RBI double.

“I’m happy to see us play a usually

good, solid team in Hall,” Wunderlich said. “We’re right there. We’ve lost a lot of close ballgames this year, usually later in the game. I challenged my guys. We actually hit the whole game instead of putting up a lot of zeroes like we have in the past. Moving in the right direction.”

Jablonski led the Red Devils with a 3-for-4 day at the plate while Fusinetti and Jack Curran (three RBIs) each went 2 for 3.

Rangel and Steimle each went 3 for 4 for E-P with No. 9 hitter Ethan Daubman going 2 for 3, including a double.

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Baseball

Warren-Stockton 4, Fulton 2: The Steamers had only one hit in the road setback. Dom Kramer took the loss after pitching six innings with six strikeouts, one walk, four hits and three earned runs allowed.

Milledgeville 3, Fulton 2 (9 inn.): Tied 1-1 going into extra innings, Fulton took a 2-1 lead via an error in the top of the ninth. The Missiles answered as Evan Schenck’s two-run single provided a walk-off win. Schenck had two hits and two RBIs.

Fulton 1, Warren-Stockton 0: Fulton’s Chase Dykstra struck out 11 in six innings and Jacob Huisenga closed it out in the home shutout. Huisenga scored the lone run on an error in the fourth inning as each team had only three hits.

Eastland 3, Amboy 0 (8 inn.): Peyton Spears broke a scoreless tie with an RBI double and Brayden Jackson added a two-run double in the Cougars’ road win. Spears pitched 71/3 scoreless innings. Quinn Leffelman had two of Amboy’s five hits.

Morrison 10, Milledgeville 7: The Mustangs scored six runs in the top of the seventh en route to a comeback win at Milledgeville. Aydan Meinsma had three hits and an RBI and Kamden White had three RBIs for Morrison. Meinsma got

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Erie-Prophetstown’s Evan Steimle makes a catch against Hall on April 28 at Foley Field in Kirby Park in Spring Valley.

the win after pitching four innings in relief. Karter Livengood had a home run and two RBIs for Milledgeville.

Fulton 11, Polo 1 (5 inn.): The Steamers outhit Polo 10-2 in the home win as Jacob Huisenga led the team with two doubles and three RBIs. Evan Folk earned the

win with four strikeouts in 41/3 innings.

Softball

Fulton 18, Milledgeville 5 (5 inn.): Fulton’s Resse Germann had a double, a home run and five RBIs in the road win. Kyle Smither (three RBIs) also homered.

Belle Curley (three RBIs) got the win in the circle.

Geneseo 14, Erie-Prophetstown 1 (5 inn.): The Panthers were outhit 12-3 in the road loss. Chloe Hamilton had a single and stole two bases for E-P.

Morrison 6, Milledgeville 0: Bella Duncan had 19 strikeouts and allowed four hits and one walk in the road shutout. Duncan also was 2 for 3 at the plate with a home run. Kendra Kingsby also pitched a complete game, allowing only one earned run with eight strikeouts. Milledgeville had three errors.

Warren-Stockton 7, Fulton 5: Fulton gave up five runs in the top of the seventh in the home setback. Averi Bush led the Steamers with three RBIs.

Fulton 13, Polo 1 (5 inn.): The Steamers outhit Polo 10-3 in the home win. Haley Smither and Resse Germann each had a home run with four RBIs in the shortened game. Jessa Read had four strikeouts in five innings with two hits, no walks and no earned runs allowed.

Erie-Prophetstown 18, Hall 1 (5 inn.): Hannah Ryan led the Panthers with four RBIs and Eden Jensen had a home run in the road win. Wynn Renkes struck out eight in five innings with three hits and no earned runs or walks allowed.

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Forreston-Polo second at Hawk Classic; Morrison 11th

By ANDY COLBERT

Shaw Local News Network correspondent

OREGON – With Class 1A sprint relay powers from Forreston-Polo, LenaWinslow and Morrison entered at the Oregon Hall of Fame Hawk Classic on May 2, a mini-state meet was expected. However, a short-handed Morrison team scratched out of the 4x200 and 4x400-meter relays and used a backup squad in the 4x100 relay.

Last year, the Mustangs won all three relays at the state meet and returned the bulk of those units, including star runner Brady Anderson. At Oregon, it came down to Levi Milder, who took second in the 100 and 200 meters to Alec Schlichting of Lena-Winslow.

“We let Brady rest and get healthy,” Milder said. “There are bigger and brighter things ahead.”

The 200 between Schlichting and Milder was a near photo finish at 22.0722.09, which rank as the first and third best times in 1A this year.

“Considering the weather delay, rain and cold, I’m OK with that time,” said Milder, who was sixth in the 1A state meet as a sophomore with a 22.38.

Schlichting, who has the top 1A time in the 100, bested Milder 10.99 to 11.09 and also led Lena-Winslow to a win in the 4x100 relay. He was awarded co-MVP of the meet with Rochelle pole vaulter Andrew Nuyen, who broke the meet record by almost two feet.

Erik Lindahl of Erie-Prophetstown had the record at 14-9, set in 2002. With a large crowd assembled around the pole vault pit, the nationally ranked Nuyen cleared 16-6 and had a close attempt at 17-1.

Nuyen helped the Hubs to their firstever win at the meet. In the 21-team field, Rochelle had 95 points to 76 for second-place Forreston-Polo. In a close battle for third, it was Woodstock North with 63, Lena-Winslow with 62 and Winnebago with 60.

Forreston-Polo dominated the jumps and took second in the 4x100, 4x200 and 4x400 relays.

Sophomore Jonathan Milnes, who had never tried long jumping until the week of the meet, surprised the field with a leap of 20 feet, 8 inches to claim first.

“My thought process was to throw my speed out and do the best I could,” said Milnes, who also took third in the high jump at 5-10.

Fellow sophomore teammate Eli Fer-

the quartet ran a 1:31.18 in the 4x200 relay, second to Woodstock North’s 1:31.04 and the fifth best time so far in 1A.

Schwarz, Milnes, Dewey and Hayden Vinnedge were close behind LenaWinslow in the 4x100 relay, 43.37 to 43.88. In the 4x400 relay, won by Byron with a 3:29, Ferris, Vinnedge, Schwarz and Dewey were next at 3:32.

Milledgeville-Eastland was close behind in third at 3:33, with Konner Johnson, Micah Toms-Smith, Adam Awender and Draven Zier. The same group was fourth in the 4x200 relay (1:33.50).

Parker Krogman gave the program a title with a season-best time of 41.61 in the 300 hurdles.

“Dropping the baton in the 4x100 relay and running a bad race in the high hurdles set me up for this,” Krogman said. “I knew I couldn’t have another bad performance.”

Milledgeville-Eastland tied Morrison for 11th with 27 points. Oregon was next with 24, followed by Newman 19 and Erie-Prophetstown 18.

In the most competitive event of the meet, with six runners at 2:01 or lower, Wyatt Widolff of Newman and Daniel Gonzales of Oregon had PRs in attempting to chase down Evan White of Rockford Christian in the 800 meters. White held on to win in 1:57.68. Widolff was next at 1:58.28 and Gonzales ran a 1:58.53.

“I wanted to pace off Evan and outkick him, but he‘s got a legendary kick himself,” said Wildoff, who ran a 1:55 in helping Newman almost break the state 1A record in the 4x800 relay last year.

For Gonzales, it was his first time under two minutes and the junior has Ian Hussung’s school record of 1:56.57 in his sights.

“I got tripped at 450 meters in and lost some momentum,” Gonzales said. “I used it as motivation and then on the last 150, I treated it like I was running downhill.”

Newman’s 4x800 relay of Briar Ivey, Cody McBride, Trevor Simpson and Widolff were third at 8:44.

ris was second in the high jump at 6 feet. Ferris and Milnes also ran on the 4x100 and 4x200 relays that took second.

Senior triple jumper Billy Lowry was first in the triple jump for Forreston-Polo with a mark of 41 feet, 4 inches, done on his first attempt before the weather turned inclement and the meet was delayed because of lightning. Hunter DeWall added a third in the discus with a toss of 140 feet.

It was on the track that Forreston-Polo

was most impressive with senior Noah Dewey anchoring sophomore-laden groups in each of the three relays.

“My sophomore year, I was taught things by the seniors,” said Dewey, a fivetime state relay medalist. “I’m trying to do the same thing with these sophomores. We have a lot of fast guys and I love the cooperation it takes, whether it’s Polo or Forreston runners.”

With Ferris, Milnes and another sophomore Brody Schwartz joining Dewey,

A surprise fourth place for Newman was George Jungerman’s PR of 135-6 in the discus. Oregon got a fourth from Briggs Sellers in the shot put with an effort of 45.4.

Amboy’s Joel Billhorn was fourth in the 400 meters with a 53.72. E-P got a third from Nathan Punke (12-0) and fifth from Aidan Jepson (11-6) in the pole vault. Freshman Lane Decker had a PR of 43.71 to take fourth in the 300 hurdles for Morrison.

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Erie-Prophetstown’s Elijah Foster competes in the triple jump at the Hall of Fame Hawk Classic on May 2 at Landers-Loomis Field in Oregon.

CHURCH LISTINGS

St. Mary’s Catholic Church

Rev. Slawomir Zimodro 13320 Garden Plain Road, Morrison 815-772-3095

St. Peter’s Lutheran Church

601 N. Jackson St., Morrison www.stpetersmorrison.com

Interim Pastor Mark Peters

Sunday service is at 9:30 a.m. Bible study and Sunday School at 10:45 a.m. Sundays

PORT BYRON

Bethel Baptist

27308 108th Ave. N., Port Byron Church Phone: 309-523-3352

Pastor Josh Matthews

Church of the Cross United Methodist Church 22621 IL 2 and 92, Port Byron

Pastor Mark Graham Parish Office: 309-523-2201

Countryside Christian Church

3817 230th St. N., Port Byron

Pastor Steve Allison Church Phone: 309-523-2834

Fairfield United Methodist Church

235th St. at 115th Ave. North, Port Byron

Pastor Larry Misfeldt - 309-523-3767

Messiah Lutheran Church

302 11th St., Port Byron - 309-523-2421

Pastor Gwen Sefrhans-Murphy

Peace Lutheran Church ELCA 20828 Friedens Road, Port Byron Interim Pastor: Nancy Jaster www.peacelutheranil.org - 309-523-2295

Port Byron First United Methodist Church 9412 228th St. N., Port Byron, IL Church Office: 309-848-4050 Email: portbyronfirstumc@gmail.com

Roberta Robbins, Lead Pastor Becky Butterfield, Associate Pastor

PROPHETSTOWN

Advent Christian Church

200 Elm St., Prophetstown

Pastor Diana Verhulst 815-537-5646 - ptownac.org

First Lutheran Church

Pastor Chelsey Weech Office: 815-537-2758 www.firstlutheran-ptown.org

Leon United Methodist Church 17173 Lomax Road, Prophetstown

Pastor Joey Garcea - cell 815-656-0362 pastorjoeygarcea@gmail.com

Prophetstown

United Methodist Church

200 W. 2nd St., Prophetstown

Pastor Joey Garcea - 815-537-2496

River Church

218 E. 3rd St., Prophetstown 815-876-6226 - www.riverchurchag.com

St. Catherine Catholic Church of Prophetstown 815-537-2077

RAPIDS CITY

St. John the Baptist Catholic Church 1416 Third Ave., Rapids City Fr. Glenn H. Harris Phone 309-496-2414

TAMPICO

St. Mary Catholic Church

Reverend Slawomir Zimodro 105 Benton St., Tampico Phone 815-438-5425

Tampico Baptist Church

209 W. 3rd St., Tampico Pastor Ethan Horton

Tampico First

United Methodist Church Pastor Leanne Keate - 815-564-2302

April 21-27

Warranty deeds

Marsha M Riley, Ervin Kent Massingill, Ervin S Massingill Estate and Brian K Massingill to Marsha M Riley and Ervin Kent Massingill to 17420 Star Road, Prophetstown, and one parcel on Star Road, Prophetstown, $0.

Eric R Nicklaus and Billie J Nicklaus to Lance Demarlie and Alayna Demarlie, 5207 Spruce St., Galt, $272,000.

Alyssa R Bauer, now known as Alyssa R Morris, to Rentco LLC, 822 Ave. A, Rock Falls, $70,000.

Jesse Duran, William Sewell, Cecily Sewell, Cymone Sewell, Cienna Sewell, Cydney Sewell, Catherine Sewell Estate, Kathryn Duran, Kasandra Jones formerly known as Kasandra Duran, Emmalee Nova formerly known as Emmalee Duran, Jessica Duran, Joseph Thomas Duran Estate and Guadalupe Duran Estate to Francisco Javier Flores, 704 W. 7th St., Sterling, $17,500.

Ralph Charleston Jr and Linda Charleston to Tina Gonzalez Delira, 1103 Hickory Hills Road, Rock Falls, $35,000.

Pmp Holdings LLC to Lee A Schmidt, trustee, Karen G Schmidt, trustee, and Schmidt Revocable Trust, 405 1st Ave., Rock Falls, $830,000.

Dakota J Carber to Hope O Tiemann, 402 W. South St., Morrison, $80,000.

Midfirst Bank to Relo Property, 901 Ave. A, Rock Falls, $68,001.

Conni J Person and Ture A Person to Jonah T Green, 108 College Ave., Prophetstown, $87,000.

Kurt And Brian Properties LLC to Annette Ewald, 604 6th Ave., Rock Falls, $145,000.

Gerilyn M Pritchard to Saul Rodriguez and Lisa Rodriguez, 1710 Albany St., Erie, $338,500.

Christopher Michael Anderson to River James Konter, 903 Ave. J, Sterling, $120,000.

Kathryn Riley and Robbie Riley to Brandy L Denning, 405 13th Ave., Rock Falls, $80,000.

William Aberle to Chad Gilmore, 10160 Buell Road, Rock Falls, $234,900.

Brooklyn Linton to Jayden R Linton and Jayden J Muntean, 1210 E. 15th St., Sterling, $80,000.

Sterling Federal Bank to Isabelle Smith and Ethan D Janssen, 2008 15th Ave., Sterling, $106,250.

David R Cochran to Justin Westfall, 219 W. 2nd St., Rock Falls, $150,000.

Gary W Sikkema and Cheryl A Sikkema to Terry L Sikkema and Stacey L Dail, 1425 10th Ave., Fulton, $0.

Quit claim deeds

Industrial Development Commission and the city of Rock Falls to Scott Matejka and Amber Matejka, 303 14th Ave., Rock Falls, $100.

James D Batten and Enedina F Juarez Batten to Tampico Mini Storage LLC, one parcel in Tampico Township: 22-23-126005, $0.

Dineshkumar Patel to Sureshkumar G Patel, no parcel information available: 11-22-229-009 and 11-22-229-010, $0.

Millard W Mandrell to Millard W Mandrell and Michele M Mandrell, 302 3rd. Ave., Rock Falls, $0.

Gregg W Pessman and Ellen W Pessman to Ellen W Pessman Family Trust and Gregg W Pessman Family Trust, 5691 Garden Plain Road, Fulton, and one parcel on Garden Plan Road, Fulton, $0.

Deeds

James D Batten and Enedina F Juarez Batten to James D Batten, trustee, Enedina F Batten Juarez, trustee, and Batten Family Trust, 308 E. Kimball Road, Tampico, $0. Christian D Rios Vargas and Auctioncom LLC to Pennymac Loan Services LLC, 600 E. 5th St., Rock Falls, $0.

Barb@BarbKophamer.com 815-772-4850

Dykstra & Law

Insurance Agency, Inc.

Brent Dykstra, Agent In River City Mall

1426 10th Avenue, Fulton 815-589-2200

Jaswal Properties LLC to 425 Mart Inc, 210 W. Lincolnway, Morrison, $200,000.

Kelsey Renee Fehrmann to Matthew Wallace Fehrmann, two parcels on Coleta Road, Sterling: 04-28-200-001 and 04-28-200-005, $676,000.

Trustees deeds

Gay L Elfline Trust to Carrie A Meyer, 322 N. Jackson St., Morrison, $154,900.

Source: Whiteside County Recorder’s Office

legal action. Within 40 days after April 29, 2025, you must respond wi th a written answer, as that term is used in Chapter 802 of the Wisconsin Statutes, to the complaint The Court may reject or disregard an answer that does not follow the requirements of the statutes The answer must be sent or delivered to the Court, whose address is 400 DeWitt Street, P.O. Box 587, Portage, Wisconsin 53901, and to the plain tiff's attorney, whose address is 735 N Water Street, Suite 205, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202. You may have an attorney help or represent you.

If you do not provide a proper answer within 40 days, the Court may grant judgment against you for the award of money or other legal action requested in the complaint, and you may lose your right to object to anything that is or may be incorrect in the complaint. A judgment may be enforced as provided by law. A judgment awar ding money may become a lien against any real estate you own now or in th e future, and may also be enforced by gar nishment or seizure of property

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Dated this 25th day of April, 2025.

DARNIEDER & SOSNAY

By: Electronically signed by

Michae l A. Sosnay

Michae l A. Sosnay, Attorney for Plaintiff State Bar No: 1059549

P.O. ADDRESS

735 N. Water Street, Suite 205 Milwaukee, WI 53202 (414) 277-1400

April 29, May 6, 13, 2025

TAKE NOTICE

CERTIFICATE NO.

2021-00020

TO:

SMC Rental

Propertie s LLC

SMC Rental

Propertie sLLC

SMC Rental

Propertie s LLC

SMC Rental

Propertie s LLC

Kurtis Bailey

Propertie s LLC

SMC Rental

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SMC Rental

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SMC Rental

Propertie s LLC

Kurtis Bailey

Reagan Bailey

Occupant

Illinois Dept of Transportation

Whiteside County Clerk

Estate of Sheri

Leonard

Estate of Sheri

Leonard

Persons in occupancy or actual possession of said property;

Unknown owners or parties interested in said land or lots

A Petition for Tax

Deed on premise described below has been filed with the Circuit Clerk of WHITESIDE County, IL as Case No. 2025TX15

The Property is loca ted at: 1201 10TH AVE., FULTON, IL 61252

Property Index Number : 01-28279-008

Said Property was sold on 11/3/2022 for Delinquent Real Estate Taxes and/or Special Assessments for the year 2021. The period of redemption will expire on 8/25/2025. On 09/17/2025 at 9:00

AM the Petitioner wi ll make application to such Court in said County for an Order for Issuance of a Tax Deed 1095 Investments, LLC, Petitioner 10594-952835

Apr. 29, May 6, 13, 2025 952835

TAKE NOTICE

CERTIFICATE NO. 2021-00022

TO: Kathleen H Peters Spouse of Kathleen H Peters Occupant Whiteside County Clerk

Persons in occupancy or actu al possession of said property; Unknown owners or parties interested in said land or lots

A Pet ition for Tax Deed on premise described below has been filed with the Circuit Clerk of WHITESIDE County, IL as Case No. 2025TX16

The Property is loca ted at: 408 14TH AVE., FULTON, IL 61252 Property Index Number : 01-28310-003

The Property is loca ted at:

408 14TH AVE., FULTON, IL 61252

Property Index Number : 01-28310-003

Said Property was sold on 11/3/2022 for Delinquent Real Estate Taxes and/or Special Assessments for the year 2021. The period of redemption will expire on 8/25/2025. On 09/17/2025 at 9:00 AM the Petitioner wi ll make application to such Court in said County for an Order for Issuance of a Tax Deed 1095 Investmen ts, LLC, Petitioner 10594-952836 Apr. 29, May 6, 13, 2025 952836

TAKE NOTICE

CERTIFICATE NO. 2021-00210 TO: Ryan J Attebury Spouse of Ryan J Attebury Brian Wimmer Occupant Whiteside County Clerk Persons in occupancy or actu al possession of said property; Unknown owners or parties interested in said land or lots A Pet ition for Tax Deed on premise described below has been filed with the Circuit Clerk of WHITESIDE County, IL as Case No. 2025TX27

The Property is loca ted at: 2104 STEVEN ST., ROCK FALLS , IL 61071

Property Index Number: 11-26-403-004

Said Property was sold on 11/3/2022 for Delinquent Real Estate Taxes and/or Special Assessments for the year 2021. The period of redemption will expire on 8/25/2025. On 09/17/2025 at 9:00

AM the Petitioner wi ll make application to such Court in said County for an Order for Issuance of a Tax Deed 1095 Investmen ts, LLC, Petitioner 10594-952846 Apr. 29, May 6, 13, 2025 952846

TAKE NOTICE

CERTIFICATE NO. 2021-00216

TO:

Cody Dornes

Nicole Dornes

TAKE NOTICE

CERTIFICATE NO. 2021-00216

TO:

Cody Dornes

Nicole Dornes

Cody Dornes

Nicole Dornes

Occupant

Whiteside County Clerk

Persons in occupancy or actu al possession of said property; Unknown owners or parties interested in said land or lots

A Pet ition for Tax Deed on premise described below has been filed with the Circuit Clerk of WHITESIDE County, IL as Case No. 2025TX28

The Property is loca ted at: 612 E 4TH ST., ROCK FALLS , IL 61071

Property Index Number:

11-27-179-017

TAKE NOTICE

CERTIFICATE NO. 2021-00222

TO:

Wess Lee Henson

Cindy Henson

Wess Lee Henson

Cindy Henson

Keith Stern Occupant Whiteside County Clerk

Persons in occupancy or actu al possession of said property; Unknown owners or parties interested in said land or lots

A Petition for Tax Deed on premise described below has been filed with the Circuit Clerk of WHITESIDE County, IL as Case No. 2025TX29

The Property is loca ted at:

601 AVE A., ROCK FALLS, IL 61071

Property Index Number: 11-27-307-001

601 AVE A., ROCK FALLS, IL 61071

Property Index Number: 11-27-307-001

Apr. 29, May 6, 13, 2025 952848

TAKE NOTICE

CERTIFICATE NO. 2021-00241

TO:

Travis Langley

Kaila Langley Occupant Stonepride Financial Corporation Whiteside County Clerk

Persons in occupancy or actual possession of said property; Unknown owners or parties interested in said land or lots

A Petition for Tax Deed on premise described below has been filed with the Circuit Clerk of WHITESIDE County, IL as Case No. 2025TX30

The Property is located at: 712 11TH AVE., ROCK FALLS, IL 61071

Property Index Number: 11-28356-020

Said Property was sold on 11/3/2022 for Delinquent Real Estate Taxes and/or Special Assessments for the year 2021.

The period of redemption will expire on 8/ 25/2025.

On 09/17/2025 at 9:00 AM the Petitioner will make application to such Court in said County for an Order for Issuance of a Tax Deed 1095 Investments, LLC, Petitioner 10594-952849

April 29, May 6, 13, 2025 952849

TAKE NOTICE

CERTIFICATE NO.

2021-00243

TO: Larry Karn

Spouse of Larry

Karn

Barbara Ducoing

Spouse of Barbara

TO: Larry Karn

Spouse of Larry Karn

Barbara Ducoing

Spouse of Barbara Ducoing

Larry Karn

Spouse of Larry Karn

Larry Karn

Spouse of Larry Karn

Barbara Ducoing

Spouse of Barbara Ducoing

Nikki Tintori

McLane Bellows

Occupant

Illinois Attorney

General

IL Dept. of Employment

Security

IL Dept of Employment Security

Illinois Department of Revenue

United States

Attorney General

US Attorney

Internal Revenue Service

Whiteside County Clerk

Midland States Bank

Persons in occupancy or actu al possession of said property; Unknown owners or parties interested in said land or lots

A Pet ition for Tax Deed on premise described below has been filed with the Circuit Clerk of WHITESIDE County, IL as Case No. 2025TX31

The Property is loca ted at: 304 7TH AVE., ROCK FALLS , IL 61071

Property Index Number: 11-28-402-014

Apr. 29, May 6, 13, 2025 952850

TAKE NOTICE

CERTIFICATE NO. 2021-00250

TO: Christopher J Kenny

Spouse of Christopher J Kenny

Christopher J Kenny

Spouse of Christopher J

Kenny

Christopher J Kenny

Spouse of Christopher J Kenny

Christopher J Kenny

Spouse of Christopher J Kenny

Occupant

City of Rock Falls

Whiteside County

Clerk

Persons in occupancy or actu al possession of said property; Unknown owners or parties interested in said land or lots

A Pet ition for Tax

Deed on premise described below has been filed with the Circuit Clerk of WHITESIDE County, IL as Case No. 2025TX32

The Property is loca ted at: 510 PLEASANT ST., ROCK FALLS, IL 61071

Property Index Number: 11-28-409-008

Said Property was sold on 11/3/2022 for Delinquent Real Estate Taxes and/or Special Assessments for the year 2021. The period of redemption will expire on 8/25/2025. On 09/17/2025 at 9:00

AM the Petitioner wi ll make application to such Court in said County for an Order for Issuance of a Tax Deed 1095 Investments, LLC, Petitioner 10594-952851 Apr. 29, May 6, 13, 2025 952851

TAKE NOTICE

CERTIFICATE NO. 2021-00317

TO:

Jeanne K Osteen

Spouse of Jeanne K Ostee n Lacy Lewis

Spouse of Lacy

Lewis

Jeanne K Osteen

Spouse of Jeanne K Ostee n Lacy Lewis

Spouse of Lacy

Lewis

Jeanne K Osteen

Spouse of Jeanne K Ostee n Lacy Lewis

Spouse of Lacy

Lewis

Occupant

Illinois Attorney General

Illinois Department of Revenue

Whiteside County Clerk

General Illinois Department of Revenue

Whiteside County Clerk

Persons in occupancy or actu al possession of said property; Unknown owners or parties interested in said land or lots

A Pet ition for Tax Deed on premise described below has been filed with the Circuit Clerk of WHITESIDE County, IL as Case No. 2025TX34

The Property is loca ted at: 102 E

COMMERCIAL ST., LYNDON, IL 61261

Property Index Number: 15-16-477-001

TAKE NOTICE CERTIFICATE NO. 2021-00336 TO: Joshua Smith Spouse of Joshua Smith

Occupant Whiteside County Clerk

Persons in occupancy or actual possession of said property; Unknown owners or parties interested in said land or lots

A Petition for Tax Deed on premise described below has been filed with the Circuit Clerk of WHITESIDE County, IL as Case No. 2025TX35

The Property is located at: 2606 KAUFFMAN ST , ROCK FALLS, IL 61071 Property Index Number: 17-02126-012

Estate Taxes and/or Special Assessments for the year 2021. The period of redemption will expire on 8/ 25/2025. On 09/17/2025 at 9:00 AM the Petitioner will make application to such Court in said County for an Order for Issuance of a Tax Deed 1095 Investments, LLC, Petitioner 10594-952853

April 29, May 6, 13, 2025 952853

TAKE NOTICE

CERTIFICATE NO. 2021-00359

TO: Michelle Greggs Spouse of Michelle Greggs

Occupant Whiteside County Clerk

Persons in occupancy or actual possession of said property; Unknown owners or parties interested in said land or lots

A Petition for Tax Deed on premise described below has been filed w ith the Circuit Clerk of WHITESIDE County, IL as Case No. 2025TX38

The Property is located at: 29112 SUMMERDALE RD., ROCK FALLS, IL 61071

Property Index Number: 17-10101-010

Said Property was sold on 11/3/2022 for Delinquent Real Estate Taxes and/or Special Assessments for the year 2021.

The period of redemption will expire on 8/ 25/2025. On 09/17/2025 at 9:00 AM the Petitioner will make application to such Court in said County for an Order for Issuance of a Tax Deed 1095 Investments, LLC, Petitioner 10594-952854

April 29, May 6, 13, 2025 952854

TAKE NOTICE

CERTIFICATE NO. 2021-00364

TO: Estate of Samuella Myers

Byron Myers

Sandra Sumner

Occupant

Nancylee Limond

Reagan Bailey

Occupant

Illinois Dept of Transportation

Whiteside County

Said Property was sold on 11/3/2022 for Delinquent Real Estate Taxes and/or Special Assessments for

Nicole Dornes

Cody Dornes

Nicole Dornes

Occupant

Whiteside County

Clerk

Said Property was sold on 11/3/2022 for Delinquent Real Estate Taxes and/or Special Assessments for the year 2021. The period of

Ducoing

Larry Karn

Spouse of Larry Karn

Larry Karn

Spouse of Larry

Karn

Barbara Ducoing

Christopher J Kenny

Spouse of Christopher J Kenny

Christopher J Kenny

Spouse of

Persons in occupancy or actu al possession of said property; Unknown owners or parties interested in said land or lots

Said Property was sold on 11/3/2022 for Delinquent Real Estate Taxes and/or Special Assessments for the year 2021. The period of redemption will expire on 8/ 25/2025. On 09/17/2025 at 9:00 AM the Petitioner will make application to such Court in said County for an Or-

Rebecca Feldthouse

Whiteside County Clerk

Persons in occupancy or actual possession of said property; Unknown owners or parties interested in said land or lots

A Petition for Tax Deed on premise described below has been filed with

Clerk Persons in occupancy or actual possession of said property; Unknown owners or parties interested in said land or lots

A Petition for Tax Deed on premise described below has been filed with the Circuit Clerk of WHITESIDE County, IL as Case No 2025TX39

The Property is located at:

29048 KNIEF RD., ROCK FALLS, IL 61071

Property Index Number: 17-10301-018

Said Property was sold on 11/3/2022 for Delinquent Real Estate Taxes and/or Special Assessments for the year 2021.

The period of redemption will expire on 8/ 25/2025.

On 09/17/2025 at 9:00 AM the Petitioner will make application to such Court in said County for an Order for Issuance of a Tax Deed

1095 Investments, LLC, Petitioner

10594-952855

April 29, May 6, 13, 2025 952855

TAKE NOTICE

CERTIFICATE NO. 2021-00372

TO:

Estate of Steve J Steele Occupant Estate of Steve J Steele Whiteside County Clerk

Persons in occupancy or actual possession of said property;

Unknown owners or parties interested in said land or lots

A Petition for Tax Deed on premise described below has been filed w ith the Circuit Clerk of WHITESIDE County, IL as Case No. 2025TX40

The Property is located at:

1016 MAIN ST., ERIE, IL 61250 Property Index Number: 20-06478-008

Said Property was sold on 11/3/2022 for Delinquent Real Estate Taxes and/or Special Assessments for the year 2021.

The period of redemption will expire on 8/ 25/2025.

On 09/17/2025 at 9:00 AM the Petitioner will make application to such Court in said County for an Order for Issuance of a Tax Deed

1095 Investments, LLC, Petitioner 10594-952856 April 29, May 6, 13, 2025 952856 ed

A Petition for Tax Deed on premise described below has been filed w ith the Circuit Clerk of WHITESIDE County, IL as Case No. 2025TX40

The Property is located at:

1016 MAIN ST., ERIE, IL 61250 Property Index Number: 20-06478-008

Said Property was sold on 11/3/2022 for Delinquent Real Estate Taxes and/or Special Assessments for the year 2021.

April 29, May 6, 13, 2025 952856

TAKE NOTICE CERTIFICATE NO. 2021-00375 TO:

April D Rick Spouse of April D Rick

April D Rick Spouse of April D Rick Jake V erkruysse Occupant Village of Erie Whiteside County Clerk

Persons in occupancy or actual possession of said property; Unknown owners or parties interested in said land or lots

A Petition for Tax Deed on premise described below has been filed with the Circuit Clerk of WHITESIDE County, IL as Case No. 2025TX41

The P roperty is located at: 611 8TH AVE., ERIE, IL 61250 Property Index Number: 20-07230-008

Said Property was sold on 11/3/2022 for Delinquent Real Estate Taxes and/or Special Assessments for the year 2021. The period of redemption will expire on 8/ 25/2025.

On 09/17/2025 at 9:00 AM the Petitioner will make application to such Court in said County for an Order for Issuance of a Tax Deed 1095 Investments, LLC, Petitioner 10594-952857

described below has been filed with the Circuit Clerk of WHITESIDE County, IL as Case No. 2025TX41

The P roperty is located at: 611 8TH AVE., ERIE, IL 61250

Property Index Number: 20-07230-008

Said Property was sold on 11/3/2022 for Delinquent Real Estate Taxes and/or Special Assessments for the year 2021.

April 29, May 6, 13, 2025 952857

TAKE NOTICE

CERTIFICATE NO. 2021-00389

TO: Adam I Anderson Spouse of Adam I Anderson Adam I Anderson Spouse of Adam I Anderson Mischa Anderson Charles Burger Occupant Whiteside County Clerk

Persons in occupancy or actual possession of said property; Unknown owners or parties interested in said land or lots

A Petition for Tax Deed on premise described below has been filed with the Circuit Clerk of WHITESIDE County, IL as Case No. 2025TX43

The Property is located at: 409 E MARKET ST., TAMPICO, IL 61283

Property Index Number: 22-14328-011

Said Property was sold on 11/3/2022 for Delinquent Real Estate Taxes and/or Special Assessments for the year 2021.

April 29, May 6, 13, 2025 952858

ty, IL as Case No. 2025TX43

The Property is located at:

409 E MARKET ST., TAMPICO, IL 61283

Property Index Number: 22-14328-011

Said Property was sold on 11/3/2022 for Delinquent Real Estate Taxes and/or Special Assessments for the year 2021. The period of redemption will expire on 8/ 25/2025.

On 09/17/2025 at 9:00 AM the Petitioner will make application to such Court in said County for an Order for Issuance of a Tax Deed 1095 Investments, LLC, Petitioner 10594-952858

April 29, May 6, 13, 2025 952858

Notice of Public Hearing

Erie School Board of Education NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the School board of Erie CUSD 1, in the County of Whiteside, State of Illinois, that the tentative amended budget for said School District for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024, will be on file and conveniently available for pub lic inspection at 520 5th Avenue, Eri e, Illinois in this School District from and after 8:00 am., on the 20th day of May, 2025. Notice is further hereby giv en that a public hearing on said amended budget will be held at 6:30 pm., on the 23rd day of Ju ne 2025, in the Hi gh School Media Center at 435 6th Avenue, Erie, Illinois. Dated this 1st day of May , 2025. The School board of School District Number 1, in the County of Whiteside, State of Illinois.

By Secretary Shannon James

23rd day of Ju ne 2025, in the Hi gh School Media Center at 435 6th Avenue, Erie, Illinois. Dated this 1st day of May , 2025. The School board of School District Number 1, in the County of Whiteside, State of Illinois.

By Secretary Shannon James

May 6, 2025

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS NOTICE OF THE DEATH, ADMISSION TO PROBATE AND CLAIM PERIOD IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MARCIA SNYDER Case No. 2024 PR 81 Notice is hereby given to creditors and claimants of the death of Marcia Snyder, last a resident of Fulton, Illinois, who died on June 10, 2024. Letters of office were issued on November 6, 2024, to Wade Larkey, 801 14th Ave., Fulton, IL 61252, and Trisha Sikkema, 3649 West 12th St , Newton, IA 50208, as Independent Co-Executors. The Attorney for the estate is: Rebecca L. Hui zenga, 1011 4th St , Fulton, IL 61252

Trisha Sikkema, 3649 West 12th St , Newton, IA 50208, as Independent Co-Executors. The Attorney for the estate is: Rebecca L. Hui zenga, 1011 4th St , Fulton, IL 61252

Claims against the estate may be filed wi th the Clerk of the Circuit Court, Whiteside County Courthouse, 200 E Knox Street, Morrison, IL 61270, or wi th the Representative or both, on or before October 29, 2025. Any claim not filed wi thin that period is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the clerk must be mailed or delivered to the Representative and the attorney for the estate within 10 days after i t has been filed.

Dated this 29th day of April, 2025

REBECCA L HUIZENGA

Attorney for the Estate 1011 4th Street P.O. Box 102 Fulton, Illinois 61252

815/589-2859

April 29, May 6, 13, 2025

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS

NOTICE OF THE DEATH, ADMISSION TO PROBATE AND CLAIM PERIOD IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF LYNNE ZAHNLE

FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS NOTICE OF THE DEATH, ADMISSION TO PROBATE AND CLAIM PERIOD IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF LYNNE ZAHNLE Case No. 2025 PR 24 Notice is hereby given to creditors and claimants of the death of Lynne Zahnle, l ast a resident of Fulton, Illinois, who died on June 3, 2024. Letters of office were issued on March 17, 2025, to Jill Swanson, of 3723 Loma Ventosa, Sierra Vista, AZ 85650, as Independent Personal Representative. The Attorney for the estate is: Rebecca L. Hui zenga, 1011 4th St., Fulton, IL 61252. Claims against the estate may be filed wi th the Clerk of the Circuit Court, Whiteside County Courthouse, 200 East Knox St., Morrison, IL 61270, or with the Representative or both, on or before October 29, 2025. Any claim not filed wi thin that period is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the clerk must be mailed or delivered to the Representative and the attorney for the estate within 10 days after i t has been filed.

Any claim not filed wi thin that period is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the clerk must be mailed or delivered to the Representative and the attorney for the estate within 10 days after i t has been filed.

Dated this 29th day of April, 2025

REBECCA L. HUIZENGA

Attorney for the Estate 1011 4th Street P.O. Box 102 Fulton, Illinois

61252

815/589-2859

April 29, May 6, 13, 2025

Village Of Eri e Zoning Board Meeting

There will be a Zoning Board Meeting at the Erie Village Hall for Saul Rodriguez on Thursday May 15, 2025, at 7pm. This meeting is for approval of a 40 X40 building at 1710 S Albany Stre et, Erie IL.

May 6, 2025

There will be a Zoning Board Meeting at the Erie Village Hall for Saul Rodriguez on Thursday May 15, 2025, at 7pm. This meeting is for approval of a 40 X40 building at 1710 S Albany Stre et, Erie IL.

May 6, 2025

Village Of Eri e Zoning Board Meeting

There will be a Zoning Board Meeting at the Erie Village Hall for Stephen Rudnicki on Thursday May 15, 2025, at 7pm This meeting is for approval of a 6 ft fence on the property line at 704 9th Avenue, that will be behind the property and a 4 ft fence on the property lin e placed on 7th Avenue.

May 6, 2025

24 FC 73 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 14TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF WHIT ESIDE MORRISON, ILLINOIS New American Funding, LLC Pla intiff, vs. Joshua Mothershed; et. al. Defendant

NOTICE OF SALE

24 FC 73

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 14TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF Whiteside - Morrison , ILLINOIS Bankers' Bank; Plaintiff vs. Cody J. Meie r; Unknown Owners and Non Record Claimants; Defenda nt 25 FC 2 CALENDAR NOTICE OF SALE

April 29, May 6, 13, 2025 952857

May 6, 2025

Dated this 29th day of April, 2025

REBECCA L HUIZENGA

Attorney for the Estate 1011 4th Street P.O. Box 102 Fulton, Illinois 61252

815/589-2859

April 29, May 6, 13, 2025

Dated this 29th day of April, 2025 REBECCA L. HUIZENGA

Attorney for the Estate 1011 4th Street P.O. Box 102 Fulton, Illinois 61252

815/589-2859

PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the abov e entitled cause Intercounty Judici al Sales Corporation will on June 12, 2025, at the hour 3:00 p.m., Third Floor Lobby of the Whiteside County Courthouse, 200 East Knox Street, Morrison, IL 61270, sell to the highest bidde r for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: LOT FIVE (5), LINCOLN SUBDIVISION, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RECORDED APRIL 22, 1941 IN PLAT BOOK 8, PAGE 101, IN THE NORTHEAST QUARTER (NE 1/4) OF SECTION 22, TOWNSHIP 21 NORTH, RANGE 7 EAST OF THE FOURTH PRINCIPAL MERID IAN; ALL SITUATED IN THE TOWNSHIP OF STERLING, COUNTY OF WHITESIDE AND STATE OF ILLINOIS. P.I.N. 11-22-207-005. Commonly known as 1616 East 13th Street, Sterling, IL 61081.

Case No. 2025 PR 24 Notice is hereby given to creditors and claimants of the death of Lynne Zahnle, l ast a resident of Fulton, Illinois, who died on June 3, 2024. Letters of office were issued on March 17, 2025, to Jill Swanson, of 3723 Loma Ventosa, Sierra Vista, AZ 85650, as Independent Personal Representative. The Attorney for the estate is: Rebecca L. Hui zenga, 1011 4th St., Fulton, IL 61252. Claims against the estate may be filed wi th the Clerk of the Circuit Court, Whiteside County Courthouse, 200 East Knox St., Morrison, IL 61270, or with the Representative or both, on or before October 29, 2025. Any claim not filed wi thin that period is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the clerk must be

April 29, May 6, 13, 2025

The real estat e is : single family residence If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common inter est community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Secti on 18.5 of the Condominium Prope rty Act. Sale terms: At sale, the bidder must have 10% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection Prospecti ve bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information For informati on call Sales Department at Plaintiff's Attorney, The Wirbicki Law Group LLC, 33 West Monroe Street, Suite 1540, Chicago, Illinois 60603. (312) 360-9455. W24-0368 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3265471

LOT SEVEN (7) AND THE SOUTH HALF OF LOT EIGHT (8) IN BLOCK THIRTY-TWO (32), EAST OF BROADWAY, IN THE CITY OF STERLING, WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT RECORDED MARCH 2, 1839 IN PLAT BOOK 2 PAGE 19. P.I.N. 11-22-278-010. Commonly known as 203 17th Ave., Sterling, IL 61081. The real estate is: single family residence. If the subject mortgaged real estate is a unit of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by subsection (g-1) of Section 18.5 of the Cond ominium Prope rty Act. Sal e terms: At sale, the bidder must have 10% down by certified funds, balance within 24 hours, by certified funds. No refunds. The property will NOT be open for inspection. Pros pective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information For informat ion call Sales Department at Plaintiff's Attorney, Codilis & Associates, P.C., 15W030 North Frontage Road. Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527. (630) 794-5300. 14-24-04623 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com

May 6, 13, 20, 2025