Beverly Jean Carber, 85, of Sterling, IL, passed away at The Citadel of Sterling, on March 16, 2025, after a long illness. Born February 28, 1940, to Fred (Fritz) and Vivian Dehnert in Milwaukee, WI, she graduated from Lake Mills High School. She was a homemaker until her six […]
William E. “Bill” Behrens 86 of Sterling, IL, a dedicated farmer, loving husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, tragically lost his life on Friday, March 14, 2025, as a result of injuries sustained in an outside fire. Bill was born on May 16, 1938, to Elmer and Esther (Dohner) at […]
Illinois farmers and rural small businesses were counting on Federal funding from the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP), to help finance cost-saving energy projects, like solar panels and energy efficiency upgrades. However, the Trump Administration cut Federal funding. This imperils most of Illinois’s expected $119.1 million in FY2024 REAP […]
Illinois Counties affected by Quarantine Designation for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) include McHenry County and Lake County. This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit through emergency loans, to producers recovering from natural disasters. […]
Owner/Designer LuEllen Lee will host a Spring Open House for the public, on Saturday morning, March 22, 2025, from 9:00 a.m. to noon. Her attractive florist business offers fresh and and silk arrangements; wall decor; wedding and funeral pieces; concrete memorial items; lanterns, wreaths, and candles; Bad Ass Coffee.
In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, Monday, March 17, 2025, several food and beverage choices will be offered in Morrison, IL, from east-to-west and north-to-south. Choose corned beef and cabbage meals, reuben sandwiches, desserts, and beverages with a nod to the Irish. Below are 16 options, several of which […]
On Wednesday, March 12, 2025, Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) and Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), and Joni Ernst (R-IA) introduced their bipartisan “Arsenal Workload Sustainment Act,” to help arsenals, like the Rock Island Arsenal, maintain existing union jobs, attract new projects and workers, and […]
The Whiteside Forum will host Ed Britton, U. S. Fish & Wildlife Service Refuge Manager, Savanna District, speaking to the “100th Anniversary of the Upper Mississippi River Fish and Wildlife Refuge,” on Sunday March 23, 2025. Please join us in the Community Room of the Odell Public Library, 307 […]
Tony Wright submitted this report and photos of the Junior High State Wrestling competition. It was a great weekend for Morrison Junior High Colts wrestlers! The sextet made the trip to the Northern Illinois University Convocation Center, in Dekalb, IL, for their shots at State glory. The IESA State […]
The Windmill Volunteer Educators at the Windmill Cultural Center in Fulton, IL, invite the public to attend the next program of Wild Winter Wednesday, on March 19, 2025. The Center address is 111 Tenth Avenue in Fulton, IL. Please note: if Riverbend Schools are delayed or cancelled due to […]
Editor’s note: On behalf of “the rest of the World,” Claudia Sheinbaum, President of the United Mexican States, wrote this letter to President Donald Trump and special government employee Elon Musk. “So, they [Legislators] voted to build a wall….Well, my dear Americans, even if you don’t understand much about […]
Dear Voters of Whiteside County, IL: I am writing to you today [Thursday, March 13, 2025,] to strongly urge your support for the upcoming Public Safety Tax measure. As the Sheriff of Whiteside County, I have witnessed firsthand the growing demands placed on our law enforcement, fire, and emergency […]
It isn’t often Mathematicians and punsters share information; March 14 annually is an opportunity. You might recognize–or vaguely remember–pi from Geometry class, written as the Greek letter. It is aπ estimated number to calculate the “circumference” distance around a circle. Pi is a “ratio” between the unknown circumference size […]
Kathryn L. Lenox, age 77, died Saturday, March 8, 2025, at Rock River Hospice & Home, Stering, IL. Kathy was born on March 2, 1948, in Davenport, IA, the daughter of Joy and Clara (Hammond) Moore. She married Gary Lenox on February 28, 1980. Kathy often helped at the […]
Congressman Eric Sorensen is fighting to protect Americans from the Trump-Musk plan to gut Social Security. Sorensen introduced the “Keeping Our Field Offices Open Act, ” which aims to prevent the closure of critical Social Security field and hearing offices. This bill would ensure continued access to vital services […]