Trent Bush of Morrison, IL, a partner with Ward, Murray, Pace & Johnson, P.C. in Sterling, IL, has been appointed by the Illinois Supreme Court, to its Remote Proceedings Task Force. He is one-of-two practicing Attorneys appointed to the 14-member task force, chaired by 1st District Appellate Justice Mary K. […]
Athletic Director Gregg Dolan wrote on Thursday, January 20, 2022, “With all the cancellations the past couple of weeks, here are next week’s sporting events for Morrison High School.” Girls Basketball: Monday, January 24, and Thursday, January 27, at Home, both at 5:30 p.m. Boys Basketball: Saturday, January 22, at […]
Third Thursday gatherings at The Loft on Main, 112 E. Main Street, Morrison, IL, are always welcoming. From 8:00 to 10:00 a.m., the community is encouraged to join others in casual conversation-with-treats. Ten Morrisonians braved the chill on January 20, 2022, to enjoy coffee and comaraderie. Left-to-right, seated are Everett […]
On Monday, January 17, 2022, U. S. Representatives Cheri Bustos and Ashley Hinson, along with U. S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin and U. S. Senators Tammy Duckworth, Roy Blunt, and Chuck Grassley shared significant information about funding.They announced that the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has allocated […]
Northside School morning and afternoon students, in the Blended Early Learning class of Pre-K and Kindergarten, participated in a service project. The children collected food items, to donate to Morrison Friends Food Pantry. The afternoon class of 18 is shown holding their contributions. Adult staff includes, left-to-right, Dana Bass, Lisa […]
Editor’s note: KWQC TV Channel 6, will broadcast a short video of Lyle Bush at 5:00 p.m. The 6:00 news will include a full interview by Kyle Kiel. On Thursday, January 20, 2022, the Morrison, IL, American Red Cross Blood Drive opened at noon, to icy-cold temperatures and warm congratulations. […]
Governor J. B. Pritzker ordered all U. S. and Illinois flags to half-staff from Thursday, January 20, through Saturday, January 22, 2022, in honor of Child Protection Specialist Deidre Silas. Silas, a 36-year-old investigator with the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, was stabbed to death on Tuesday, January […]
Kevin R. Bruckner, Sr., 67, of Morrison, IL, died Saturday, January 15, 2022, at CGH Medical Center in Sterling, IL. Kevin was born September 6, 1954, in Morrison, to Raymond E. and Dorothy A. (Huycke) Bruckner. He attended Morrison schools. Kevin first worked for Climco Coils in Morrison, and he […]
Assistant Editor Jerry Lindsey wrote this report, Holiday tourneys give local wrestlers an opportunity to face opponents that are not on the local schedule. They are an event to measure their talents against a larger opponent base. That is exactly what the Morrison Mustang wrestlers did in the Erie Holiday […]
Assistant Editor Jerry Lindsey wrote the report. The Morrison School District Board of Education opened on Monday, January 17, 2022, with a comment from Superintendent Scott Vance. He noted that the Board has had discussion and has “made no movement” to join the current lawsuit against the State of Illinois, […]
Assistant Editor Jerry Lindsey wrote this feature and submitted the photos. Activities within a small community often create conflicts with school athletics and personal social demands, but Fulton High School students have found a potential solution. On Wednesday, December 15, 2021, a Ribbon Cutting ceremony was held prior to the […]
The School District submitted this announcement about 7:00 p.m., on Tuesday, January 18, 2022, for school personnel. “Due to unforeseen circumstances, there will be no on-site, COVID-19 testing, on Wednesday, January 19. We will reschedule all appointments for tomorrow as soon as possible.”
Assistant Editor Jerry Lindsey submitted this report in a timely manner, but the Editor inadvertently neglected to post it earlier. The environment within today’s School System faces many tough challenges for our youth and expectations for them to navigate the system and to graduate. The Morrison School Board, at a […]
Residential households in the United States can order one set of four, free, at-home, COVID-19 tests from USPS.com. It took the Editor less than one minute to do so online, at https://special.usps.com/testkits. The United States Postal Service is fulfilling the test kit initiative of President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Orders […]
Sheriff John Booker reported, “I am very excited to announce as the Whiteside County Sheriff’s Office continues to move forward, that Jeffrey R. VenHuizen is my Chief Deputy. VenHuizen is an experienced Law Enforcement Officer with 28 years of service, who served with the Rock Island Police Department. During the […]