Resthave Home, 408 Maple Avenue, Morrison IL, held a luncheon and car show to celebrate Father’s Day on Monday June 19, 2017. Models that were displayed were from 1914 to 1969. Residents and families thoroughly enjoyed the day. One family member wrote a thank you letter. She stated her father […]
Morrison Police Chief Brian Melton reports the following Arrests made and Citations issued since Friday, June 16, 2017. Arrests: On Sunday, June 18, 2017, at approximately 9:40 p.m., Morrison Police conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle driven by Samuel Munoz, age 28 of Sterling, IL, at E. Lincolnway and […]
The 4th of July is just around the corner. If you are heading to the Mississippi River for a boating or camping trip, heed this reminder. No fireworks are allowed on the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge. This is because of their disturbance to wildlife as well […]
Jean D. Borgman, 98, of Alverno Health Care Facility in Clinton, IA, formerly of Fulton, IL, died Wednesday, June 21, 2017, at the Alverno. Jean was born July 26, 1918, in Fulton, to Dick and Etta (Wiersema-Barsema) Borgman. He was educated in the Mt. Hope grade school of rural Whiteside […]
Morrison Community School District #6 will hold its Regular Board of Education Meeting Thursday, June 22, 2017, at 5:30 p.m., in the Morrison High School Media Center, 643 Genesee Avenue, Morrison, IL. The Agenda follows. I. Call to Order and Roll Call II. Pledge of Allegiance III. Closed Session […]
Raise your hand if you attended a rural Whiteside County schoolhouse. Raise your other hand if you have a photograph to document that. Your attendance is requested at the next program hosted by Morrison Historical Society, on Sunday, July 16, 2017, at 1:30 p.m. To avoid being tardy for the […]
On Sunday, June 25, 2017, Spring Valley Reformed Church welcomes Instruments of Faith, at 6:00 p.m. The church is located at 10960 Spring Valley Road, rural Fulton, IL. A love offering will be taken. Enjoy the concert from the comfort of your car, or bring a lawn chair. In case […]
These arrests are merely a charge, and he/she is presumed innocent until proven guilty. 5-25-17 at 1:49 p.m. Whiteside County Deputies responded to a multiple vehicle crash on Interstate 88 near Lyndon, IL. Upon further investigation, Shawn M. Keegan, age 44 of Bettendorf, IA, was arrested for Driving While License […]
Cyndee Schaffer, an Illinois Humanities Road Scholar, will discuss the role of women in the military and, in particular, her mother’s WWII experiences as a WAC (Women’s Army Corps), by taking you on a journey from inspiration to publication in her presentation about “Mollie’s War.” Using excerpts from Mollie’s letters […]
The NAMI Sauk Area Support Group will meet at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, June 27, 2017, in a conference room that Sinnissippi Centers kindly provides, at 325 IL Route 2, Dixon, IL. This meeting provides education as well as support to families struggling with a diagnosis of mental illness in a relative or friend. The […]
Springtime in the Midwest is such an anticipated season, after snow cover and sleeping flower beds paint a monotone landscape. A profusion of sunnny daffodils on the southeast hill belonging to Morrison Community Hospital, 303 N. Jackson Street, Morrison, IL, made passersby smile in April 2017. Now, in June, the […]
Editor’s note: Photos are courtesy of Tami Tegeler. Fulton, IL, High School student, Mary Tegeler, age 16, concluded in a stellar way her fourth year at State Rodeo Finals in Springfield, IL, during four days at the Fairgrounds, while scoring high honors with four horses. She has competed twice during […]
The Morrison Parks and Recreation Board will meet on Tuesday, June 20, 2017, at City Hall, 200 W. Main Street, Morrison, IL, beginning at 7:00 p.m., in the lower-level Boards and Commissions Meeting Room. The agenda follows. Call to Order Roll Call Public Comment Parks and Recreation Director Position Vacancy […]
Ronald and Ginny Mickley of Morrison, IL, crafted an idea for a grant proposal to benefit Morrison High School athletes. She suggested helmet protection for the football team. He submitted a grant request to the America’s Farmers Grow Communities program, sponsored by the Monsanto Fund. During a random drawing, as […]
Morrison Police Chief Brian Melton reports the following Arrests made and Citations issued since Thursday, June 1, 2017. Arrests: No arrests to report. The following Citations were issued. Date Name Age Address Violation Cited 6-08-17 Marissa Smith 22 Morrison, IL Property Nuisance 6-08-17 Nicholas R. Lowery 36 Morrison, IL Possession of Drug […]