Dr. Bill Bird, Morrison, IL, is CGH Medical Center Vice President, Chief Medical Officer. He shared the significance of The Loft on Main, 112 E. Main Street, Morrison, IL. My grandma, Tolura Acord, was born in Keithsburg, IL, and lived her entire life in a county even more rural than […]
David John Ottosen, 56, of Morrison, IL, passed Saturday, August 7, 2021, at Morrison Community Hospital in Morrison. David was born on November 24, 1964, in Freeport, IL, to Jack H. and Arlena M. (Fish) Ottosen. He graduated from the Illinois School for the Deaf in Jacksonville, IL, and from […]
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will request approval for the COVID-19 vaccine to become mandatory for all U. S. military service members by mid-September 2021, according to a memo he sent to all Defense Department employees. “I want you to know that I will seek the President’s approval to make the […]
Did you witness the passage through Morrison, IL, of the Union Pacific Railroad’s 800 Class, steam locomotive, “Big Boy?”
Assistant Editor Jerry Lindsey submitted this feature and the top two photograph. Congratulations are extended to Morrison Chamber of Commerce, for organizing the return of a Farmers Market for the Morrison, IL area. The gathering of vendors on the walks of the Whiteside County Fairgrounds was the attraction that locals […]
Phyllis Weinstine, nee Bronstein, age 87, of Highland Park, IL, and Morrison, IL, passed away peacefully, on Saturday, August 7, 2021. Phyllis was raised in Albany Park , IL, and was a graduate of Von Steuben High School. She attended the University of Wisconsin and graduated from Roosevelt University. After […]
Use the E. Lincolnway rear entrance to visit The Loft on Main, 112 E. Main Street, Morrison, IL, on Sunday, August 8, 2021. Watch three artists produce art using various media. Hours are 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.
On Friday, August 6, 2021, Whiteside County Health Department announced 13 new laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19: 8 (Under 20), 3 (30s), 2 (40s.) There were four recoveries. Total Positive cases in Whiteside County are 7398; (4.7%); Daily Case Count of 13; Total Fatalities 174; Daily Death Count 0. Total Positive […]
Assistant Editor Jerry Lindsey wrote this feature, The Whiteside County Fair located in Morrison, IL, is scheduled to open its gates on Tuesday, August 17, 2021, to celebrate its sesquicentennial (150th) edition. The venue is credited with creating many memories for all ages that enter the grounds. Initially opened in […]
Rich Manieri is a Professor of Journalism at Asbury University in Kentucky. Reach him at manieri2@gmail.com. “It’s interesting when people die,” wrote Don Henley in the anti-media-sensationalism song “Dirty Laundry,” back in 1982. Not much has changed since. There are more media outlets and platforms than ever, but tragedy still […]
Joe Guzzardi is a Progressives for Immigration Reform Analyst who has written about immigration for more than 30 years. Contact him at jguzzardi@pfirdc.org. In a move consistent with the Biden administration’s walk back of former President Donald Trump’s tougher immigration actions and guidelines, the Department of Homeland Security announced it […]
Christine Flowers is an Attorney and a Columnist for the Delaware County Daily Times; she can be reached at cflowers1961@gmail.com. The other day, someone reminded me that I had a public Facebook page entitled “Christine Flowers, Columnist and Radio Host.” I rarely post there, which is why I’d almost forgotten […]
Terry W. Dickerson, 71 of Rock Falls, IL, died Thursday August 5, 2021, at Kishwaukee Hospital in DeKalb, IL. He was born on September 6, 1949, in Sterling, IL, the son of John N. and Mary Jean (Kuykendall) Dickerson. He attended local schools and was employed at the former Parish […]
Carl Golden is a Senior Contributing Analyst with the William J. Hughes Center for Public Policy, at Stockton University in New Jersey. Email him at cgolden1937@gmail. Even as the delta variant of the COVID-19 virus rips through the Country, sending infections and hospitalizations soaring to levels not experienced in months, […]
At the corner of N. Cherry and E. High Streets, the Editor met two Morrison, IL, youngsters who accompanied 12-week-old Rose on her Thursday, August 5, 2021, 6:00 p.m. evening walk. Rose is a Bernedoodle, blended from Bernese Mountain Dog and Poodle sire and dam. The puppy at that point […]