One of the Savanna Historical Society’s favorite storytellers, Brian “Fox” Ellis, returns to the Savanna Museum and Cultural Center, 406 Main Street, Savanna, IL, on Saturday, July 22, 2017, at 2:00 p.m. The audience is ‘invited’ to a private board meeting and celebration of John Deere & Co. The founder […]
The Morrison Rotary Club held their annual meeting on Wednesday, June 28, 2017, at Happy Joe’s. The evening featured transfer of the Presidency from 2017 President Dave Abele to the 2018 President Dr. Brad Yaklich. Dr. Yaklich presented Abele with a Past-President lapel pin and a plaque, to recognize his […]
Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center will host a “Pints for Fines” blood drive from 1:30 to 4:00 p.m., on Wednesday, July 12, 2017. All donors will receive a voucher to have $10 in overdue fines forgiven, at Odell Public Library, 307 S. Madison Street, Morrison, IL. Help us save lives locally. […]
Whiteside County Highway and Public Works Department will meet Wednesday, July 5, 2017, at 1:30 p.m., in the Highway Department Building, 18819 E. Lincoln Road, Morrison, IL. The agenda follows. 1. Call to order 2. Routine Business: Highway and Landfill A. Monthly Approvals: Items presented for review from June 2017 […]
Local citizens are invited to a Special Council Meeting Thursday, July 6, 2017, at 7:00 p.m., at the City of Morrison Community Room, located in Odell Public Library, 307 S. Madison Street, Morrison, IL. The purposes of the meeting are to gather public input regarding the condition of Main Street […]
These arrests are merely a charge, and he/she is presumed innocent until proven guilty. On 6-30-17 at about 8:29 p.m., a Whiteside County Deputy conducted a traffic stop on Dixon Avenue near the Melvin Road intersection. During the investigation of the stop, Jocinda C. Kahly, age 42 of Sterling, IL, […]
Morrison Christian Church, 201 S. Genesee Street, Morrison, IL, hosts its first Community Vacation Bible School, for children in kindergarten to Junior High. Sessions are Monday, July 17, through Friday, July 21, 2017, at the church, from 9:00 a.m. to noon. Parents are invited each day, beginning at 11:30, to […]
For five mornings, Morrison Christian Church, 201 S. Genesee Street, Morrison, IL, hosts a Community Vacation Bible School for children in kindergarten to Junior High. Sessions are Monday, July 17, through Friday, July 21, 2017, at the church, from 9:00 a.m. to noon. Parents are invited each day, beginning at […]
The 53rd year of Prophetstown, IL, fireworks on the 4th of July has been cancelled for 2017. “We love the fireworks, but Mother Nature had other plans.”
The Community Bank “Sandwich Corner” was apropos for the financial institution’s annual Customer Appreciation Day meal, on Friday, June 30, 2017, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Customers were treated to brats and hot dogs, chips, and drinks. They sat at picnic tables under a large tent. CSB originated in […]
On Friday, June 30, 2017, several Morrison, IL, residents awoke to a disturbing reality. During the early morning, each had become a victim of crimes along their quiet residential street. As numerous reports were being filed with the Morrison Police Department, it became clear the 600 and 700 blocks of […]
Senator Tammy Duckworth wants to hear from small and mid-sized enterprises (SME) in the Whiteside/Northwest Illinois Region, about the challenges and obstacles they face in doing business. The Senator, a member of the U. S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, is looking for information on the state of […]
The Board of Directors of Blackhawk Hills Regional Council (BHRC) is seeking qualified applicants to serve on its 18-member governing board. One position is available in both Lee County and Whiteside County. A board member must be able to attend six meeting per year, held bi-monthly, in Lanark, IL, from […]
The City of Morrison will hold a Special Council Meeting on Thursday, July 6, 2017, at 7:00 p.m., in the City of Morrison Community Room, 307 S. Madison Street, Morrison, IL. The agenda follows. I. CALL TO ORDER II. ROLL CALL III. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE IV. PUBLIC COMMENT V. ITEM FOR […]
Michael R. Engelkens, Sr., of Sterling, IL, passed away Thursday, June 29, 2017, at CGH Medical Center. He was born in Kewanee, IL, on November 10, 1951, to Edd and Susan (Welch) Engelkens. Michael honorably served his Country through his early years in the U. S. Navy. He was an […]