Rock Falls Rotary will host their 75th Annual Corn Boil on Tuesday, July 22, 2014, at the Rock Falls Community Building, 601 W. 10th Street, Rock Falls, IL, from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Meal tickets are available at the door: $7 for adults and $4 for children under […]
Hospice of the Rock River Valley was the recipient of proceeds raised from the Schreiner Golf Outing, held on Saturday, June 14, 2014, at Deer Valley Country Club, 3298 Hoover Road, Deer Grove, IL.
On Wednesday, July 9, 2014, the Union Pacific Railroad closed the Heaton Street crossing around 9:00 a.m. to replace both sets of rails. The crossing will reopen by 5:00 p.m., Friday, July 11.
Artists, farmers, crafters, gardeners, bakers, organizations: We want you to be part of the Evening Morrison Farmers’ Market on Wednesday, July 30, 2014. The evening market will be held downtown, along Main Street, Morrison, IL, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. The event is sponsored by Farmers National Bank, 1100 E. […]
The Morrison Historic Preservation Commission (MHPC) is applying to nominate an appropriate portion of the community’s commercial district to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places. With the assistance of our consultants, the MHPC has spent months researching and writing the substance of our application. In the hopes […]
Whiteside County will begin preparing a Countywide plan that will identify activities and projects to reduce the damages caused by natural hazards, such as floods, snow storms, thunderstorms, tornadoes, and ice storms, among others. The plan is called a Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan and will be funded through a grant […]
LuAnne Navarra, P.E.O. Chapter FL Corresponding Secretary, submitted this report. P.E.O. Chapter FL met for the annual Founders Day Meeting on Monday, May 5, 2014, at United Methodist Church in Sterling, IL. Four local Chapters from Sterling and Rock Falls, IL, were also present. Refreshments were served and an entertaining […]
Premium books for the 144th Annual Whiteside County Fair, which runs Tuesday, August 12, through Saturday, August 16, 2014, are now available at banks throughout the County. Over $119,000 in prize money will be awarded to winners in over 1500 different classes. The fair premium book serves as a road […]
06-25-14 at 9:08 a.m. Alex D. Menchaca, age 29 of Clinton, IA, was stopped for speeding near Morrison, IL. Upon further investigation Menchaca was cited for speeding; arrested for DUI, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, and an outstanding Whiteside County Warrant. Menchaca was transported to the Whiteside County Jail, where he […]
Vivian M. Tenboer, 82, of Mercy Living Center North, Clinton, IA, formerly of Morrison, IL, died Tuesday, July 8, 2014, at Mercy Living Center North, Clinton. Vivian was born June 12, 1932, in Clinton, to Albert and Ruby R. (Hook) Bokholdt. She was educated in the Erie, IL, and Morrison […]
On Sunday, September 22, 2013, former Chicago Bears Running Back Adrian Peterson, left, visited Ebenezer Reformed Church, 309 E. Park Street, Morrison, IL, making a 9:30 a.m. presentation. The church sponsored this special event, but it was a personal invitation by Jon Kophamer that initiated it. Afterwards, at the Morrison Sports Complex, […]
The pink fire engine and transportation coach, two Morrison Police escort squads, and a Firehouse of God Ministries ambulance were an hour late arriving at Morrison Community Hospital, 303 N. Jackson Street, Morrison, IL, on Monday, July 7, 2014. Their scheduled visit was set from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. […]
Alice M. White, 85, of Resthave Home in Morrison, IL, died Monday, July 7, 2014 at Resthave. Alice was born February 10, 1929, in Pleasant Valley Township, Fayette County, IA, to Donald R. and Ida A. (Nydegger) Cummings. She married Marion A. White on September 30, 1955, in Rock Island, […]
Harold D. Rogers, Jr., 65, of Lyndon, IL, died Monday, July 7, 2014. Born June 2, 1949, in Kewanee, IL, he was a son of Harold Dean, Sr. and Joan L. (Neilsen) Rodgers. He married Mary Ellen Hunt on January 29, 1971, in Lyndon. He was a material handler at […]
Helen Axelson DeBord, 97, of Sterling, IL, died Monday, July 7, 2014, at Coventry Living Center in Sterling. She was born June 27, 1917, in Fargo, ND, the daughter of Fred and Elizabeth (Remmenga) Marquette. She married Axel Hermon Axelson on January 16, 1938, in Thief River Falls, MN. She […]