The Monday, May 8, 2017, the City of Morrison Council Meeting will convene at 7:00 p.m. in the Whiteside County Board Room, 400 N. Cherry Street, Morrison, IL. The agenda follows. Call to Order Roll Call Pledge of Allegiance Swear In Newly-Elected Officials Roll Call of New Council Recognition of […]
Morrison Police Chief Brian Melton reports the following Arrests made and Citations issued since Thursday, April 27, 2017. Arrests: On Thursday, May 4, 2017, Morrison Police were called to the Morrison Junior High School regarding a possible drug offense. As the result of an investigation, Morrison Police issued a City […]
The next program hosted by Sterling-Rock Falls Historical Society is scheduled for 2:00 p.m., on Sunday, May 21, 2017, at the CGH Medical Center’s Ryberg Auditorium, 100 E. LeFevre, Sterling, IL. Steve O’Connor will present a program on the history of “Illinois Toys.” He is an Illinois native and a […]
The Morrison Community Hospital, 303 N. Jackson Street, Morrison, IL, joined students from Morrison Northside School to celebrate National Star Wars Day, “May the 4th (force) be with you.” Pictured here is our biggest Star Wars fan, General Surgeon Dr. Khawaja along with some of his Star Wars characters and […]
The Rock River Chapter National Daughters of the American Revolution awarded the 2017 chapter scholarship to Morgan Ruel, a graduating Senior at Erie High School. Ruel is shown on Sunday, April 23, 2017, accepting the scholarship from Rock River Scholarship Chair, Shelley Zinke. Following are 2017 DAR Good Citizen Award […]
Gayle L. Voorhees, 77, of Sterling, IL, died, Saturday, May 6, 2017, at Denver Sunset Home, Denver, IA. Gayle was born July 8, 1939, in Sterling, the daughter of Everette and Grace (Fritz) Minier, where she grew up on a farm. Gayle grew up in Sterling and married Harley Arians […]
Long-time business contributors were honored on Thursday, April 20, 2017, night at the 30th Anniversary kickoff of the CGH Health Foundation Annual Appeal. The campaign is being dedicated to the late Joseph Henderson, a retired banker and Foundation trustee. “The contributions from all of our businesses have made a big […]
Camp Love ‘n Loss is a unique and innovative summer day camp program, designed specifically for children who have suffered the loss of a loved one. The mission of camp is to provide children with the resources to help them cope with their grief and to allow them to spend […]
The Fulton Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce its first local job fair. It aims to connect local employers and local potential employees to help local students find seasonal employment to connect traditional adult employees seeking permanent positions in the community. The Chamber has partnered with Fulton High School […]
Odell Public Library is presenting “The Glenn Miller Story” for their movie in the month of May. This movie, a time trip to those years when the Glenn Miller band ruled the charts and the airwaves, will be shown on Tuesday, May 9, 2017, at 2:00 p.m. The Odell Public […]
On Tuesday, May 2, 2017, the Morrison High School Fillies Softball team defeated Orion 7 to nothing, at the Morrison Sports Complex. The Fillies are 12 and 1 overall and 8 and 1 in the Conference. The scores follow.
Early in the morning of Thursday, May 4, 2017, Robert Lee Atherton, 81 of Morrison, IL, became part of the 39th Honor Flight of the Quad-Cities headed to Washington, D. C. He was the only Morrison veteran to participate from the American Legion. Atherton served four years in the United […]
Community Vacation Bible School will be Monday, July 24, through Friday, July 28, 2017. The theme is “Cave Quest.” Children ages four through sixth grade are invited to participate. The location is Morrison Junior High School, 300 Academic Drive, Morrison, IL. Hours are 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Clinton Community College student leaders were recognized by the CCC Alumni Association at the annual Student Leader Luncheon. These 21 students were nominated by the CCC staff and faculty, for showing leadership in the classroom, on campus, and in the community. Clinton City Administrator Matt Brooke was the Keynote Speaker […]
Odell Public Library’s April campaign to improve the Children’s Department is growing day by day. Katie Rider, Children’s Librarian, is pictured with Glenn Peterson and the Big Book display and storage cube, that he recently built and donated to the library. The display easel is used during story time, and […]