The Annual Wa Tan Ye Brunch will host Morrison Police Chief Brian Melton, with a program about scams, frauds, and what to do if you have been a victim. The brunch is Saturday, October 16, 2021, at 9:00 a.m. Breakfast casseroles, muffins, rolls, bread, fruit, coffee, tea, and juice are […]
Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois (GSNI) received a generous $1800 sponsorship from the Center for Financial Literacy, at North Central College on May 5, 2021. Funds are being used to empower local Girl Scouts in virtual entrepreneurship experiences. This includes providing activity-based resources to support earning entrepreneurship and business-related badges, […]
Morrison Community Hospital Marketing Director Mick Welding submitted this article and photographs. On September 11, 2019, Morrison Community Hospital, 303 N. Jackson Street, Morrison, IL, broke ground for a two-year, $20,500,000 expansion. The MCH Foundation’s expansion included five new Emergency bays, a new, state-of-the-art Operating Room, eight new Medical/Surgical rooms, […]
The following Arrests were made and Citations were issued since Friday, October 8, 2021. Arrests: On Saturday, October 9, 2021, at approximately 10:00 p.m., Morrison Police responded to 409 W. Lincolnway, Morrison, IL, for a possible domestic dispute. As a result of the investigation, Morrison Police arrested and charged Joseph […]
Help Resthave Care & Rehabilitation celebrate 60 years of serving our community, on Thursday, October 14, 2021, from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m., at 408 Maple Avenue, Morrison, IL. Drive through for a free meal and a commemorative gift, as a token of appreciation from Resthave Care & Rehabilitation.
Assistant Editor Jerry Lindsey wrote the report and submitted the photographs. On Friday night, October 8, 2021, the Morrison Mustangs’ offense struggled to ignite consistently, plus they turned over the ball five times. The Orion Chargers took advantage of these miscues and sent the Mustang home with a shutout loss […]
Assistant Editor Jerry Lindsey submitted the report and photograph. The annual Panther Invitational Cross Country meet was held at the Erie[, IL,] Country Club, on Tuesday, October 5, 2021. The event drew a large number of runners to compete from 13 schools. Challand topped the Middle School runners, with Ian […]
Superintendent Scott Vance issued this following changes on Monday, October 11, 2021.
Assistant Editor Jerry Lindsey wrote this report. If a citizen has never attended a City Council meeting but wondered what they discussed during their sessions, Tuesday evening, October 12, 2021, at the Morrison City Council meeting would not have been the ideal first exposure. The agenda included “how to surface […]
Whiteside County TRIAD shred event is today, Thursday, October 14, 2021, in Erie, IL, at the corner of Main Street and 9th Avenue, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The location is Erie Police Department, 740 Main Street, in the alleyway. Participants will drive up, and TRIAD members will remove […]
Roland “Rollie” J. Vanzuiden, 90, of Morrison, IL, passed away peacefully at Resthave Care & Rehabilitation, in Morrison on Saturday, October 9, 2021, surrounded by family. Rollie, a twin to brother Jay, was born April 2, 1931, in Newton Township to Henry and Maggie (VanOosten) VanZuiden. Rollie was educated at […]
On Tuesday, October 5, 2021, Kirkwood Community College, Cedar Rapids, IA, released its Dean’s, List for the Summer 2021 semester. Two local women achieved a 3.3 grade point average or higher, after completing 12 or more credit hours at the college. Claire Coons and Laura Zuidema are from Morrison, IL.
On Wednesday, October 6, 2021, at approximately 7:23 a.m., Whiteside County Deputies conducted a traffic stop in the 300 block of Washington Street, in Prophetstown, IL. Arrested in the vehicle was the passenger, Zachery M. Rangel (DOB 6/15/1985), of Prophetstown. Rangel was arrested on a Whiteside County warrant for Predatory […]
Mitch Shepard, 64, of Morrison, IL, died October 8, 2021, in his home with his loved ones by his side. Mitch was born in El Paso, TX, to Stanley and Rose Shepard. He attended both Erie, IL, and Fulton, IL, schools. Following his Junior year of high school he joined […]
Shirley Stralow-Nelson, 83, of Morrison, IL, died on Thursday, October 7, 2021, at Resthave Care & Rehabilitation in Morrison. Shirley was born September 12, 1938, in Sterling, IL, to Herbert and Evelyn (Matthew) Habben. She was educated in the rural Whiteside County grade schools and was a graduate of Morrison […]