Brynli Dotson, 14, of Washington, Illinois, clears a barrel with her horse Duke in the 18-under barrel racing competition at the WHOA benefit horse show on Saturday, June 22, 2024, at the Whiteside County fairgrounds in Morrison. (Earleen Hinton)
Earleen creates content and oversees production of 8 community weeklies. She has worked for Shaw Newspapers since 1985.