Projects and activities to prevent injuries and fatalities, while maintaining vital services for Whiteside County residents, will be the main topic of discussion, on Thursday, January 27, 2022. Whiteside County’s “All Hazards Mitigation Planning Commission” will meet at 2:00 p.m., at the Law Enforcement Center, 400 N. Cherry Street, Morrison, […]
Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL, posted students from Whiteside County who earned placement on the Fall 2021 Dean’s List. Albany: Gabby A. Portz (Sophomore) Erie: Donovin M. Bailey (Freshman); Ryne T. Jaquet (Senior); Derek J. Redell (Senior); Logan F. Wheeler (Sophomore) Fulton: Nathaniel R. Wierema (Junior) Morrison: Anthony D. Fulton […]
Assistant Editor Jerry Lindsey wrote this report and took the photo. The Morrison High School Girls Basketball season progressed with each scheduled game including a question mark. The Fillies stayed focused. They earned three wins during a week of competition. On Saturday, January 8, 2022, the Fillies traveled to Eastland […]
The Resthave Care & Rehabilitation 2021 Annual Meeting has been rescheduled to Tuesday, January 25, 2022, at 6:00 p.m. The public is invited to attend via Zoom meeting only. The link will be forwarded to you, via e-mail. For a Zoom Link invitation contact • Administrator Jill Smith at jills@resthavehome.com […]
Banks Honored for Scholastic Achievement The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, WI, honored more than 2350 full-time undergraduate students, for attaining high grade point averages, during the fall semester of the 2021-2022 academic year. Senior Kaleb Banks, Morrison, IL, earned Honor recognition. Honor recognition is accorded to those with grade point […]
The following Morrison Junior High School students achieved Honor Roll status, during the Second Quarter of the 2021-2022 school year. 6th Grade High Honors – Caylee Bramm, Ethan Bush, Sophie Damhoff, Gabe Dykhuizen, Chace Edwards, Randy Gerlach, Noah Icenogle, Taylor Osborn, Jovie Patton, Logan Peavy, Cody Peters, Johanna Plemons, Charles […]
Start the new year with the first Third Thursday gathering, at The Loft on Main, 112 E. Main Street, Morrison, IL, on January 20, 2022. From 8:00 to 10:00 a.m., enjoy free juice and coffee with delicious homemade goodies. Please join us for conversation and time to browse before the […]
Dick Polman, a veteran National Political Columnist based in Philadelphia, PA, and a Writer in Residence at the University of Pennsylvania, writes at DickPolman.net. Email him at dickpolman7@gmail.com. Journalists have been debating how to most effectively cover a defeated ex-President, who lies as he breathes and aspires to restore his […]
Billy J. Jones, age 80, died Friday, January 14, 2022, at Pleasant View Rehabilitation & Health Care Center in Morrison, IL. Billy was born on May 27, 1941, in Trumann, AR, the son of Billy R. and Agnes L. (Lafarlett) Jones. He was employed as a Machinist with Illinois Forge […]
Marilyn Marie Vogelsang, 92, of Windsor Manor Assisted Living Community, Morrison, IL, and formerly of Decatur, IN, passed away at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday, January 13, 2022, at Morrison Community Hospital. Marilyn was born in Greeley, IA, on December 26, 1929, to Estella and Fred Woeste. She met her soon-to-be […]
Marc Adami reported, “Due to the recent COVID-19 surge, we are going to postpone our January in-person event, at the City of Morrison Community Room, with Jacob Campbell. Hopefully we can reschedule him sometime this year in April or May 2022. “We are still planning a virtual event on Zoom […]
An award-winning political journalist, John L. Micek is Editor-in-Chief of The Pennsylvania Capital-Star in Harrisburg, PA. Email him at jmicek@penncapital-star.com. If you get into an argument with a Republican about the GOP’s lamentable support for voting rights and its fractured relationship with Black Americans, it won’t be long, before your […]
Christine Flowers is an Attorney and a Columnist for the Delaware County Daily Times. She can be reached at cflowers1961@gmail.com. When my sister texted to tell me that Sidney Poitier had passed away[, on Thursday, January 6, 2022], I started crying. All I could do was conjure up the black […]
Arthur C. Donart, Ph.D. wrote this essay. Certain Republican politicians have sought to re-invent a race strategy, in the fashion of former President Richard Nixon, in order to scare white voters into voting for them. Were it not for that fact, this question about teaching the history of slavery would […]
Odell Public Library Friends member Anne Frame wrote this report. We are officially more than halfway to our $80,000 fundraising goal, as of Monday, January 10, 2022. The Odell Public Library Friends have collected $41,132 in the “Fund Our Floor” campaign, to replace over 8000 square feet of library flooring. […]