Pastor Toni Lucas of Albany United Methodist Church submitted this report. On Saturday, April 17, 2021, members of the Albany Riverfront Development Committee joined with members of River Cities Rotary in a cleanup project. River Cities Rotary coordinated the Mississippi River cleanup in four Illinois areas: Albany, Cordova, Port Byron, and […]
Girl Scout Troop 1504 met in Fellowship Hall of Morrison United Methodist Church, 200 W. Lincolnway, Morrison, IL, on Monday, April 19, 2021, from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. Earlier in the year, girls chose three organizations to receive varied boxes of Girl Scout Cookies.
Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois (GSNI) announced the “Our Girl Scout Gift” initiative. It will pay 2022 Girl Scout membership fees for all new, previous, and returning Girl Scout members (girl and adult) who join GSNI or renew their GSNI membership before Wednesday, May 12, 2021.
On Wednesday, April 7, 2021, at 9:55 a.m., Whiteside County Deputies responded to a car vs pedestrian traffic crash with injuries, on Stevens Street near E. Humphreys Avenue, in rural Rock Falls, IL The driver of the vehicle, Donald L. Legel of Rock Falls, was attempting to leave a residence […]
Morrison Police Department is searching for Lorilee Lane Hutson, a 16-year-old female, who was last seen on Friday afternoon, April 16, 2021, at approximately 2:45 p.m. Lorilee was last seen wearing an Army green sweatshirt with “USAF” in black lettering on the front, blue jeans, and white Adidas shoes. She […]
Mary Louise Meyer, 77 of Morrison, IL, formerly of Sterling, IL, died Monday, April 19, 2021, at the Alverno in Clinton, IA. Mary was born on November 9, 1943, in Harriman, TN, the daughter of James Cook and Stella Leffew. She married Donald E. Meyer on March 21, 1964, in […]
Wayne E. Akker, 91, of Resthave Care & Rehabilitation in Morrison, IL, passed away Monday, April 19, 2021, at Rock River Hospice and Home in Sterling, IL. Wayne was born September 30, 1929, in Morrison, to Cornelius and Ruvine (Brackemyer) Akker. He was a 1947 graduate of Morrison High School. […]
The long-awaited Main Street construction modernization will begin the last week of April 2021. Over several months, it will involve extensive work from Orange Street east to Clinton Street. City Administrator Barry Dykhuizen, ICMA-CM, announced, “Construction is scheduled to start at Orange Street and Main Street the week of April […]
Pastor Toni Lucas announces that Albany United Methodist Church, 502 First Street, Albany, IL, will host its annual Church Yard Sale, on Saturday, May 1, 2021. The hours are from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Please bring your take-away bags if possible. This year’s fundraiser will benefit the AUMC Trustees’ […]
The following Arrests were made and Citations issued since Friday, April 9, 2021.
Marian J. Dykema 81, of Morrison, IL, died Friday, April 16, 2021, at MercyOne Clinton, in Clinton, IA. Marian was born September 1, 1939, in Chicago, IL, to Ralph and Gertrude (Vander Molen) Keizer. She was educated in the Morrison schools and graduated with the class of 1957. She was […]
A Celebration of Life Visitation will be held Saturday, April 17, 2021, from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m., at Schilling Funeral Home, 702 First Avenue, Sterling, IL. George F. Burks, Jr., 41, of Sterling, IL, died, January 14, 2021, at Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital, Downers Grove IL.. George was born, August 6, […]
The Editor had prepared this Public Service Announcement and was about to save it to thecity1.com Home Page, when her cell phone rang. It was a call from CodeRED. Starting Thursday, April 15, 2021, the City of Morrison has transitioned to a new community alert system, CodeRED. This is a […]
Editor’s note: The photo is from the Morrison Lions 2018 Recycle Day. The Morrison Lions Recycle Day event is back. It is Saturday, April 24, 2021, from 9:00 a.m. until noon, at the Whiteside County Fairgrounds, 201 W. Winfield Street, for Morrison, IL, zip code residents only.
Shortly after noon on Wednesday, April 13, 2021, members of Morrison Chamber of Commerce gathered to honor both Kayla Sipes and KAST Laser Creations, with a “Because Nice Matters!” customer service award. Sipes and her parents, Kelvin and Sara Tenboer, own the laser etching business, located at 307 S. Orange […]