Learn With Less® is a program focused on empowering caregivers of infants and toddlers. Participants will learn to use what they already have, to foster their little ones’ cognition,communication, movement, and social/emotional skills. Each class is different, providing up-to-four unique, social experiences for children and adults. The facilitator is Katie […]
Marc Adami wrote the feature and supplied the photo. Adami wrote, “A great thank you goes to Flood Control and Water Quality expert, Professor Larry Weber from the University of Iowa. He spoke to us in April 2022, with a great presentation and Question and Answer session. “The Whiteside Forum […]
Deb Wikoff, President of Morrison Charitable Friends Pantry NFP, submitted the article and photos. “A big ‘Thank you’ to the Postal Food Drive held on, Saturday May 14, 2022. We at Morrison Charitable Food Pantry NFP, are so happy and appreciative for the dedicated [Morrison, IL,] Postal staff and their […]
Odell Public Library, 307 S. Madison Street, Morrison, IL, welcomes local youth to enjoy these two events. Saturday, May 28, 2022, is the deadline for required registration, for the upcoming “Oceans of Possibilities” Summer Reading Club. It is designed for children age three through current eighth grade. Club members will […]
The Whiteside County Sheriff’s Office reported this notice on Tuesday, May 24, 2022. A fiber line has been cut in the DeKalb, IL, area. If you call the Whiteside County Sheriff’s Office at 815-772-4044, you will get a rapid busy signal. At this time, no 911 services are impacted. by […]
Morrison Police Chief Brian Melton is proud to announce the Helmet Incentive Program again. The program, which started in 2009, is to promote bicycle safety among our youth. It is only possible through the continued partnership and support of the DQ Grill & Chill. 2022 marks the program’s 14th year. […]
Assistant Editor Jerry Lindsey wrote the report. Often the items brought before the City Council are clear and defined in their purpose and design. Approval or denial follows without much indecision, but the issue of allowing a sculpture exhibit along Main Street failed on Monday evening May 24, 2022. In […]
The Morrison City Council met last night[, Monday, May 23, 2022,] in another show of incompetence. A reminder given in Public Comment, again asking for ball park Profit and Loss statements, was left unaddressed. After months, yet in reality years, of unaccounted mismanagement of the ballpark, it is time for […]
During the City Council meeting on Monday, May 23, 2022, five Aldermen voted “No” on a motion to permit a downtown Sculpture Exhibit. Members had received a new map indicating where ten pieces could be placed–at pocket parks, grassy areas, and sidewalks–with visibility from U. S. Highway 30 and […]
Assistant Editor Jerry Lindsey wrote the article. The Editor’s photo was taken a day before the meet began. These eight Morrison Junior High School athletes competed in the IESA Track and Field Meet: left-to-right, are Koltin Swaim; Levi Milder; Kamden White; Noah Robbins; Asher Ernst; Rylan Alverado; Brady Anderson; Jordan […]
Jerry Brearton submitted the feature and photos. Morrison American Legion Post 328 and several volunteers (ages from 15 to 92) planted over 1000 flags on veterans’ graves, on Saturday, May 21, 2022, at Grove Hill Cemetery, Morrison, IL. The flags will stay in place until the 4th of June. Below, […]
Shortly after 1:00 p.m., on Monday, May 23, 2022, the Editor left Happy Joe’s Pizza, 109 W. Main Street. She entered the restaurant with three business envelopes in her pocket. They were addressed to thecity1.com, 230 E. Main Street, Suite 105, Morrison, IL. The envelopes did not make it to […]
Kathy Janicek submitted this press release. Morrison Music Theater Association (MMTA) will present “Steel Magnolias” at the Morrison Institute of Technology auditorium, 701 Portland Avenue, Morrison, IL, the weekend of June 3-5, 2022. Performances will be at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, June 3, and Saturday, June 4, with a matinee […]
Assistant Editor Jerry Lindsey compiled this report. On Wednesday, May 11, 2022, the Morrison High School Administration welcomed families, teachers, and fellow students into the cooler atmosphere of the auditorium. They gathered to pay tribute to the efforts of students who had earned awards of scholarships and recognition for their […]
Louis “Sonny” James Betts, Jr. 84, of Morrison, IL, died Thursday, May 19, 2022, at Rock River Hospice Home in Sterling, IL. Louis was born December 11, 1937, in Morrison, to Louis, Sr. and Inez (Lyon) Betts. He went to Independence Country School for two years before moving to Morrison […]