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Making macarons no simple task

LOCAL GIRLS EYE SUCCESS AT STATE

FOOD, A9-10, A13

TRACK AND FIELD, B1

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SERVING ROCK FALLS, STERLING AND THE SURROUNDING AREA SINCE 1854

PROPHETSTOWN | DOWNTOWN FIRE RECOVERY

Credit union will lay first bricks Mayor: ‘We’ve come a long way’ since July fire BY MATT MENCARINI mmencarini@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5529

PROPHETSTOWN – IH Mississippi Valley Credit Union will be the first to build in the part of downtown Prophetstown where eight buildings were destroyed by fire in July 2013. The bank already has a location in downtown Prophetstown, just south

of where buildings were destroyed, and has been in the community for more than 10 years, said Dennis Hall, the company’s president. “When we learned of the devastating fire on Main Street, we were committed to helping the recovery efforts,” Hall said in a news release. Laura Ernzen, vice president of marketing, said talks with the city

about putting a building there started a few weeks after the fire. Prophetstown Mayor Steve Swanson said both the city and the bank came together for the early discussions, but it wasn’t until “3 or 4 weeks ago” that he knew it would happen for sure. “For me, it’s a lot of hard work that has paid off – a lot of hard work,” he

More on A5 See the rendition of the building Prophetstown leaders say will fit right into the historic downtown. said. “For the city, you know, you go to a lot of towns that don’t even have a bank anymore ... let alone a new one. Everybody should be tickled to death. And I think 99.9 percent are.” RECOVERY CONTINUED ON A5

Prophetstown Mayor Steve Swanson

MORRISON

ROCK ISLAND | THE SHELEY TRIAL

Laying out victims’ final day Captive

audience targeted Officials want prison workers to move in; mayor offering tours BY DAVID GIULIANI dgiuliani@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5525

Jeff Cook/Quad City Times

Nicholas Sheley approaches his seat during the trial Tuesday at the Rock Island County Justice Center in Rock Island. Sheley is accused of murdering four people in Rock Falls in 2008.

Investigators try to fill in gaps in muder trial BY CHRISTI WARREN cwarren@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5521

ROCK ISLAND – On June 28, 2008, Matt Johnson was spending the night at his girlfriend’s apartment. His son was there, too. They were going to have a movie night.

Follow on Twitter Sauk Valley Media reporter Christi Warren (@SeaWarren) is tweeting live updates from the courtroom. Their neighbors, Brock Branson, Kilynna Blake, and her 2-year-old son, Dayan, had the same idea, and around 9 p.m., they came over to his girlfriend’s apartment to check out their movie collection. Finding noth-

ing they wanted to borrow, they soon left. Matt’s girlfriend at the time, Chasity Gibbons, was friends with Kilynna. The two would check in on each other; their children would play together. In fact, Chasity had already seen Kilynna a number of times that day before she dropped in that night to borrow a movie.

MORRISON – If you’re looking to work at the yet-to-open federal prison in Thomson, you’re welcome in Morrison, officials say. In fact, one of the menu options on the city’s website is for Bureau of Prisons employees, where the city touts the local school system, Mayor hospital, parks Everett Pannier and historic homes. “For a personalized tour of our city, please contact our friendly staff at City Hall. ... Mayor Everett Pannier will be happy to escort you throughout our beautiful, historic city,” the website’s text reads. The city posted that section to its website only a couple of weeks ago. At this early stage, Pannier has yet to get any takers.

FINAL CONTINUED ON A7

MAYOR CONTINUED ON A4

NEW BUSINESS | JIMMY JOHN’S

Restaurant fills up freaky fast Arellano ‘really excited’ about Rock Falls location BY ANGEL SIERRA asierra@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5695

ROCK FALLS – The building at 511 First Ave. was alive Tuesday morning with the sharp clack of opening cash register drawers, indistinct chatter, and the smell of baked bread. From the road, a large blackand-red banner was the only signal to passersby that the new

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Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwiches restaurant had opened for business. “We didn’t really tell anybody [that we were opening]. We weren’t Liandro even sure today Arellano Jr. was going to be the day,” said store owner Liandro Arellano Jr. “People had been trying to come in the last couple of days because we looked open.”

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BUSINESS ......... A13 COMICS ............. A12 CROSSWORD....B12

He picked up the certificate of occupancy around 10 a.m., and by 10:30, customers were being served, Arellano said. Normally, the restaurant will open at 11 a.m., but Tuesday, business began as soon as bread was ready. “I’m really excited,” Arellano said. “It’s been a year process, maybe over a year. ... We’re really happy with the location, and the crew is certainly chomping at the bit to get going, too.” OPENING CONTINUED ON A5

DEAR ABBY ......... A8 LIFESTYLE ........... A8 LOTTERY ............. A2

Alex T. Paschal/apaschal@saukvalley.com

Jimmie John’s Gourmet Sandwiches in Rock Falls is open for business after serving customers for the first time Tuesday morning. The restaurant is at 511 First Ave., the former home of Zuppa’s Deli.

OBITUARIES ........ A4 OPINION .............. A6 SPORTS ...............B1

Today’s weather High 83. Low 53. More on A3.

Need work? Check out your classifieds, B6.

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