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THRESHING BEE

Earleen Hinton

A volunteer uses a pitchfork to toss a sheaf of wheat into a threshing machine at the Bos Brothers Historical Farm on July 26. This year’s vintage farming event focused on harvesting wheat. Story on page 3.

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‘Frozen’

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Timber Lake Playhouse in Mount Carroll continues its banner season with Disney’s “Frozen,” which is onstage Aug. 1-17.

Presented by Sterling Federal Bank, this stage adaptation of the Oscar-winning film celebrates sisterhood, courage and the power of love. It features songs by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez and a book by Jennifer Lee.

Director and choreographer Trent Soyster, known for his work on the national tours of “Escape to Margaritaville” and “Pretty Woman” and for choreographing Timber Lake’s BroadwayWorld Chicago Award - winning “Jekyll and Hyde” last season, leads a fabulous creative team.

Scenic designer Christian Fleming, lighting designer Alexander Le Vaillant Freer, costume designer Chakira Doherty,

sound designer Nick Feldmann and music director Matt Surico transform the theater into a breathtaking, magical spectacular, featuring snowstorms, icy platforms and northern lights that envelop the audience in Arendelle’s frozen landscape.

The cast is headed by Darcie A. Hingula (Elsa) and Sydney Greene (Anna), with Christian Perkins (Kristoff), Aaron Choi (Olaf) and Ian Laudano (Hans). Choi returns to Timber Lake after delighting audiences as Sancho in “Man of La Mancha” in 2019 and has just completed a national tour as Iago in Disney’s “Aladdin.”

Drew Perez Harris operates the life-size Sven puppet, bringing the gentle reindeer to life with athletic precision.

Local rising stars Taylor Jakobs and Molly Kashner share Young Elsa and Kynnedi Smith and Makalah Knutti alternate as Young Anna, showcasing the region’s vibrant youth talent.

The ensemble features Kristofer Holz,

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Morrison church to host fire department community meal July 31

First Presbyterian Church of Morrison will host the fifth annual Morrison Fire Department benefit free community meal on Thursday.

Meals are free, but donations are encouraged, with 100% of all donations going to the fire department. The menu includes brats, pasta salad, chips and Resthave Home cookies.

Firefighters will begin to hand out meals at 5 p.m. from the free community produce table shelter at the corner of Genesee and Knox streets. People picking up meals can arrive from any direction to the corner. Do not arrive before 5 p.m.

Weather permitting, a fire truck will be on display in the church yard for children to explore. There also will be outdoor seating. Park, grab a meal bag, make a donation, find a table and enjoy a meal with others.

Alexander Cousins, Gabriel Salazar, Nia Chavis, Cole Russell, Emma Theriot, Kate McQuillian, Sam O’Neill, Amy Chen, Jeremy DerMovsesian and Rachel Da Silva.

“Frozen” audiences can extend their visit with a full meal at Timber Lake’s Beer Garden, open two hours before every performance, and shop exclusive Disney merchandise created for this production in the gift shop.

Performances are approaching capacity, so patrons are encouraged to secure tickets immediately.

Tickets are available at the Timber Lake Playhouse box office, which is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and through intermission on performance days. Tickets also are available by calling 815244-2035 or online at timberlakeplayhouse. org.

“Frozen” is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International. All authorized performance materials are supplied by MTI.

All of the costs have been covered, thanks to those in Morrison who have donated money and physical items for the meal. Thanks to 1st Gateway Credit Union, Blooms 2, Community State Bank, Da-Bar, Farmers National Bank, Happy Joe’s, Kophamer & Blean Realty, Michael & Kelly Vegter, Resthave Home, The Blue Violet/LuEllen Lee, Tractor Supply, True Value and Upcycle Junkie.

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Wheat berries are deposited into a wagon after being cultivated at the Bos Brothers Historical Farm on July 26.

Vintage farming on full display at annual threshing bee

By EARLEEN HINTON ehinton@shawmedia.com

Old-time wheat threshing with side dishes of broom making, blacksmithing, basket weaving and other hands on historical skills were all on the menu at the Bos Bros Fall Harvest, an old-fashioned threshing bee.

Antique farm equipment in a rainbow of colors from original rust to shiny yellow and green filled the show grounds on the Bos Brothers Historical Farm, located on Springhill Road south of Erie.

The show – celebrating its 10th anniversary – is designed to showcase “fieldto-table” practices while giving antique farm machinery enthusiasts a chance to show off their machines and provide visitors a glimpse of how farmers harvested wheat before automated, air-conditioned combines with global positioning navigation arrived.

Walking behind a John Deere hand plow was one of those skills that Bennett Sierens, 15, of Annawan experienced Friday.

“At first it was hard to figure out,” said Bennett, who attended the show with his 85-year-old grandfather, Francis. “But then it became easier.”

Bennett grabbed the wooden handles of the steel plow, guiding it through the sod as it was pulled by an antique John Deere tractor, rather than a horse.

Francis smiled and nodded as Bennett steadied and straightened the plow

as it churned up the moist soil in neat, dark brown rows.

“My first tractor was a John Deere, GP, general purpose,” Francis said. “So I did not have to use a hand plow like that.”

Bennett and his family raise pigs and cattle on their grain farm in Annawan. Asked if he thought he’d be able to use the hand plow as part of his modern day chores, he smiled and said: “No, not how I am right now, but maybe if I worked out on it more.”

That transference of vintage farming skills to today’s generation is one of the goals of the show, said Katie Smith, the daughter of Chuck Bos, who with his brother Kevin started the harvest shows in 2016.

The family plans, schedules and organizes each show as a “labor of love.”

“It’s a lot of work, but we really love it,” Smith said as she buzzed between activities and demonstrations Friday.

“It is nice to see the people outside, seeing new things and seeing where their food comes from.”

The Bos farm family alternates its harvest show with its threshing show on odd and even years. Last year’s show concentrated on corn.

There is no admission fee. The show runs off donations and sponsorships.

To help cover the costs of the show, visitors deposit donations in milk cans located on the show’s grounds or stop by the registration barn.

This year’s show focused on harvest-

ing wheat and processing it into homemade wheat bread, cooked on the show grounds in the antique “Cook Shack,” a portable kitchen wagon used to bring meals to threshing teams in the fields.

Visitors also could watch demonstrations showcasing how agricultural-related skills were done before automation.

The Buckwalter brothers, Lincoln, Everett and Baylor from Geneseo, ages 9, 9 and 5, watched Carvel Morgan of Davenport, Iowa, make them a broom by hand, weaving different sizes, shapes and colors on his antique, not mechanized, machinery.

Everett said he planned to use the broom to clean up at home. Lincoln said he may use it to shoo the cat.

Meanwhile, in the adjacent wheat fields, two antique John Deere combines were busy harvesting and depositing their wheat berries into a wagon.

Modern harvesting involves the use of a combine harvester that reaps, threshes and winnows – separates the chaff from the grain – all in one machine.

In another field, wheat sheaves were loaded into a wagon and taken to one of the threshing machines where they were threshed (thrashed) to loosen the edible part of wheat from the straw.

Some of those wheat berries were then transported directly to Charles Pulley, another volunteer, who used a 1949 mill powered by a 1919 Fairbanks Morse engine to grind the berries into flour.

That flour was taken to the “Cook Shack” where Sabrina Smith, 14, of Clinton, Iowa, served up samples of freshly baked wheat bread for visitors to try.

“I think we’ve done about 28 loaves so far,” Sabrina said late Friday. “The bread is very popular, especially the cinnamon raisin.”

A working, portable sawmill powered by Charles Hubbard’s 1916 Case steam tractor – a 20,000-pound tractor once used by Hubbard’s grandfather –was one of the working demonstrations. Visitors watched as large tree trunks were placed onto the sawmill and a 5/16th-inch blade cut it into planks.

Groups of homeschooled children jumped onto a tractor-drawn wagon Friday and ventured out onto the fields to see all the action.

As one of the combines harvested the wheat, volunteer Roger Mixer of East Moline picked up a stalk of wheat and rubbed it between the palms of his hands to show how the wheat is gleaned and how it makes it to the dinner table.

For more information, visit bosbrothershistoricalfarm.com.

History of the name

Bos Brothers is how the Boses were known throughout the area. Clarence Bos had four boys – Robert, Bill, Charles and Peter. (Charles is Chuck and Kevin’s dad.) They all farmed together in the 1950s and 1960s in the Erie/Geneseo area.

Photos by Earleen Hinton

ABOVE: Sabrina Smith, 14, holds a loaf of freshly baked wheat bread in the “Cook Shack” on July 25 at the Bos Brothers Historical Farm south of Erie. Wheat harvested from a nearby field was gleaned and then ground into flour to make the bread in a “field to table” demonstration.

RIGHT: Volunteer Charles Pulley captures flour from wheat berries while running the mill.

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By ALEX T. PASCHAL apaschal@shawmedia.com

A few words, a ribbon-cutting and senatorial-decorated cookies were all in play July 23 as District 37 state Sen. Li Arellano opened his new office in Dixon. Located at 86 S. Galena Ave., Suite 2 in Dixon, the office will be staffed by Chief of Staff Nancy Naylor from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Naylor also will take requests for ear -

or later hours if needed. She can be reached at 779-251-5003.

The office will be used to take care of any constituent who needs help with issues dealing with veterans affairs, the Secretary of State’s Office or the Treasury department, to name a few.

Arellano’s Senate district includes Fulton, Morrison, Erie, Prophetstown, Lyndon and Tampico, as well as the Ogle County towns of Polo and Rochelle.

August 2025

Walk-in Day 9:00-2:00

Tai Chi w/ Kara Schweitzer (IL Extension) 9:00-10:00 Mocktail Monday

12:30-1:30

Pinochle 12:30-3:45

Learn to Quilt

1:00-3:45

Walk-in Day 9:00-2:00

Tai Chi w/ Kara Schweitzer (IL Extension) 9:00-10:00

Bunco 12:30-3:45

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Tai Chi w/ Kara Schweitzer (IL Extension) 9:00-10:00 Pinochle 12:30-3:45

Learn to Quilt 1:00-3:45 Bible Study 1:00

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Sober Seniors 12:00

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Yoga 10:00 Knitting Club 12:00-3:45 Euchre 12:15-3:45 Board Game Bonanza 12:30 Pool Tables 1:00-3:45

Foot Clinic 8:00-2:00

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Jeopardy 12:15-1:15 Pinochle 12:30-3:45

Yoga 10:00 Trip Meeting 10:00 Knitting Club 12:00-3:45

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Make & Take Tuesday 12:30-1:30

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Eye-popping statistics

Energy, enthusiasm and competitiveness fueled impressive

By DRAKE LANSMAN dlansman@shawmedia.com

Morrison senior Bella Duncan’s statistics on the softball diamond this past spring were eye-popping.

But that doesn’t tell the whole story of her impact on the team.

As impressive as her numbers in multiple categories were, her energy and enthusiasm from the leadoff spot, the circle and off the field also helped the Fillies to their best season since 2017.

Duncan is the 2025 Sauk Valley Media Softball Player of the Year.

“She’s got that spotlight on her,” Morrison coach Chelsea Eads said. “And that’s one of the best things about her is the way she plays and the way she competes.

“When she brings that energy, everyone is feeding off her.”

Duncan relished being the tone setter, whether she was pitching or leading off at the plate.

“As a pitcher, I’m in control of the game. I’m in control of every inning, every out,” Duncan said. “When the girls on the team see me pumped up, it kind of gets them going automatically. They’ll want to match my energy.

“I do every single thing at 100 mph. I have one speed and it’s fast and faster. ... When I was younger playing softball, I had to be told to calm down quite a few times.”

Her rapid-fire pace often left batters shaking their heads on their way back to the dugout. Morrison finished 22-5 this season, winning a regional title for the second time in three years and reaching the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2017.

The Fillies had a 17-game winning streak and went 10-0 in their first season in the NUIC South.

Duncan went 16-3 with a 0.88 earnedrun average, five no-hitters, one perfect game and a whopping 308 strikeouts and only 17 walks in 127 innings. She allowed just 16 earned runs all season. Her 308 strikeouts were the fourth most in Illinois last season, according to MaxPreps.

She tied Monica Wright’s single-game school record with 30 strikeouts in a 13-inning, 6-4 win over Fulton.

Offensively, she hit an area-best .606 with 57 hits, 25 RBIs, 25 doubles, four tri-

season for Bella Duncan

ples, five home runs and 46 runs scored. She was the NUIC South Player of the Year and a first-team All-State pick in Class 2A by the Illinois Coaches Association.

Duncan’s competitiveness has fed into her success.

“I’ve always wanted to win,” she said. “I like to think everything is a competition. When me and my sisters are helping my mom bring groceries in, I always have to carry the most.”

Even her decision to pitch came from a friendly competition with teammate Kaylee Pruis.

“She was a pitcher when we were younger, and I really wanted to be better than her, so I decided I would start pitching, too,” Duncan said with a laugh. “And that’s how it all started.”

Duncan grew up watching a variety of

sports before being drawn to softball. Her dad, David, played basketball at St. Ambrose University. Her mom, Taylor, played volleyball in high school. Ava Duncan is a year younger and also pitched for Morrison. The younger sisters are Kinley, 13, and Kendall, 11.

“My mom and my dad were at every single high school game,” Bella Duncan said. “I always have someone to lean on, and that means the world to me.”

Duncan’s success helped get the team back on track, starting her sophomore year after some down seasons. Morrison was a softball powerhouse under Tammy Deter, winning 12 regional titles and five state trophies from 1994 to 2017. Morrison won the 2A state championship in 2011 and last took third in 2017.

Duncan was especially motivated after the team fell short of another

regional title her junior year.

“I played every single game like it was my last, and I think that’s what made a big difference for me,” she said. “My senior year my eyes were really open.

“I wasn’t playing for myself, I was playing for the team.”

Duncan’s enthusiasm helped foster a fun environment on a talented team, whether it was chanting in the dugout, painting each other’s faces for a postseason game or dyeing someone’s hair.

“That was by far the most fun I’ve ever had playing softball,” said Duncan, who will continue her softball career at Western Michigan University.

Eads said Duncan’s confidence grew from her sophomore year and she stepped up as a leader.

“Not only in the batter’s box, but on the mound, as well,” Eads said. “And a lot of props go to her pitching coach, Larry Rice.”

Rice was there for the start of Duncan’s pitching journey and made the calls when she pitched for Morrison.

“He’s been there since I threw my very first pitch, and I can guarantee he’ll be there to see me throw my last,” Duncan said. “He has made such a big difference. ... He’s like a second dad to me.”

Duncan has helped rejuvenate Morrison softball, inspiring future players.

“Those younger Fillies in Morrison look up to her,” Eads said. “She’s got the natural talent, but she also put in all the work for it. She earned it all.”

Eads said Duncan made her job easy, and the team also bought in. Eads also was a standout at Morrison and played for Deter. Having a player such as Duncan pushed her to be at her best in her second year as head coach.

“Sitting in a conference meeting after we were finished, and they’re saying, ‘I’m just glad I don’t have to see Bella Duncan again.’ She’s somebody that you want on your team because of how great she is, how much success she can bring and the fire that she has,” Eads said, “and the way she can get everybody lifted up around her.”

“I was just really trying to leave my mark,” Duncan said, “and make sure that these girls know what it takes to win, and they can carry on what I’ve showed them.”

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Morrison’s Bella Duncan pitches against Bureau Valley this past season.

60 years

July 28, 1965

A new business will be in operation in Fulton when a Fast Car Wash, offering an automatic car washing service for 25 cents a car, will open to the public. Contractor Herman DeVries started pouring footings for a 32-by-36-foot concrete block building for the new business. The site is just east of the Fulton Recreation Lanes on east Ninth Avenue.

A Summer Fun Festival featuring a parade, an all-star baseball game and many other entertainment attractions will be staged at Pleasure Park to bring the 1965 Summer Recreation Program to a conclusion. All phases of the recreation activities will be represented by entries in the parade and prizes will be awarded.

50 years

July 30, 1975

Bruce Heimburger, who is 23 years old, is the new librarian at the Schmal-

ing District Library. He comes from Port Huron, Michigan. Heimburger received his master’s degree June 25 and began his work in Fulton on June 30. When school begins, he will divide his time between the Schmaling District Library and the libraries in the River Bend School District.

The mobile home of Mrs. Diana Hager of Garden Plain was completely destroyed by an explosion that officials believe was caused by a fuel line. Mrs. Hager and her children had left to go to her parents only 10 minutes before the explosion was heard and the trailer burst into flames.

40 years

July 31, 1985

The committee forming Fulton’s Sesquicentennial celebration chose the drawing of Miss Linda Eads as the official emblem of the celebration. The emblem shows the word “Sesquicentennial” in the shape of the Mark N. Morris

Memorial Bridge across the center of the drawing. In the foreground a paddlewheel steamer goes under the bridge. Work is progressing on the Seventh Avenue approaches to Fulton Elementary School and they will be ready for the start of the 1985-86 school year. Since opening several years ago, the area has been a hazard to motorists, bicyclists and pedestrians because it is narrow. The street now has been widened 10 feet and there are curbs and gutters on the north side.

30 years

July 26, 1995

Drives, Inc. held a “Veterans’ Day” celebration and honored all employees – retired and active – who had 20 or more years of service with Drives. Retirees with 20 or more years of service were Donald Houzenga, Gerald Hook, Gilbert VanDyke, Marvin Eizenga, Claude Wildman, Earle Enwright, Carole Damhoff, Allen Poel, William Rice, Robert Phillips

and Cecil Locey.

Voters will know Aug. 1 if the $3.2 million bond issue contained enough money to complete all the projects in the school district. Bids will be opened on that day at the new district office at 1110 Third St. The most costly project probably will at Fulton High School where additional classrooms and a large multipurpose/gym room will be built. Additional rooms will be added to Fulton Elementary, Fulton Middle and Albany School.

20 years

July 27, 2005

The Fulton 2 Pony League team completed a successful season, finishing first in league play and winning the league tournament. The team was 11-1 overall. Team members are Nathan Fish, Ryan Medenblik, Alex Wherry, Joe Ballard, Devin Jarrett,

Monmouth College announces spring dean’s list

Monmouth College recently announced its dean’s list for the spring semester.

The list honors students with a semester grade-point average of 3.5 or higher. The students also earned at least three academic credits.

Sauk Valley-area students named to the dean’s list are:

• Julia Bean of Sterling

• Olivia Dinges of Amboy

• David Gerber of Chana

• Maddy Henry of Harmon

• Ema Huizenga of Erie

• Kyler Pessman of Fulton

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Brandon Schneider, Coach Mike Hanrahan, Nathan Letcher, Andrew Weaks, Taylor Huff, Caleb Fuller, Jake Hanrahan, Alex Juist and Coach Russ Schneider.

The Whiteside County Board

• Josh Prombo of Morrison

Fulton’s Faith Ottens named to Wisconsin Lutheran College’s dean’s list for spring semester

Fulton resident Faith Ottens recently was named to the Wisconsin Lutheran College dean’s list for the spring 2025 semester.

The dean’s list is awarded to students with a semester grade-point average of 3.6 or higher.

Ottens graduated from Fulton High School. She is enrolled as a senior at Wisconsin Lutheran College.

For more information on Wisconsin Lutheran College, visit wlc.edu.

appointed Danny Huff to serve as trustee for the Fulton Fire Protection District. Huff’s service and dedication as a firefighter will make him a great asset to the district.

10 years July 29, 2015

The Fulton Chamber of Commerce board was granted $500 from the D.S.

Whiteside County Natural Area Guardians award $500 scholarship to Megan Plumley

The Whiteside County Natural Area Guardians Scholarship Committee recently awarded a scholarship to Megan Plumley of Geneseo.

The $500 scholarship is awarded to a junior or senior college student studying in an environmental or agricultural-related field. Plumley is a junior at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point’s Natural Resources College. She is majoring in wildlife ecology and management with a captive wildlife minor. Plumley participated in a summer field experience to receive

Flikkema Foundation. A portion of the funds will be used for replacements as well as enhancements to the marquees at Fulton’s four corners. This will allow for better communication in the community about the cultural activities, educational events and festivals that take place in Fulton.

Fulton Kiwanians undertook the

ATTENTION EXHIBITORS!

hands-on forestry, soils, waters and wildlife experience.

The field experience is one of three sessions required for graduation. She also works as a resident assistant and is a band, choir, church and Izaak Walton League student chapter member. Plumley also intends on working as a Liberty Camp counselor.

For more information about the scholarship, call 815-772-2124, ext. 3. – Kate Santillan

task of helping to straighten gravestones in Fulton Township Cemetery. Monument companies that were contacted were not interested in resetting the many tipping stones in the cemetery. Township trustees turned to the Kiwanis Club for a solution. Three Kiwanians began the task of resetting all the stones and monuments in the township cemetery.

Megan Plumley

The Ancestor Project: Kenneth Dewain Edie

By MELODY BRUNER

Have you ever wondered if you could survive polio? From an early age, Kenneth had a problem with his health but continued to enjoy his childhood. In his adult life, he was a family man and a hard worker. During his later life, he loved coloring and watching the Cardinals.

Kenneth Dewain Edie is very remarkable because of his humble beginnings, his determination to succeed and the legacy that he left behind.

Kenneth Dewain Edie was born on Aug. 28, 1931 in Mullen, Nebraska. His mother’s name is Elizebeth Ann Passige and his father’s name is Laurence Edie. Kenney, which is his nickname, had four siblings but only one is still here today. Lary, Raymond, Laurida and Carrol Edie are his siblings. Carroll is the only one alive today.

At age 2, Kenneth was diagnosed with polio, a pandemic that could cause paralysis and sometimes death. Luckily, he didn’t die from it, but he was crippled his whole life.

Kenney went to school in Marceline, Missouri, which is where he grew up. He went to school there for all 12 years but missed a lot of school because of his health complications. Kenneth was well-known in Marceline for being crippled.

Did you know that the time that he was growing up was the time of the Great Depression? This meant that he and his siblings worked a lot on the farm. Also as a child, Kenney loved to fish since he could hardly do any sports.

After awhile, Lary and Raymond

moved to Cordova, Illinois, with a group of people. A few years later, Kenney moved there with them when he was old enough. When Kenneth moved to Cordova, he was an adult.

In Cordova, he met a girl named Iyla May Craton, who was soon to be his wife. He got married at age 21 to Iyla in 1952. He only had one marriage and it lasted a lifetime. Iyla and Kenneth had four children – Rick, Bobbi, Penny and Michelle Edie. They are all still alive.

Kenney was a very hard worker. He has worked multiple jobs, including working at John Deere as a die castor for 35 years and working at the Cordova Fire Department. Another thing he did was be a community leader. Kenney was a community leader in Cordova for a very long time and did many things to support the community.

For example, he set up fundraisers and hosted events. Kenney has won many trophies along the way. Also, he and his friends set up a booster club in Cordova.

One fun fact about him is that he had breakfast with Barbara Mandrell and Larry Gatlin. He also shook the hand of Dennis Weaver, Steamboat Willie and The Statler Brothers.

You may not know who they are but they are well-known people to the older generations.

One of Kenney’s hobbies was playing rolle bolle, which is a game that was pretty popular during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Another thing he liked to do was play horseshoes with his family.

One of his favorite memories was when he was in the audience of the

show Hee Haw and you could see him for almost the whole show.

Kenney loved going to Wyoming. He traveled to every state except Alaska.

Kenneth moved only once and that was when he moved to Cordova. One of his biggest achievements was surviving polio. He also managed to make his family happy and that was important.

His lifelong friends included the Downeys, Piets and the Passigs.

Some of his hardships were that he lived through the Great Depression, struggled with being handicapped and during his later life, he had his leg amputated.

Kenney usually spent his free time with his family or in his garden.

His advice that he always said was to adapt and change because change isn’t always bad. Kenneth loved life and lived it to the fullest.

He fought to the very end because he never knew when his life would end. Another thing he said is that when you are sick always eat because it gets the sickness out of your system.

One fun fact about Kenney is that he shares a birthday with my baby brother. Another fun fact is he collected hats from everywhere he went.

His life was very eventful and great, but he sadly passed away. Kenneth died on Oct. 26, 2020, in Cordova, Illinois. He was surrounded by his loving family at his time of death.

Kenneth was a father, grandpa and great-grandpa who did a great job raising a family. People will not forget him.

In conclusion, Kenneth Dewain Edie was an astonishing great-grand -

father because of his eventful childhood, his dedication to life and the fact that he will be loved and missed by many.

During his childhood, he and his siblings worked for food and went fishing. In his adult life, he spent time with his family and enjoyed his favorite hobbies.

Overall, Kenneth used all the time he had to love his life and make others happy. I cherish the memories that we got to make together when he was alive and I wish that we could have made more.

What is “The Ancestor Project?”

As one of the final projects of the year, seventh graders at Erie Middle School were challenged to pick an ancestor or someone else they could research and learn more about in order to write a story telling about their life.

Students conducted interviews with family members and some were able to gather additional resources and pictures to help tell their story. While there were many great stories written, not all will be published.

The project was a collaborative effort between students’ history classes with Mrs. Kruthoff and Mr. Armstrong, English class with Ms. Shabani and their families. It was inspired by the original project that longtime English teacher Mrs. Wiersema made a tradition in her eighth grade class.

Students enjoyed getting to know more about their families and many were surprised to learn how interesting their families were. We hope you all will enjoy their stories, too.

Farmers can enroll in Grassland Conservation Reserve Program

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that agricultural producers and private landowners can enroll in the Grassland Conservation Reserve Program through Aug. 8.

Grassland CRP, offered by USDA’s Farm Service Agency, is a voluntary working lands conservation program that enables participants to conserve grasslands while also continuing most grazing and haying practices, according to a news release from the Carroll County FSA.

Grassland CRP emphasizes support for grazing operations, plant and animal biodiversity and grasslands and land with shrubs and forbs under the greatest threat of conversion.

“Through the conservation of America’s essential grasslands, Grassland CRP supports continued agricultural productivity while at the same time prioritizing private lands stewardship,” FSA Administrator Bill Beam said. “By offering landowners the best of both worlds – economic viability and working lands preservation – Grassland CRP provisions support

USDA’s commitment to Farmers First.”

CRP, USDA’s flagship conservation program, celebrates its 40th anniversary this year. For four decades, CRP has provided financial and technical support to agricultural producers and landowners whose accepted acres are placed under contract for 10 to 15 years and who agree to voluntarily convert the land to beneficial vegetative cover to improve water quality, prevent soil erosion and support wildlife habitat. TheAmerican Relief Act, 2025, extended provisions for CRP through Sept. 30.

More than 25.8 million acres are enrolled in CRP, with almost 9.7 million acres in Grassland CRP. On May 12, FSA opened General and Continuous CRP enrollment for 2025. FSA is reviewing submitted offers and will announce accepted offers at a later date. Because of a 27 million-acre statutory cap, only 1.8 million acres are available for all CRP enrollment this fiscal year.

Landowners and producers interested in Grassland CRP should contact their local USDA Service Center to learn more or apply for the program before the Aug. 8 deadline.

Earleen Hinton file photo

Rows of corn wind around a grassway July 18 in a field northeast of Erie.

JO HELLER

Born: August 2, 1951 in Morrison, IL

Died: July 20, 2025 in Morrison, IL

Jo Heller, age 73, of Morrison, died unexpectedly on July 20, 2025. Following years of declining mobility, weakening strength, and deteriorating eyesight, she was regaining strength and mobility for over a year, and her last day was a great day until sudden pain hit. Her daughter lived with, cared for, and loved her.

Jo was born August 2, 1951, to Charles Birely, Jr., and Helen (Lawton) Birely. When her mother died, she lived with her sister and beloved grandmother, Katie Lawton. Following her grandmother’s death, she was raised by her future adoptive parents, Laurence Wells, Jr. and Catherine (Birely) Wells, Jr. along with her father.

Jo was educated in the Morrison school system, graduating Morrison High School in 1969. She married Danny Heller in 1973. Danny died in May 1996.

She completed most coursework in the early 1970s at Sauk Valley Community College. While raising a family and making a home, she studied in the evenings, earning an associate’s degree in accounting from SVCC in December 1990. She worked for RB&W and then Reliant Fastener in Rock Falls, retiring July 15, 2011.

She was a member of the Morrison United Methodist Church for over 50 years, although it has been years since she participated in activities. She collected decorative turkeys and enjoyed bowling, especially the senior league. She loved cats and dogs, caring for silly, sassy, and special pets throughout her life.

She is survived by her daughter, Michelle Heller, and several cousins. She is preceded in death by her husband, her sister (Becky Vegter), and her son (Mark Heller in May 2023).

A graveside service was accorded at Grove Hill Cemetery. Her daughter wished to deal with the personal loss in private. They had many years together talking, living life, and laughing. Memorial donations may be made to the Morrison Fire Department. The Morrison Chapel of the Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. To send online condolences go to www. bosmarenkes.com

JAMES A. DAMHOFF, JR.

James A. Damhoff, Jr., 82, of Morrison, IL, formerly of Albany, IL, passed on Sunday, July 27, 2025.

Arrangements entrusted to Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home, Fulton, IL. Additional information: www.bosmarenkes.com.

JOHN J. MUCCI

John J. Mucci, 76, of Morrison, IL, passed on Friday, July 25, 2025.

Arrangements entrusted to Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home, Morrison, IL. Additional information: www.bosmarenkes.com.

FREDERIC H. PRONGER

Frederic H. Pronger, 88, of Glendale Heights, IL, formerly of Clinton, IA and Fulton, IL, passed on July 25, 2025.

Arrangements entrusted to Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home, Fulton, IL. Additional information: www.bosmarenkes.com.

How to submit: Send obituary information to saukobits@shawlocal.com or call 815-526-4438. Notices are accepted until 9 a.m. Monday for Tuesday’s edition. Obituaries also appear online at shawlocal.com.

July 14-18

Warranty deeds

Jonas Borntreger and Miriam J Borntrager to James Carter and Jennifer Carter, 21040 Smit Road, Morrison, $145,000.

Jeffrey D Olsen and Jodee Olsen to Kent A Olsen and Anna Olsen, 21587 Prophet Road, Prophetstown, $0.

Cynthia J Snapp to Kevin Bischler, 303 S. Main St., Tampico, $130,000.

Kathy Kelly to Ab Galva Group LLC, 1105 E. Rock Falls Road, Rock Falls, $240,000.

Gloria J Ivey to Roger W Kroschel and Stacie Kroschel, 12578 Prairie Center Road, Morrison, $229,950.

William M Baumgartner to Meghan Ward, 27561 Pilgrim Road, Sterling, $275,000.

Boss Roofing Siding Experts Inc to Jeremy Clardie, 405 W. 12th St., Sterling, $240,000.

Clinton V Porter Estate, Norma Porter, Steve Porter, Matthew Porter and Josh Porter to Shane Porter, 1106 Industrial Road, Rock Falls, $85,000.

Dennis H Pearce and Hollie M Phillips Pearce to Edward W Plocinski, 35 Ferry St., Prophetstown, $349,900.

Bens Barbershop LLC to Shane J Gallentine and Wendy J Gallentine, 204 E. Main St., Morrison, $30,000.

Carl D Hull to Corwell Properties LLC, 601 E.

19th St., Sterling, $200,000.

Jenifer Peppers, formerly known as Jenifer Sandoval, to Benjamin A Partridge, 508 W. 9th St., Rock Falls, $90,000.

Frantz Manufacturing Co to Keith Stouffer and Kathleen Stouffer, one parcel on 1st Avenue, Sterling, $0.

David E Bennett and Barbara J Hulbek, also known as Barbara J Hlubek, to Robert C Hayes, 16391 Elston Road, Fulton, $360,000.

Carissa Ruchotzke and Jarrett M Ruchotzke to Jeffrey D Majewski, Laura Majewski and Madison Majewski, 514 E. High St, Morrison, $179,000.

Laura A Franks, formerly known as Laura A Wilson, and Donald Franks to Connor A Mullan, 104 Prospect St., Morrison, $87,000.

David Brandon Jr and Mary Emily Brandon to Tanner Shear and Abby Shear, 204 Towne St., Morrison, $107,200.

Mary Kuh, Beth Wirth and Paula Wiebenga to Jerry L Norman Trust and Lori D Norman Trust, one parcel on Diamond Road, Fulton, $900,000.

Jerry L Norman, trustee, Arnold Norman Trust, and Adelene M Norman Trust to Lori D Norman Trust, Beth Wirth, Paula Wiebenga, Jerry L Norman Trust and Mary Kuh, one parcel in Diamond Road, Fulton, $0.

Deeds

Judith M Smithee and Michael J Smithee to Andrew G Younger and Marion L Younger, 24789 Front St., Sterling, $60,000.

Ralph E Gillen and Barbara J Gillen to Barbara J Gillen, trustee, and Gillen Family Trust, one parcel in Coloma Township: 11-26-103-003, $0.

Danny R Ivey and Sandra Kaye Ivey to Danny R Ivey Trust and Sandra Kaye Ivey Trust, one parcel in Sterling Township: 11-16-429-006, $0.

Randy Taylor and Lorri Taylor to Randy Taylor Trust and Lorri Taylor Trust, one parcel in Genesee Township: 04-28-400-003, $0.

Robert K Mckay and Nancy A Mckay to Robert K Mckay Trust and Nancy Mckay Trust, 422 12th Ave. B, Erie, $0.

Guelmarie Aguilar and Billy J Henson Estate to Whiteside County Trustee and Trust No 11 27 382 019, one parcel on E. 7th St., Rock Falls, $0.

Ryan J Attebury to Whiteside County Trustee and Trust No 11 26 403 003, one parcel on Steven Street, Rock Falls, $0.

Thomas Hoeft and Margaret J. Hoeft to Whiteside County Trustee and Trust No 06 24 476 009, one parcel on North Lime Streert, Albany, $0.

Deanna Mancera and John A Mancera to John A Mancera, trustee, Deanna Mancera, trustee,

and Mancera Family Trust, 1212 4th Ave., Sterling, $0.

Suzanne P Knutson to Suzanne P Knutson Trust, one parcel in Coloma Township: 11-36-106-002, $0.

Executors deed

Kelby Ottens Estate to Roger W Kroschel and Stacie Kroschel, 12578 Prairie Center Road, Morrison, $229,950.

David E Conner Estate to Geralds R. Conner, trustee, Lisa A Baize, trustee, and David Conner Family Trust, 615 E. 19th St., Sterling; 617 E. 19th St., Sterling; 601 E. 19th St., Sterling; 603 E. 19th St., Sterling; 605 E. 19th St., Sterling; 607 E. 19th St., Sterling, $0.

Quit claim deeds

Jeffrey D Olsen to Jeffrey D Olsen and Jodee Olsen, 21587 Prophet Road, Prophetstown, $0. Vw Rentals LLC to Angela Ann Beighle, two parcels in Tampico Township: 22-14-356-005 and 22-14-356-006, $0.

Andrew Fecht to Andrew Fecht and Mary Fecht, 2008 E. 6th St., Sterling, $0.

Wanda C Keegan to Wanda C Keegan Trust, two parcels in Fenton Township: 14-16-400002, 14-21-100-005, 14-21-100-007, $0.

See PROPERTY TRANSFERS, page 15

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CHURCH LISTINGS

ALBANY

Albany United Methodist Church

502 N. 1st Avenue, 309-887-4781

Pastor Toni Lucas

St. Patrick Catholic Church 1201 N. Bluff St., Albany

Father Timothy Barr, Pastor CORDOVA

Cordova Baptist 602 Third Ave. South, Cordova

Pastor Carmen Jordan 309-654-2501 - www.cordovafbc.com

EAST MOLINE

Sycamore Baptist Church 5323 180th Street North, East Moline 309-200-2505 www.sycamorebaptistchurch.com

Wildwood Baptist Church 18717 Hubbard Road, East Moline 309-496-9397 office@ wildwoodchurch.com

Pastors Brian Smith, Andrew Robinson, Andy Thomaston and Matt Winquist

Zion Lutheran Church 17628 Hubbard Road, East Moline

Rev. Gary A. Wright - 309-496-3592

ERIE

Erie Baptist Church 8th Ave. and 11th Street, Erie Call RonKimball for info: 309-230-3584

Erie Christian Church 715 6th Ave., Erie, 309-659-2561

Minister: Nathan Bright Youth Minister: Aaron Sweeney www.eriechristianchurch.com

Erie Evangelical Free Church 1409 16th Ave., Erie, 309-659-7125 Website: erieefree.org

Pastor Ron Eckberg

Pastor Jonathan Eckberg

Erie United Methodist Church 811 8th Street, Erie

Pastor Tiffany Garcea - 309-659-2541 www.erieumc.org

Farmers Elevator

815-772-4029 - Morrison, IL

Rock River Lumber & Grain

815-537-5131 - Prophetstown

Frary’s Lumber & Supply 815-537-5151 - Prophetstown

Newton Zion Reformed Church 10465 Frog Pond Road, Erie

Pastor Shannon Parrish - 309-659-2464 newtonzion@frontier.com

St. Ambrose Catholic Church Corner of 5th and Main

Father David Reese Rectory Phone: 815-537-2077

Church Phone: 309-659-2781

FENTON

Fenton Methodist Church 10019 MainStreet, Fenton

FULTON

Bethel Christian Reformed Church 1208 3rd Avenue, Fulton, 815-589-2501 www.bethelfulton.com bethelcrchurch@gmail.com

Pastor Jeremiah Mitchell Sunday service is 10 a.m.

First Reformed Church

510 15th Avenue, Fulton, 815-589-2203

Pastor Charles Huckaby

Fulton Presbyterian Church

311 N. 9th St., Fulton, 815-589-3580 www.fultonpreschurch.org email: presbyterianchurchfulton@gmail.com.

Garden Plain Presbyterian Church 14915 Sands Road, Fulton

Gateway Faith Fellowship Church

701 11th Avenue, Fulton, 815-589-4283

Pastor Wayne Wiersema

Immaculate Conception Church 703 12th Avenue, Fulton, 815-589-3542

Father Timothy Barr, Pastor secretaryfulton@gmail.com

Newton Zion Reformed Church 10645 Frog Pond Road, Erie, 309-659-2464 newtonzion@frontier.com

Pastor Shannon Parrish

CrossView Church 703 14th Ave., Fulton, 815-589-3425 www.wearecrossview.com secretary@wearecrossview.com

RUTLEDGE ELECTRIC

822 Main, Erie Serving the Area Since 1980

Morrison Veterinary Clinic

Jentry Fane, DVM, DVM, R.R. Zinkem, DVM, S.E. Blair, DVM, SJ. Lawfer, DVM

Phone 815-772-4047

14993 Lyndon Rd., Morrison

Spring Valley Reformed Church

10960 Spring Valley Road, Fulton Pastor Paul Wissink 815-772-3554

First Christian Reformed Church 801 15th Avenue, Fulton, 815-589-3790 www.fultonfirstcrc.com firstcrcfulton@live.com

Pastor Michael Hooker

HILLSDALE

Hillsdale United Methodist Church 124 Butzer St., Hillsdale Church 309-658-2340

Pastor Melva England

HOOPPOLE

Calvary Evangelical Congregational Church

Rev. Zachary Van Dyke, Pastor 563-370-8779

Hooppole Zion Methodist Church

Pastor Rolando Renteria 311 Main St, Hooppole, 815-948-7591 Parsonage 309-658-2145

LYNDON

Dominion Christian Fellowship Center 104 4th St. W., Lyndon 815-590-6971

Rev. Barbi E. Momolu Sr.

Trinity Baptist Church

403 6th Ave North, Lyndon Pastor Alan Jahn - 563-242-0307 www.trinitybaptistchapel.com

MORRISON

Bethesda Evangelical Lutheran Church

301 W. South St., Morrison Pastor Tammy Anderson 815-414-1758 - Office: 772-4896

Brethren In Christ Church

207 E. Knox Street, Morrison Pastor Craig Sipes - 815-772-4871

Sunday Worship at 10 a.m.

WISDOM

Erie, Illinois

“For

Church Of St. Anne Episcopal

401 N Cherry St., Morrison, 815-772-2818 stannemorrison@frontiernet.net www.churchofstannemorrison.org

Crossroads Community Church

201 W. Market, Morrison Pastor Jon Eastlick - 815-956-0090 morrison@crossroadscn.com

Ebenezer Reformed Church

309 E. Park St., Morrison Pastor J. T. Bean 815-772-2472 www.ercmorrison.com

Emmanuel Church

202 E. Morris St., Morrison 815-772-3890 www.ecmorrison.com

Rev. Luke Schouten, Senior Pastor Rich Criss, Ministry Coordinator

First Baptist Church 406 E. Maple Ave. Morrison

Pastor Roy Brown, II Phone 815-772-2696 facebook.com/morrisonfirstbaptist

First Presbyterian Church Rev. Michael Selburg - 815-772-3510

100 East Lincolnway, Morrison Facebook live services Sundays 10:15 a.m.

YouTube Channel: First Presbyterian Church firstpresmorrison@gmail.com www.firstpresmorrison.org

Kingdom Life Community Church

11429 Ward Road, Morrison 815-772-4098

www.kingdomlife.global

Pastor Stephen Harmon

Morrison Christian Church

201 S. Genesee, Morrison David Manley, Minister, 602-750-6426 d.manley93@yahoo.com

Google YouTube Larry Kidwell for sermons.

Morrison United Methodist Church 200 W. Lincolnway, Morrison Pastor Sun-Ah Kang - 815-772-4030

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. JacksonSt., 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

REMAX Sauk Valley

Barb Kophamer 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

PROPHETSTOWN

Advent Christian Church

200 Elm St., Prophetstown

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

First Lutheran Church

Interim Pastor Susan Davenport 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

The Dotsons to perform Aug. 10 at Spring Valley Reformed Church

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The Dotsons will perform at 6 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 10, on Spring Valley Reformed Church’s outdoor stage at 10960 Spring Valley Road in Fulton.

A freewill offering will be taken during the evening of praise and worship. In case of inclement weather, the concert will be moved indoors.

The Dotsons are a family gospel group from northern Indiana. The group consists of husband and wife John and

Yavonna Dotson and their oldest son Christopher.

For the first seven years of The Dotsons’ ministry, it was just John and Yavonna. Christopher joined them full time in August 2013. Christopher brings a lot to the group with his love for gospel music and many talents of playing the mandolin, acoustic, lead and steel guitar as well as singing harmony and some lead vocals. John and Yavonna have been singing together for more than 30 years. They started out singing in their home church and at weddings and funerals.

Bake your own bread with locally ground flour in Fulton on Aug. 2

The de Immigrant Windmill in Fulton will be offering another bread making event from 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 2.

Families and individuals will be able to buy

Illinois 815-438-4402

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Trustees deeds

Kenneth L Stanley, trustee, and Ruth M Stanley Trust to Scott K Stanley Trust, one parcel on Freeport Road, Sterling, 11-11-300009, $592,080.

Larry Mccormick, trustee, Mary R Mccormick Trust and Larry Trust Mcccormick to Brooke R Stangeland and Richard L Stangeland, one

a bag of local stone ground flour, mix it up and knead it into dough and 20 minutes later have a fresh baked loaf of rye or wheat bread to take home and enjoy. Cost is $5 a loaf and includes a 25th anniversary commemorative de Immigrant bag. – Shaw Local News Network

parcel on Austin Road, Sterling: 11-24-129-002, $14,000.

Nancy Jo Lewison, trustee, and Gary L Lewison Trust to Oliver Investment Company, 824-30 1st Ave., Sterling, $605,000.

Gerald R Conner, trustee, Lisa A Baize, trustee, and David Conner Family Trust to Carl D Hull, 615 E. 19th St., Sterling; 617 E. 19th St., Sterling; 601 E. 19th St., Sterling; 603 E. 19th St., Sterling; 605 E. 19th St., Sterling; 607 E. 19th St., Sterling; $280,000.

Source:WhitesideCountyRecorder’sOffice

Photo provided by MiKayla Rose

The Dotsons will perform Aug. 10 at Spring Valley Reformed Church in Fulton.

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IF YOU HAD KNEE OR HIP REPLACEMENT SU RGERY AND SUFFERED AN INFECTION between 2020 and the present time, you may be entitled to compensation. Call Attorney Charles H. Johnson 1-800-535-5727

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PUBLIC AUCTION

SATURDAY, AUGUST 9, 2025 10:00 AM 18601 STAR ROAD, PROP HETSTOWN, IL 61277

TC40D New Holland 4X4 with loader 1123 HRS, T72 Ford with Diesel engine, Massey Ferguson 12301232 hours needs work, John Deere X310 riding lawn mower with deck and grass bagger, Oliver manurer spreader, 2012 Ford 250 gas pickup truck vin#1FT7X2A68CEA17211217,092 miles runs good, 2013 Ford Carryall passenger car vin #1FM5K8D8XDGB28091 - 164,045 miles, Nifty TM42T mobile lift, woods 3 PT groundbreaker backhoe, 3 PT Land Pride finishing mower, 3 PT woods rotary mower, 3 6ft 3 PT blades, portable sprayer tanks with booms, 16ft car hauling trailer with winch very nice, 3 PT Carrall rake, bale spear for bucket, grapple bucket, Kawaski 4 wheeler, Suzuki 4 wheeler, simplicity mower no deck, large selection of horse tack, saddles, tack boxes, 3 PT post digger, rotor tiller, aluminum scaffolding planks, 60 gallon air compressor, drill press, chop saws, miter saws, Snap On tools, Matco tools, gas generator, several tool chest on castors, hand tools, power tools, air tools, yard tools, aluminum ramps, fiber glass step ladders, aluminum extension ladders, lawn mower hoist, Mig welder with leads on cart, several battery power tools, metal cutting band saw, aluminum break 8 ft, a lot of shop misc several livestock coral gates and others, horse tack boxes and other horse related items, flat screen TV, in table sewing machine, end tables, oak dressers, queen 3-piece bedroom set, vintage oak furniture, smaller oak buffet, painted lamps, Cuisinart cook ware, Breyer horses new in package, Madeira guitar in case, Pevey PA system amps, 4-stack glass door book case, chest of drawers, oak drop leaf table with chairs, horse saddle, household items, lots of misc. Plan to attend this sale!

LOWELL GILMAN , ESTATE

VIEW PHOTOS AuctionZip.com ID#43915

TERMS: CASH OR GOOD CHECK HAVE POSITIVE ID NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ITEMS AFTER SOLD

AUCTIONEERS:

Rob Young, IL441000593, 815-632-8000 Kevin Conklen, Sale Manager 815-590-8027

CASHIERS: Cheri Lockhart & Susan Dirks CLERK: Amy Young

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 14TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COUNTY OF Whiteside - Morrison , ILLINOIS NewRez LLC d/b/a Shellpoint Mortgage Se rvicing Plaintiff vs. Stephanie L. Kessler; et. Al Defendant 25 FC 6 CALENDAR NOTICE OF SALE

The real estate is: single family residence If thesubject 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 Section 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 Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

For informati on call Sales Department at Plaintiff's Attorney, Codilis & Associates, P.C.,15W030 North Frontage Road Suite 100, Burr Ridge, IL 60527. (630)794-5300. 14-2500272 INTERCOUNTY JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATION intercountyjudicialsales.com I3270262 Jul. 29, Aug. 5, 12, 2025

REAL ESTATE REAL ESTATE REAL ESTATE REAL ESTATE

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT ROCK ISLAND COUNTY, ILLINOIS

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff,

DAMON VARNELL et al Defendant

2024 FC 210 NOTICE OF SALE

Property Index No. 17-06-205-007

The real estate is improved with a residence Sale terms: 25% down of the highest bid by certified funds at the close of the sale payable to The Judicial Sales Corporation. No third party checks will be accepted. The balance, in certified funds/or wire transfer, is due within twenty-four (24) hours. The subject property is subject to general real estate taxes, special assessments, or special taxes levied against said real estate and is offered for sale without any representation as to quality or quantity of title and without recourse to Plaintiff and in ''AS IS'' condition. The sale is further subject to confirmation by the court. Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

The property will NOT be ope n for inspection and plaintiff makes no represen tation as to the condition of the property. Prospective bidders are admonished to check the court file to verify all information.

If this prope rty is a condominium unit, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale, other than a mortgagee, shall pay the assessments and the legal fees required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/9(g)(1) and (g)(4). If this property is a condominium unit which is part of a common interest community, the purchaser of the unit at the foreclosure sale other than a mortgagee shall pay the assessments required by The Condominium Property Act, 765 ILCS 605/18.5(g-1).

IF YOU ARE THE MORTGAGOR (HOMEOWNER), YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN IN POSSESSION FOR 30 DAYS AFTER ENTRY OF AN ORDER OF POSSESSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTIO N 15-1701(C) OF THE ILLINOIS MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE LAW.

You will need a photo identification issued by a government agency (driver's license, passport, etc.) in order to gain entry into our building and the foreclosure sale room in Cook County and the same identification for sales held at other county venues where The Judicial Sales Corporation conducts foreclosure sales. For informat ion, examine the court file, CODILIS & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Plaintiff's Attorneys,15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100, BURR RIDGE, IL, 60527 (630) 794-9876

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATIO N One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE

You can alsovisit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES , P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE IL, 60527 630-794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-24-07330

Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 2024 FC 210 TJSC#: 45-878

NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. Case # 2024 FC 210 I3269686 (The Review Jul. 22, 29, Aug. 5, 2025)

ALBANY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT

ANNUAL BUDGET AND APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE FOR 2025-2026

WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees of the Albany Fire Protection District, County of Whiteside, State of Illinois, has prepared or caused to be prepared in tentative form, an Annual Budget and Appropriation Ordinance for the ﬁscal year 2025-2026, and the Sec. of the Board has made the same conveniently available to public inspection for at least 30 days prior to the ﬁnal action thereon, and

WHEREAS, a public hearing was held as to such Annual Budget and Appropriation Ordinance on the 14th day of July, 2025, at 6:00 PM, notice of which hearing was given at least thirty (30) days prior thereto by publication in the Fulton Journal, a newspaper of general circulation published within said District, and all other legal requirements have been complied with:

NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the Board of Trustees of the Albany Fire Protection District, County of Whiteside, State of Illinois, as follows:

SECTION ONE: That the ﬁscal year of this Fire Protection District is hereby ﬁxed and declared to be from June 1, 2025 to May 31, 2026.

SECTION TWO: That the following budget containing an estimate of the amount available to said Fire Protection District and of expenditures by said District is hereby adopted as the budget of this Fire Protection District for the aforesaid ﬁscal year and shall be in force and effect from and after this date:

PART 1: ESTIMATED RECEIPTS

EMS Run Fees

$95,000.00

Property Replacement Tax/Fire$10,000.00

Property Tax/Fire

$193,892.00

Property Tax/EMS $145,472.00

Insurance Foreign Fire

Interest Income/Fire

$3,800.00

$500.00

Interest Income/EMS $800.00

Reimbursement/Fire $1,000.00

Reimbursement/EMS $1,000.00

Schooling Fees/EMS $1,000.00

Cordova EMS Payment $180,000.00

Total Estimated Receipts $632,464.00

PART 2: ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES

Wages/Fire $16,500.00

Salary Trustee/EMS $2,500.00

SECTION THREE: That there is hereby applied for the use of this Fire Protection District for the said ﬁscal year the amount of $753,260.00, such amount being divided among and applied for the several objects and purposes speciﬁed and enumerated in Part 2 of Section Two aforesaid, and said statements as contained in said Part 2 of Section Two aforesaid are hereby incorporated by reference as part of this Section Three with the same effect as if said statements were repeated in their entirety; and that this Section Three shall be and is the Annual Budget and Appropriation Ordinance of this Fire Protection District passed by the Board of Trustees as required by law and shall be in full force and effect from and after ten (10) days from this point.

SECTION FOUR: This Budget and Appropriation Ordinance is approved on this 14th day of July, 2025.

AYES: 5

NAYES: 0

ABSENT: 0

Worker’s Comp. Insurance/EMS$18,000.00

Worker’s Comp. Insurance/Fire$15,000.00

Audit/EMS $55.00

Audit/Fire $55.00

Liability insurance/EMS $14,000.00

Liability insurance/Fire $15,000.00

Professional services/Fire $5,000.00

Professional services/EMS

Replacement fund/EMS $10,000.00

EMS Run fees paid $12,000.00

Building/EMS $1,000.00

Building/Fire $1,000.00

Ofﬁce supplies/computers/EMS$3,000.00

Ofﬁce supplies/computers/Fire$4,000.00

Printing and publishing/EMS$1,200.00

Printing and publishing/Fire$1,200.00

Internet/Rental EMS

$6,000.00

Internet/Rental Fire $5,000.00

Operating supplies/EMS $12,000.00

Operating supplies/Fire $5,000.00

Misc. Expense/EMS $150.00

Telephone/EMS $1,500.00

Telephone/Fire $1,000.00

Utilities/EMS $10,000.00

Utilities/Fire $5,000.00

Fuel/EMS $5,000.00

Fuel/Fire $5,000.00

Vehicle repairs/parts/EMS $4,000.00

Vehicle repairs/parts/Fire $10,000.00

Maintenance deﬁbrillator/EMS$2,000.00

Maintenance vehicle labor/EMS$3,000.00

Maintenance vehicle labor/ﬁre$10,000.00

Maintenance equipment/EMS$6,000.00

Maintenance equipment/Fire$5,000.00

Board President

Board Secretary

CERTIFICATION OF BUDGET AND APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE

The undersigned, being the Clerk (or Secretary) and the Chief Fiscal Ofﬁcer respectively, of the taxing district hereinafter named, do hereby certify that attached hereto is a true and correct copy of the Budget and Appropriation Ordinance of said district for its 20252026 ﬁscal year, adopted. on July 14, 2025.

We further certify that the estimate of revenues, by source, anticipated to be received by said taxing district, either set forth in said ordinance as “Estimated Receipts” or attached hereto by separate document, is a true statement of said estimate.

This certiﬁcation is made and ﬁled pursuant to the requirements of 35 ILCS 200/18-50 as amended, and on behalf of Albany Fire Protection District.

Date: 7/14/2025

BOARD PRESIDENT (CFO)

BOARD

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOURTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT ROCK ISLAND COUNTY, ILLINOIS

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Plaintiff, -v.DAMON VARNELL et al Defendant 2024 FC 210 NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered in the above cause on March 19, 2025, an agent for The Judicial Sales Corporation, will at 1:00 PM on August13, 2025, at the McCarthy, Callas & Feeney, PC, 329 18th Street Suite 100, Rock Island, IL,61201, sell at public inperson sale to the highest bidder, as set forth below, the following described real estate: THE WEST SEVENTY (70) FEET OF LOT NUMBER SEVEN (7) IN BLOCK NUMBER TWO (2) IN ''OAK HILL PARK'' AN ADDITION IN THE CITY OF MOLINE, ROCK ISLAND COUNTY, ILLINOIS . Commonly known as 339 14TH AVE, MOLINE, IL 61265 Property Index No. 17-06-205-007

Upon payment in full of the amount bid, the purchaser will receive a Certificate of Sale that will entitle the purchaser to a deed to the real estate after confirmation of the sale.

THE JUDICIAL SALES CORPORATIO N

One South Wacker Drive, 24th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606-4650 (312) 236-SALE

You can alsovisit The Judicial Sales Corporation at www.tjsc.com for a 7 day status report of pending sales.

CODILIS & ASSOCIATES , P.C. 15W030 NORTH FRONTAGE ROAD, SUITE 100 BURR RIDGE IL, 60527 630-794-5300 E-Mail: pleadings@il.cslegal.com Attorney File No. 14-24-07330

Attorney ARDC No. 00468002 Case Number: 2024 FC 210 TJSC#: 45-878

NOTE: Pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, you are advised that Plaintiff's attorney is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any info Case # 2024 FC 210

IN THE CIRCUI COURT OF THE FOU RTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS ESTATE OF CHRIS TOPHER MURPHY, Deceased No. 2025P CLAIM NOTICE Notice is g of the death CHRIS TOPHER MURPHY. Let of Office were sued to Connie Murphy as Ind pendent Representative on July 2025, whose a neys are SAUK VALLEY LAW GROUP, LLC, West 1st Street, Suite B, Rock Fa Illinois 61071. Claims against estate may be in the office of Clerk of Court, Whiteside Co Courthouse, EastKnox Stree Morrison, Illinois, or with the Repre sentative, or b on or before J uary30, 2026, any claim not within that pe is barred. Cop of a claim filed the Clerk must mailed or delivered to the Repres enta tives and to the torney within (10) days afte has been filed. E-filing is mandatory for d uments in civil es with limited emptions. To ef you must first ate an account with an e-filing vice provider.

https://efile.illino courts.gov/servic providers.htm learn more and select a servic provider. If need additional help or have tr ble e-filing, http://www.illino courts.gov/FAQ gethelp.asp.

Dated July 2025

Connie Murphy, Independ Representa

Daniel C. Hawk

SAUK VALLEY LAW GROUP, LLC 100 West 1st Street, Suite B Rock Falls, IL 61071 (815) 535-6769

July 29, August 12, 2025

CIRCUIT

of Foreclosure for The Judicial Carthy, Callas & l at public indescribed real (7) IN BLOCK TY OF MOLINE, AVE, MOLINE,

lose of the sale be accepted. our (24) hours. assessments, e without any to Plaintiff and the court. a Certificate of confirmation of representation onished to check the foreclosure he legal fees and (g)(4) If this community, the tgagee shall pay the 605/18.5(g-1). THE RIGHT TO AN ORDER OF THE ILLINOIS agency (driver's he foreclosure held at other osure sales. P.C. Plaintiff's R RIDGE, IL, 236-SALE .com for a 7 day 60527 14-24-07330

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOU RTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS

ESTATE OF CHRIS TOPHER M. MURPHY, Deceased

No. 2025PR75 CLAIM NOTICE

Notice is given of the death of CHRIS TOPHER M MURPHY. Letters of Office were issued to Connie Murphy as Independent Representative on July 15, 2025, whose attorneys are SAUK VALLEY LAW GROUP, LLC, 100 West 1st Street, Suite B, Rock Falls, Illinois 61071.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the office of the Clerk of Court, Whiteside County Courthouse, 200 EastKnox Street, Morrison, Illinois, or with the Representative, or both, on or before January30,2026, and any claim not filed within that period is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered to the Repres entatives and to theattorney within ten (10) days after it has been filed.

E-filing is now mandatory for documents in civil cases with limited exemptions. To efile, you must first create an account with an e-filing service provider Visit https://efile.illinois courts.gov/serviceproviders.htm to learn more and to select a service provider If you need additional help or have trouble e-filing, visit http://www.illinois courts.gov/FAQ/ gethelp.asp

Dated July 23, 2025 Connie Murphy, Independent Representative

Daniel C. Hawkins SAUK VALLEY LAW GROUP, LLC

100 West 1st Street, Suite B Rock Falls, IL 61071 (815) 535-6769

July 29, August 5, 12, 2025

& BUCKWALTERSCHURMAN

Attorneys for said Estate 209 East Main Street, Morrison, IL 61270-0111

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOU RTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF CAROL J. WIERSEMA , DECEASE D. No. 2025 PR 80 CLAIM NOTICE

Notice is given to creditors of the death of Carol J Wiersema Letters Testamenta ry were issued on July 17, 2025 to Evelyn Schaver, 1602 11th Street, Fulton, IL 61252 as Independent Executor, whose attorneys of record are Nelson, Kilgus & Buckwalter-Schurman, 209 East Main Street, Morrison, Illinois, 61270.

The estate will be administered without Court Supervision unless under Section 28-4 of the Probate Act (755 ILCS5/28-4) any interested person terminate s independent administration at any time by mailing or delivering a petition to terminate to the Clerk.

Claims against the estate may be filed in the Office of the CircuitClerk of Whiteside County, 200 East Knox Street, Morrison, Illinois 61270, or with the representative , or both, on or before January 29, 2026 or, if mailing or delivery of a notice from the representative is required by Section 18-3 of the Probate Act (755 ILCS5/18-3), the date stated in that notice . Any claim not filed on or before that date is barred. Copies of a claim filed with the Clerk must be mailed or delivered by the claimant to the representativ e and to the attorneys within 10 days after it has been filed.

Michelle B. Buckwalter-Schurman NELSON, KILGUS, & BUCKWALTERSCHURMAN

Attorneys for said Estate 209 East Main Street, Morrison, IL 61270-0111

Phone: 815/772-2121

Fax: 815/772-2026

E-mail: msehurman@ nelsonkilgus.com

Phone: 815/772-2121

Fax: 815/772-2026

E-mail: msehurman@ nelsonkilgus.com

July 29, August 5, 12, 2025

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOU RTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN THE INTEREST OF: ELIAS CAVAZOS, MYLES CAVAZOS AYVE N RISTAU, Minors

No. 25 JA 18

25 JA 19 25 JA 21 NOTICE OF PUBLICATION

To: JOHN M. CAVAZOS and to All Whom It May Concern Take notice that on July 1, 2025, Juvenile Petitions were filed under the Juvenile Court Act by State's Attorney Colleen Buckwalter in the Circuit Court of Whiteside County, Illinois, entitled "In the Interest of ELIAS CAVAZ OS", "In the Inte rest of MYLES CAVAZ OS" and "In the Interest of AYVEN RISTAU", and that in COURT ROOM 108 at the EASTERN BRANCH COURT FACILITY, 101 EAST THIRD STREET, STERLING, IL, on August12,2025, at 1:30 P.M., or as soon thereafter as this cause may be heard, an adjudicatory hearing will be held upon the petition to have the child declared to be a ward of the Courtunder that Act. THE COURT HAS AUTHORITY IN THIS PROCEEDING TO TAKE FROM YOU THE CUSTODY AND GUARDIANSHIP OF THE MINOR, TO TERMINATE YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS, AND TO APPOINT A GUARDIAN WITH POWER TO CONSENT TO ADOPTION YOU MAY LOSE ALL PARENTAL RIGHTS TO YOURCHILD IF THE PETITION REQUESTS THE TERMINATION OF YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS AND THE APPOINTMENT OF A GUARDIAN WITH POWER TO CONSENT TO

TION YOU MAY LOSE ALL PARENTAL RIGHTS TO YOURCHILD IF THE PETITION REQUESTS THE TERMINATION OF YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS AND THE APPOINTMENT OF A GUARDIAN WITH POWER TO CONSENT TO ADOPTION, YOU MAY LOSE ALL PARENTAL RIGHTS TO THE CHILD Unless you appear you will not be entitled to further written notices or publication notices of the proceedings in this case, including the filing of an amended petition or a motion to terminate parental rights.

Now, unless you appear at the hearing and show cause against the Petition, the allegations of the petition may stand admitted as against you and each of you, and an order or judgment entered.

Dated: July 24th, 2025 /s/Sue Scott

Sue Scott Clerk of Court SEAL

JANNA L. LINVILLE WHITESIDE

COUNTY STATE'S ATTORNEY'S OFFICE

WHITESIDE COUNTY COURTHOUSE STERLING, IL 61081

815-535-4540

July 29, 2025

tices of the proceedings in this case, including the filing of an amended petition or a motion to terminate parental rights. Now, unless you appear at the hearing and show cause against the Petition, the allegations of the petition may stand admitted as against you and each of you, and an order or judgment entered.

Dated: July 24th, 2025 /s/Sue Scott

Sue Scott Clerk of Court SEAL

JANNA L. LINVILLE WHITESIDE COUNTY STATE'S ATTORNEY'S OFFICE

WHITESIDE COUNTY

COURTHOUSE STERLING, IL 61081

815-535-4540

July 29, 2025

Sue Scott Clerk of Court SEAL

JANNA L. LINVILLE WHITESIDE COUNTY STATE'S ATTORNEY'S OFFICE WHITESIDE COUNTY COURTHOUSE STERLING, IL 61081

815-535-4540

July 29, 2025

COUNTY, ILLINOIS GENERAL DIVISION STATE OF ILLINOIS ) )SS. COUNTY OF HENRY ) 90TX11 DRAINAGE ELECTION NOTICE IN RE: CENTRAL SPECIAL DRAINAGE DISTRICT IN THE COUNTIES OF HENRY AND WHITESIDE AND STATE OF ILLINOIS AND SUB-DISTRICT NO. 1 OF SAID CENTRAL SPECIAL DRAINAGE DISTRICT

ILLINOIS AND SUB-DISTRICT NO. 1 OF SAID CENTRAL SPECIAL DRAINAGE DISTRICT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an election will be held on the 2nd day of September 2025, from 2:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. at The Tom Church Farm located in the South Half of the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter and part of the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter loca ted West of Seyller Road in Section 22, Township 18 North, Range 5 East of the Fourth Principal Meridian, County of HENRY, State of Illinois, which is within the boundaries of said drainage district, for the purpose of electing a drainage commissioner of said drainage district for a term of three years. Every adult owner of land in said district, whether residing within or without the district, is entitled to vote, and if a resident of the State of Illinois, is eligible to the office of drainage commissioner.

Dated:

June 24, 2025

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an election will be held on the 2nd day of September 2025, from 2:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M at The Tom Church Farm located in the South Half of the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter and part of the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter loca ted West of Seyller Road in Section 22, Township 18 North, Range 5 East of the Fourth Principal Meridian, County of HENRY, State of Illinois, which is within the boundaries of said drainage district, for the purpose of electing a drainage commissioner of said drainage district for a term of three years.

Every adult owner of land in said district, whether residing within or without the district, is entitled to vote, and if a resident of the State of Illinois, is eligible to the office of drainage commissioner.

Dated: June 24, 2025

TERILYN A MOTLEY Clerk of the Circuit Court Henry County, Illinois Ex officio clerk of said drainage district July 29, August 5, 2025

Southeast Quarter loca ted West of Seyller Road in Section 22, Township 18 North, Range 5 East of the Fourth Principal Meridian, County of HENRY, State of Illinois, which is within the boundaries of said drainage district, for the purpose of electing a drainage commissioner of said drainage district for a term of three years.

Dated: June 24, 2025

TERILYN A MOTLEY Clerk of the Circuit Court Henry County, Illinois Ex officio clerk of said drainage district July 29, August 5, 2025

Local Use Tax $53,177.91, Miscellaneous Income $139,448.41, Motor Fuel Tax $68,584.55, Property Tax $152,484.66, Property Tax - Garbage $51,240.72, Property Tax - Workers Comp $6,005.43, Property Tax Corporate $63,612.14, Property Tax Police Protection $19,228.21, Public Benefit Tax $12,810.18, Rental Income $19,075.00, Replacement Tax $46,849.98, Road & Bridge Tax $21,619.62, Sales Tax $130,261.32, Sewer Charges $246,801.48, SRO 100% SCHOOL $39,681.60, SRO 70% SCHOOL $7,700.27, State Income Tax $237,209.45, Total Other Revenues $28,000.00, Utility Tax $61,281.15, Video Gaming Tax $20,357.01, Water Sales $221,842.79 Compensation Summary: UNDER $25,000.00...AYERS, GRANT, BARGER, MICHAEL A, BERK, WILLIAM, BLACKMER, MICHELLE, BORDER, THOMAS K, DAUBM AN, ERIK , DECKER, AUTUMN , ELDER, ROLLIE A, FROELIGER, JOSEPH M, GRAHAM, DRAVEN, HAWK, HOLDEN, HOCK, ANDREW D, JEPSON,LUKAS , JOHNSON, BRADLEY J, KAPPLE, TARA J, KILKER, SOKHOM L, McCULLOUGH, TOD A, MURPHY, ZACHARY M, POOL, QUINCY L, POSSLEY, GAIL F, POSSLEY, STEVEN F, SMITH, MARCIA M, SULLIVAN, TERRY L, VAN DELLEN, BOYD , VELEZ, PETER E, WENZEL, JOSEPH M, WIRTH, JEFF M, WIRTH, PAMELA D Betw een $25,000.00 and $49,999.99...R1CHMOND, LAVINA J, WUNDERLICH, JEFFREY A Between $50,000.00 and $74,999.99...BECERRA, KEVIN A, DECKER, SHANNON P, GARRISON, JORDAN D Betw een $75,000.00 and $99,999.99...PAPINEAU, JOEL M Between $100,000.00 and $124,999.99...HAWK, BRIAN J Total Ven dor Payments $1,229,121.79, ALAN'S AUTOM OTIVE SERVICE,INC.$833.17, ALLIANCE MATERIALS, INC. $641.56, AMBER ZAAGMAN $1,965.89, APRIL HOUSE $1,000.00, BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD$67,005.42, BONNELL INDUSTRIES INC. $870.00, BRIGHT'S AUTO BODY, INC $10,593.15, BROWNLEE DATA SYSTEMS $1,000.00, CADY ELECTRIC & REPAIR LLC$8,762.59, CERTASITE, LLC $950.50, Certified Balance & Scale Corp $1,369.00, COMMONWEALTH EDISON $20,932.70, CONSTELLATION NEWENERGY, INC. $16,119.68, DEERE CREDIT FINANCIAL $7,219.59, DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY $8,419.99, DIXON ENGINEERING, INC $950.00, DJC APPLICATIONS, INC$632.52, DOUG WHERRY $1,200.00, DYNEGY ENERGY SERVICES $14,796.38, EDWARD JONES $10,800.00, ERIE STATE BANK $94,288.76, Erie State Bank-Federal Payment$46,571.54, ESSENCE CHEMICAL COMPANY $8,919.50, FERGUSON WATERWORKS #2516$12,672.74, FIRST BANK OF FORREST $3,590.47, FLOW-TECHNICS, INC $22,819.00, FORD & SONS INC. $1,228.74, FRARY LUMBER & amp; SUPPLY $10,494.41, FULTON SIREN SERVICES $1,070.05, GOLD STAR FS, INC. $16,289.53, GRAINGER $9,182.15, Harvest Bakery & More $31,500.00, HERITAGE PRINTING $1,040.40, HOMETOWN HARDWARE, INC.$805.69, IDES $1,617.75, ILLINOIS EPA $2,500.00, ILLINOIS MUNICIPAL LEAGU E $51,217.18, IMRF $29,548.48, JCE CO-OP $12,166.33, JR SIGN CO, $3,135.00, KATELYN MCCONNELL$7,500.00, KIMBALL MIDWEST $4,516.07, KUNES COUNTRY FORD OF STERLING $1,600.55, LAUTERBACH & AMEN, LLP$25,000.00, LOCIS $13,165.25, MARTIN EQUIPMENT $753.07, MORTON COMMUNITY BANK #52 $19,907.80, MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS $1,630,00, MSA PROFESSIONAL SVCS. INC $10,650.00, NAPA AUTO PARTS $4,180.25, NORWEST SURVEYING SVCS, INC $762.50, NW IL Criminal Justice Commission $717.17, PACE ANALYTICAL SERVICES, LLC $3,756.50, REISY DOOR $645,47, REPUBLIC SERVICES #400 $117,281.84, REVITALIZE ERIE $825.00, ROD CADY $56,000,00, SAW TREE REMOVAL, LLC $5,000.00, SBM $8,288.00, SCHMITZ JANITORIAL SUPPLY $696.65, SHAHEEN'S VILLAGE MARKET $17,423.51, SHAW MEDIA-THE REVIEW $1,007.40, SHERWIN INDUSTRIES, INC. $2,633.84, SLOAN EQUIP MENT $708.38, SLOAN IMPLEMENT $13,215,81, STERLING CHEW $1,210.97, STICHTER CONSTRUCTION & EXCAVATING, INC.$110,467.00, STRADA COMMUNICATIONS LLC $2,326.17, TEAM REIL INC.$100,150.00, THOMAS K. BORDER $32,916.69, TOD McCULLOUGH $2,313.60, UNIFORM DEN, INC $731.95, UNITED RENTALS, INC.$5,906.11, USCELLULAR $2,758.98, USA BLUE BOOK $5,627.34, USPS UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE $819.00, VERSA TERM $2,562.00, VEST'S $2,367.00, VIKING CHEMICAL COMPANY $1,112.93, VISA $56,937.61, WARD, MURRAY, PACE & JOP HNSON, P.C. $772.00, WHITESIDE COUNTY COLLECTOR $2,342.08, WHITESIDE COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPT $13,721.93, WHITESIDE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE $3,734.49, WILLIAM R. SHIRK, TRUST ACCOUNT $12,566.89, WINSUPPLY OF CLINTON IA CO. $3,162.02, All other Disbursements Less Than 600.00 $10,030.11 GENERAL FUND SALE S TAX BDI TIF DISTRICT AUDIT FUND INSURANCE FU IMRF FUND

TERILYN A MOTLEY Clerk of the Circuit Court Henry County, Illinois

Beginning Reta ined Earnings$435,531.04$56,067.47$5,487.04$0.00$16,878.52$68,010.21

IN THE FOU RTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT OF HENRY COUNTY, ILLINOIS GENERAL DIVISION STATE OF ILLINOIS ) )SS. COUNTY OF HENRY ) 90TX11 DRAINAGE ELECTION NOTICE IN RE: CENTRAL SPECIAL DRAINAGE DISTRICT IN THE COUNTIES OF HENRY AND WHITESIDE AND STATE OF ILLINOIS AND SUB-DISTRICT NO. 1 OF SAID CENTRAL SPECIAL DRAINAGE DISTRICT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an election will be held on the 2nd day of September 2025, from 2:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. at The Tom Church Farm located in the South Half of the Southwest Quarter of the Northeast Quarter and part of the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter loca ted West of Seyller Road in Section 22, Township 18 North, Range 5 East of the Fourth Principal Meridian, County of HENRY, State of Illinois, which is within the boundaries of said drainage district, for the purpose of electing a drainage commissioner of said drainage district for a term of three years. Every adult owner of land in said district, whether residing within or without the district, is entitled to vote, and if a resident of the State of Illinois, is eligible to the office of drainage commissioner. Dated: June 24, 2025

TERILYN A MOTLEY Clerk of the Circuit Court Henry County, Illinois Ex officio clerk

Ex officio clerk of said drainage district

July 29, August 5, 2025

siding within or without the district, is

vote, and if a resident of the State of Illinois, is eligible to the office of drainage commissioner.

Dated:

June 24, 2025

TERILYN A MOTLEY Clerk of the Circuit Court Henry County, Illinois Ex officio clerk of said drainage district

July 29, August 5, 2025

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOU RTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS

LYNDON DRAINAGE DISTRICT #3 IN THE COUNTY OF WHITESIDE AND STATE OF ILLINOIS NO: 94 MR 64

COURT OF THE FOU RTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS

LYNDON DRAINAGE DISTRICT #3 IN THE COUNTY OF WHITESIDE AND STATE OF ILLINOIS NO: 94 MR 64 DRAINAGE ELECTION NOTICE IN RE: LYNDON DRAINAGE DISTRICT # 3 IN THE COUNTY OF WHITESIDE AND ST ATE OF ILLINOIS

OF WHITESIDE AND ST ATE OF ILLINOIS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an election will be held on the 2nd day of September, 2025, from 2:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M at the Lyndon Township Office, at 101 West Commercial Str eet, Lyndon, Illinois, which is within the boundaries of said drainage district, for the purpose of electing a drainage commissioner of said drainage district for a threeyear term.

trict for a threeyear term.

Every adult owner of land in said district, whether residing within or without the district, is entitled to vote , and if a resident of the State of Illinois is eligible to the office of drainage commissioner Dated: July 16, 2025

Sue R. Costello, Clerk of the Circuit Court Whiteside County, Illinois

Ex officio clerk of said drainage district

ILLINOIS NO: 02 TX 16 DRAINAGE ELECTION NOTICE IN RE: UNION DRAINAGE DISTRICT NO. 1 OF THE TOWNS OF HUME and PROPHETSTOWN IN THE COUNTY OF WHITESIDE AND ST ATE OF ILLINOIS

P.M. to 4:00 P.M. at the residence of CurtCruse at 8059 Blue Goose Road, Prophetstown, Illinois61277, which is within the boundaries of said drainage district, for the purpose of electing a drainage commissioner of said drainage district for a threeyear term.

commissioner of said drainage district for a threeyear term.

is eligible to the office of drainage commissioner.

Every adult owner of land in said district, whether residing within or without the district, is entitled to vote, and if a resident of the State of Illinois is eligible to the office of drainage commissioner.

Dated: July 18, 2025

SUE SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court Whiteside County, Illinois Ex officio clerk of said drainage district

ANNUAL TREASURER’S REPORT PROPHETSTOWN TOWNSHIP & ROAD DISTRICT FISCIAL YEAR ENDING APRIL 30, 2025

The following is a statement by Dennis Lawrence, Prophetstown Township Supervisor, in the County of Whiteside, State of Illinois, of the amount of public funds received and expended during the ﬁscal year beginning May 1, 2024 and ending April 30, 2025.

TOWNSHIP Beginning

DRAINAGE ELECTION NOTICE IN RE: LYNDON DRAINAGE DISTRICT # 3 IN THE COUNTY OF WHITESIDE AND ST ATE OF ILLINOIS

5/1/2024

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an election will be held on the 2nd day of September, 2025, from 2:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. at the Lyndon Township Office, at 101 West Commercial Str eet, Lyndon, Illinois, which is within the boundaries of said drainage district, for the purpose of electing a drainage commissioner of said drainage district for a threeyear term.

Dennis Lawrence, Prophetstown Township Supervisor

Sue R. Costello, Clerk of the Circuit Court Whiteside County, Illinois Ex officio clerk of said drainage district

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOU RTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN THE MATTER OF THE UNION DRAINAGE DISTRICT NO. 1 OF THE TOWNS OF HUME and PROPHETSTOWN, WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS AND STATE OF ILLINOIS NO: 02 TX 16 DRAINAGE ELECTION NOTICE IN RE: UNION DRAINAGE DISTRICT NO. 1 OF THE TOWNS OF HUME and PROPHETSTOWN IN THE COUNTY OF WHITESIDE AND ST ATE OF ILLINOIS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an election will be held on the 2nd day of September, 2025, from 2:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M at the residence of Curt Cruse at 8059 Blue Goose Road, Prophetstown, Illinois 61277, which is within the boundaries of said drainage district, for the purpose of electing a drainage commissioner of said drainage district for a threeyear term.

Every adult owner of land in said district, whether residing within or without the district, is entitled to vote, and if a resident of the State of Illinois is eligible to the office of drainage commissioner.

Dated: July 18, 2025

July 22, 29, 2025

SUE SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court Whiteside County, Illinois Ex officio clerk of said drainage district

Dated: July 18, 2025

SUE SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court Whiteside County, Illinois

Ex officio clerk of said drainage district

July 22, 29, 2025

I, Dennis Lawrence, doth depose and say that the following statement is a correct statement of the amount of public funds on hand at the commencement of the ﬁscal year above stated, the amount expended and purpose for which expended as set forth in said statement for the ﬁscal year.

July 22, 29, 2025

Ending Balance 4/30/2025 $ 82,180.88

TOWNSHIP SALARIES: Less than $25,000 – Chris Breitbach, Bill Jacobs, Myron Hofmeister, Mike Lawrence, Jeannie Richmond, Jacqueline Roman, Kyran Wagenecht. $25,000-$49,999.99 – Gabe Olinger.

TOWNSHIP EXPENDITURES: Over $2,500 – Hanford Insurance $6,384

CEMETERY

Property Taxes

Interest

IL Dept. of Revenue $13,183.01, Melody VonHolten $13,077.47, US Treasury $55,218.89, Ward, Murray, Pace & Johnson $2798. All other expenditures less than $2,500 - $46,667.60.

Beginning Balance 5/1/2024

Other Revenue (Plots, Urns, etc.)

Revenue

$ 765,453.14

$ 48,986.17

$ 26,253.06

$ 44,982.50 Other Revenue (Rent) $ 15,600.00

$ 135,821.73 Expenditures $ 308,432.25

Ending Balance 4/30/2025 $ 592,842.62

Sue R. Costello, Clerk of the Circuit Court Whiteside County, Illinois Ex officio clerk of said drainage district

CEMETERY SALARIES: Less than $25,000 – David Anderson, James Dennis, Scott Gluff, Derek Naftzger, John Richmond.

July 22, 29, 2025

CEMETERY EXPENDITURES: Over $2,500 – Altorfer $2,746.56, ComEd $2,827.27, FNBO $5,332.56, Frary Lumber $5,565.03, Hanford Insurance $5,089, Hometown Hardware $2,624.10, Ryan’s Tree Service $6,260, Selmi’s $9116.45, Sloan Implement $7,369.64, Transfer to Equipment & Building $207,049.52, United Metal $4,048.75. All other expenditures less than $2,500 - $50,403.37.

GENERAL ASSISTANCE

Beginning Balance 5/1/2024

Dated: July 16, 2025

Balance 4/30/2025 $ 19,221.10 GENERAL ASSISTANCE EXPENDITURES: All expenditures less than $2,500 - $390.00. ROAD & BRIDGE

Sue R. Costello, Clerk of the Circuit Court Whiteside County, Illinois

Ex officio clerk of said drainage district

July 22, 29, 2025

ROAD TAX

Every adult owner of land in said district, whether residing within or without the district, is entitled to vote, and if a resident of the State of Illinois is eligible to the office of drainage commissioner.

Dated: July 18, 2025

ROAD & BRIDGE SALARIES: Less than $25,000 – Mike Blackert, Jaesan Gaylord, Scott Gluff, Jesse Livingston, Gavin Olinger. ROAD & BRIDGE EXPENDITURES: Over $2,500 - Best Holdings

$29,880, City of Prophetstown $9,014.60, Gibson Oil $6,794.73, Hanford Insurance $14,706.00, Hinrich’s Plumbing $3,747.60, Transfer to Cemetery $9,600.00, Transfer to Equipment & Building $49,522.59. All other expenditures less than $2,500 - $29,391.70.

Beginning Balance 5/1/2024

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an election will be held on the 2nd day of September, 2025, from 2:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. at the residence of CurtCruse at 8059 Blue Goose Road, Prophetstown, Illinois61277, which is within the boundaries of said drainage district, for the purpose of electing a drainage commissioner of said drainage district for a threeyear term.

Ending Balance 4/30/2025

SUE SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court Whiteside County, Illinois Ex officio clerk of said drainage district

July 22, 29, 2025

ROAD TAX SALARIES: $25,000-$49,999.00 – Gabe Olinger.

SPECIAL BRIDGE

Beginning Balance 5/1/2024

ROAD TAX EXPENDITURES: Over $2,500 – Transfer to Equipment & Building $405,571.47.

$ 2,367.93 Property Taxes

July 22, 29, 2025 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE FOU RTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS IN THE MATTER OF THE UNION DRAINAGE DISTRICT NO. 1 OF THE TOWNS OF HUME and PROPHETSTOWN, WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS AND STATE OF ILLINOIS NO: 02 TX 16 DRAINAGE ELECTION NOTICE IN RE: UNION DRAINAGE DISTRICT NO. 1 OF THE TOWNS OF HUME and PROPHETSTOWN IN THE COUNTY OF WHITESIDE AND ST ATE OF ILLINOIS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an election will be held on the 2nd day of September, 2025, from 2:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. at the residence of CurtCruse at 8059 Blue Goose Road, Prophetstown, Illinois61277, which is within the boundaries of said drainage district, for the purpose of electing a drainage commissioner of said drainage district for a threeyear term.

Every adult owner of land in said district, whether residing within or without the district, is entitled to vote, and if a resident of the State of Illinois is eligible to the office of drainage commissioner.

Dated: July 18, 2025

SPECIAL BRIDGE EXPENDITURES: $0. EQUIPMENT & BUILDING

SUE SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court Whiteside County, Illinois Ex officio clerk of said drainage district

July 22, 29, 2025

662,143.58 Ending Balance 4/30/2025

EQUIPMENT &

Every adult owner of land in said district, whether residing within or without the district, is entitled to vote, and if a resident of the State of Illinois is eligible to the office of drainage commissioner.

Dated: July 18, 2025

SUE SCOTT Clerk of the Circuit Court Whiteside County, Illinois

PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure entered in the above entitled cause Intercounty Judici al Sales Corporation will on September 4, 2025, at the hour3:00 p.m., Third Floor Lobby of the Whiteside County Courthouse, 200 East Knox Street, Morrison, IL 61270, sell to the highest bidder for cash, the following described mortgaged real estate: THE SOUTH HALF OF LOT 5 AND THE NORTH HALF OF LOT 6 IN BLOCK 1 IN W. F. FLOCK FIRST ADDITION TO THE CITY OF ROCK FALLS, IN WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS; ACCORDING TO THE PLAT RECORDED DECEMBER 4, 1947 IN PLAT BOOK 8 PAGE 187. P.I.N. 11-33-127-005. Commonly known as 1011 10th Avenue, Rock Falls, IL 61071.

Ex officio clerk of said drainage district

July 22, 29, 2025