The Loft on Main was one of many Morrison, IL, Main Street businesses that saw revenues decline and customer access fluctuate in 2021, during a COVID-19 pandemic and downtown street demolition and reconstruction. To stay open, inside The Loft on Main, 112 E. Main Street, Board members, staff, and volunteers […]
Morrison Community Unit School District #6 has postponed COVID-19 testing, for non-certified personnel. Originally set for Tuesday, January 4, 2022, the event will be rescheduled as soon as possible.
Inside its new lobby, Morrison Community Hospital, 303 N. Jackson Street, Morrison, IL, continued the annual Tree of Lights remembrance tribute, with modifications due to COVID-19 and its virulent variants. There was neither a public memorial service, naming those who passed in 2021, nor individuals to place an ornament on […]
Charles G. Maxwell, 82, of Sterling, IL, died Friday, December 31, 2021, at Rock River Hospice & Home, Sterling. Charles was born March 25, 1939, the son of Earl and Clara (Dettman) Maxwell. He married Nancy Hein on September 29, 1957, at Rock Falls[, IL,] Immanuel Lutheran Church. Charles retired […]
Editor’s note: The photograph is from September 3, 2020, at the Chamber of Commerce Ribbon Cutting ceremony for Mahaffey’s On Main Street. Mahaffey’s On Main Street, 121 E. Main Street, Morrison, IL, offers an excellent rental space for meetings, parties, showers, reunions, and events. The venue features tables, chairs, and […]
Pastor Toni Lucas, of Albany United Methodist Church, 502 First Street, PO Box 334, Albany, IL 61230, submitted this announcement for Albany residents. “Effective Saturday, January 1, 2022, the Albany Food Pantry will no longer be open on Monday evenings. The pantry will continue to be open on Monday mornings […]
The following Arrests were made and Citations issued since Friday, December 24, 2021. Arrests: No arrests to report. The following Citations were issued. Date Name Age Address Violation Cited 12-28-2021 Kaywyn J. Beswick 60 Morrison, IL Speeding 12-29-2021 Samantha J. Volckmann 26 Morrison, IL No […]
Anne Frame submitted this article and photograph of Odell Public Library Director Meridith Layne, left, and patron Mary Kay Campbell. We soon will acknowledge two years of living in the midst of a pandemic. This pandemic is sly and transforms its variants, just as we start to feel safer. Vaccinations, […]
Beginning Tuesday, January 4, 2022, the Whiteside County Health Department (WCHD) SHIELD IL Drive-up Community Testing Site again will be by Appointment Only. Any individual who wishes to be tested must have their own appointment. Individuals without an appointment will be asked to return at their appointment time once scheduled. […]
As 2021 ends, on Friday, December 31, 2021, Whiteside County Health Department announced 130 new, laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Whiteside County. Cases: (20) Under 20; (28) 20s; (19) 30s; (21) 40s; (16) 50s; (17) 60s; (6) 70s; (3) 80+s. There were 33 recoveries. Total Positive cases in Whiteside County […]
Morrison Community Hospital, 303 N. Jackson Street, Morrison, IL, now will be providing COVID-19 Moderna boosters to those who are eligible. Appointments will be available on Friday, January 7, 2022, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Please call and leave a voicemail at 815-772-5537 to make an […]
The City of Morrison, IL, has declared a Snow Emergency effective at 8:00 a.m., Saturday, January 1, 2022. It will remain in effect until 8:00 a.m., Monday, January 3, or until snow has been removed from the full width of the streets. Details follow. Please shovel your sidewalks and remove […]
This essay was written by Arthur C. Donart, Ph. D. Most people are aware that medical care is expensive. Health Insurance also is expensive. Health Insurance is “pre-paid” medical care. If you don’t use it this year, you may need it next year. It is risk sharing. No one knows […]
In January 2022, Morrison Friends Food Pantry, at Morrison United Methodist Church, 200 W. Lincolnway, Morrison, IL, will remain “open” their usual Thursday hours, 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. New hours begin in February: 8:00 to 10:00 a.m. Also beginning in January, clients will not enter the church. They will enter […]
George L. Temple, 91, of Morrison, IL, died Saturday, December 25, 2021, at Resthave Care & Rehabilitation. George was born February 17, 1930, in Garden Plain, IL, to Burnie and Minnie (Medema) Temple. He was educated in the Hope Grade School in Garden Plain and was a graduated from Fulton […]