260 Marijuana Plants Found At Big Bend State Fish and Wildlife Area

PROPHETSTOWN — $250,000 worth of 6-feet tall marijuana plants were discovered by a hunter at Big Bend State Fish and Wildlife Area recently.  Workers hacked down the plants found with machetes and lopping shears and burned on a wood fire.  There have been no arrests.   Anyone with information is asked to call Whiteside County Crime Stoppers. There is a $1,000 reward.