Morrison Chief of Police Brian Melton reports the following Arrests made and Citations issued since Friday, November 13, 2020. Arrests: On Thursday, October 29, 2020, at approximately 6:30 p.m., Morrison Police were called to Fast Stop, 615 E. Lincolnway, Morrison, IL, for a fight in the parking lot. As a […]
Brent D. Oncken, 66, of Lyndon, IL, left to be with the Lord on Thursday, November 19, 2020, at Unity Point Health Trinity in Rock Island, IL. Brent was born on January 13, 1954, in Morrison, IL, the son of Ronald and Lavona (Egert) Oncken, Sr. He married Peggy Dublo […]
Jill Bryan, a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) in CGH Medical Center’s Digestive Health Center. She was recently recognized as a recipient of the Sunshine Award for extraordinary service. The Sunshine Award was created to honor and recognize outstanding service and compassionate care by those in non-nursing roles, such as CNAs, […]
Shelly Lewis, a Registered Nurse from CGH Home Nursing, was recently recognized as a recipient of the prestigious DAISY Award for extraordinary nurses. An International program, the award is presented to nurses around the world, who go above and beyond for their patients and demonstrate extraordinary compassionate care. The DAISY […]
Friday, November 20, 2020, is akin to an Illinois D-Day invasion. Our 12,671,821 Citizen Soldiers all would do well to make the mental paradigm shift to obey our State Commanding Officer. We are members of 253 fighting Illini field armies (of 50,000 or more soldiers each), whose duty is to […]
Jerry Lindsey submitted this article. An audience at a monthly Morrison School Board meeting is quite rare, but the decisions being made during this corona virus pandemic have the attention of the community. On Monday, November 16, 2020, over 50 citizens virtually joined the Board members, as the future options […]
School Superintendent of Schools Scott Vance issued the following, five-step, COVID-19 information on Tuesday, November 17, 2020.
A new wave of COVID-19 is surging across the State of Illinois, the Midwest, and the Nation. Governor J. B. Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) announced, on Tuesday, November 17, 2020, additional, COVID-19 resurgence mitigations will take effect, in an attempt to slow the spread of […]
Yetta Roana Todd, age 100 of Morrison, IL, died Wednesday, November 18, 2020, at Resthave Care & Rehabilitation in Morrison. Yetta was born on August 3, 1920, in Morrison, the daughter of Frank Glenn and Ethel Grace (Fellows) Lyon. She married, Warren Smith, Sr, on August 21, 1938, in Morrison. […]
Loyd D. Crocker, 90 of Sterling, IL, died Monday, November 16, 2020, at Morningside of Sterling, in Sterling. He was born a long, long, time ago in Morganton, AR, the son of Carl and Luna (Stark) Crocker, on March 17, 1930. He served proudly in the U. S. Army as […]
Jack L. Icenogle, age 81, died Monday, November 16, 2020, at Regency Care of Sterling, in Sterling, IL. Jack was born on January 23, 1939, in Monmouth, IL, the son of Clifford and Zelora (Sawyer) Icenogle. He married Carolyn Jaques on September 28, 1963. Jack was employed as a Foreman […]
The 2020 annual Festival of Trees events to benefit Rock River Hospice & Home have been modified, to abide by the Phase 4 guidelines and other State and Local regulations. It will not be possible to accommodate all holiday events; changes have been made to those below. We feel we […]
On Friday, November 13, 2020, Morrison School District Superintendent Scott Vance issued an Election Notice, citing procedures for becoming a candidate for the position of School Board member. “The Morrison Community Unit School District #6 will have four, four-year seats up for election, during the April 2021 election. Terms will […]
These arrests are merely a charge, and he/she is presumed innocent until proven guilty. On 11-10-20 at 10:51 a.m., Whiteside County Deputies responded to a single-vehicle roll-over crash with injuries, on Harvey Road west of Galt, IL. A 16-year old female from Coleta, IL, was traveling westbound on Harvey Road […]
Family Reading Night is officially celebrated across the State of Illinois on the third Thursday in November. Thursday, November 19, 2020, marks the 29th year that the Secretary of State’s office has sponsored FRN. The Illinois State Library has again coordinated with Illinois READS, a program of the Illinois Reading […]