“Watch our own very special Lisa Vos, RN,” from CGH Medical Center, 100 E. LeFevre Road, Sterling, IL. Vos was featured “on Harry Connick, Jr, reuniting with the man whose life she saved by performing Mouth-to-Mouth Resuscitation with two other nurses, at a half marathon,” in Key West, FL. The […]
Celebrate Arbor Day by planting a free oak tree. For the seventh year in a row, the Rock River Trail Initiative (RRTI) will distribute 10,000 trees along the Rock River corridor, Tuesday, April 18, through Friday, April 21, 2017. Chad Pregracke, President of “Living Lands and Waters’ One Million Trees” […]
Resthave Home and Beacon of Hope Hospice will present a series designed for caregivers. Once-a-month sessions will be held at Resthave Home’s Assisted Living Dining Room, 408 Maple Avenue, Morrison, IL, from noon to 1:00 p.m. A free lunch will be served. Please call Tawnya or Karla at 815-772-4021 to […]
Michael and Shirley Hart moved to Morrison, IL, on Friday, March 30, 2017, from Paragould, AK. He described their former home as “near 100 miles northwest of Memphis[, TN].” Shirley is al left in the front row, and Michael is in the back, His wife explained, “Our grandkids and daughter […]
At 9:30 a.m. Saturday, April 8, 2017, Morrison Chamber of Commerce hosted a Ribbon Cutting ceremony at As Good As New. The resale shop is located at the former Vision Source office of Dr. David Jennings and Dr. Bradley Yaklich, 201 E. Market Street, Morrison, IL. Including the photographer, 21 […]
The annual ecumenical Community Cross Walk is Good Friday, April 14, beginning at 12:15 p.m. at Resthave Home, 408 Maple Avenue, Morrison, IL, and continues to Pleasant View Rehabilitation & Health Care Center, 500 N. Jackson Street. Those unable to walk to Pleasant View (one mile round trip) may ride […]
Come out. Get active. Promote. Enjoy our beautiful Illinois waterways during the annual clean up of Hennepin Canal. The Rock River Development Authority (RRDA), in conjunction with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, promotes family and tourism through servicing our scenic Rock River and Hennepin Feeder Canal. Register for the […]
Members of First Presbyterian Church of Morrison and other local groups will continue to serve free, well-balanced meals to members of the community. Meals are served one or two evenings each month from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m., at 100 E. Lincolnway and Genesee Street, Morrison, IL. The church is handicap […]
The Monday, April 10, 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 Public Comment Board and Commission Reports Planning/Zoning Commission Morrison Historic Preservation […]
These arrests are merely a charge, and he/she is presumed innocent until proven guilty. 3-29-17 at 7:23 a.m. Rodney G. Beese, age 59 of Rockford, IL, was arrested on U. S. Route 30 at Harvey Road for a Wisconsin Department of Corrections Warrant-Parole Violation. He was remanded to the Whiteside […]
Marion Kentfield Paulsen, 96, passed away Monday, April 10, 2017, at her home in Scottsdale, AZ. Marion was born in Morrison, IL, on August 6, 1920, in the family home at 201 Grape Street. She was the first child of Carl and Martha Wildi, and big sister to George (deceased), […]
Tracy Henson submitted this report and photos. Six Seahorse swimmers qualified for, and swam in, the 2017 Illinois Regional Swimming Championship Meet on Friday, February 24, through Sunday, February 26, 2017. The meet was held at the Whitney M. Young Magnet High School in Chicago, IL. They swam 23 Lifetime […]
Do not miss the University of Illinois Extension plant sales in our area. Each sale will take place from 8:00 a.m. to noon, or until plants are sold out. Come early to have the best selection. Visit our webpage to download the flier: http://web.extension.illinois.edu/clw/downloads/68990.pdf. Saturday, May 6–Morrison, IL, Community Room […]
Sharon Moore submitted his article. Spring has sprung, finally, and we are all anxious to get in our gardens and yards and start gardening! As you look over your gardens, please keep Morrison’s annual plant sale in mind. It will be held on Saturday, May 6, 2017, from 8:00 a.m. […]
Andy Beranek Painting was honored with a “Because Nice Matters” recognition on Tuesday, April 4, 2017, at the Morrison Chamber of Commerce office, 221 W. Main Street, Morrison, IL. His certificate stated, “In recognition of Andy Beranek Painting and his staff going above and beyond, while painting at a local […]