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Whiteside County deputies are investigating a two-vehicle accident that occurred Wednesday afternoon in rural Prophetstown.

Thanks for mentioning Southern Illinois in your opinion piece [“Mesocyclone victims need public's help,” May 12]. We appreciate your thoughts, and we'll gladly return any favors to our Northern Illinois brethren.

ROCK FALLS – When word spread that a bludgeoned toddler was among four people found dead in a Rock Falls apartment in June, the shaken community responded with a mix of sorrow and anger.

ERIE – Beverly Alls' life was about helping people. Related story - Newman coping with deaths: School hit by 
loss of student, classmate's mother .

* Criminal damage to property: Police responded to a report of a group of people riding four-wheelers in the retention pond between South Maple Avenue and Erie at 9:30 p.m. Friday to find a truck stuck in the mud in the middle of the pond and deep tire ruts in the grass surrounding it.

Village of Albany For Village President ❏ Ricky L. Dettman ❏ Eugene Walerius ❏ Robert D. Bitler For Village Clerk ❏ Deanne J. Anglese For Village Trustees ❏ A. Brian Rowland ❏ Duane D. Franzen, Sr.

The Forreston Cardinals scored four runs in the top of the fourth inning to pull out a 6-5 baseball victory against the Erie-Prophetstown Panthers on Tuesday in Erie.

Editor's note: This article is part of our series that takes a look back at our area within the last few decades.

The county's largest school district is set to weigh in on an April sales tax vote.

By Wednesday night, voters in Whiteside County may have a second chance to vote on a 1-cent sales tax hike for school infrastructure.