Audrey Kooi stated, “We are happy to introduce you to Kreative Rentals’ new owner, Katie Jakubs. We are so excited about this transition! Katie’s creativity and energy will give KR fresh, new ideas and take the wedding decorating business to new heights.” Jakubs, at left, will officially take ownership on […]
Why would anyone think that the Republican Party is soft on crime? Is it, because there are 67 Federal judgeships vacant and 34 nominees waiting to be confirmed? One might ask, why hasn’t President Barack Obama submitted a nominee for every opening? One possible reason he hasn’t is, because it […]
On Saturday, November 10, 2012, Morrison United Methodist Church invites the community to once again celebrate the splendor of November and December, during their seventh annual Home for the Holidays event. The Heritage Hall, 200 W. Lincolnway, Morrison, IL, offers three pleasant opportunities to enjoy with family or friends. · […]
The host server for this online newspaper had “difficulties” Monday and Tuesday, October 21 and 22, 2012, respectively. Access to the site was unavailable nearly the entire time. Emails could neither be replied to nor received. Our host moved thecity1.com to a different server–temporarily–but that did not function for more […]
The IHSA State Football Championship Brackets were announced on Saturday night, October 20, 2012. Several area teams were successful in making the playoffs, and the Morrison Mustangs were one of the assigned, with a record of 6-3. The Mustangs will travel to Aledo, IL, to play the currently ranked number […]
The Morrison Ponies have had an up and down season and wanted to end the season on a high note and they accomplished that by shutting out the Bureau Valley Storm by the score of 20-0.
The Morrison Mustangs entered the final Friday night of the regular season needing a win to guarantee a playoff berth next week in the IHSA State Football Championships. Their opponent, the Bureau Valley Storm, needed a win to have a chance to be invited to the playoffs. As has been […]
t6gv Rock Falls, IL, farmer Shelby Rowzee held his trimmed out team of black, crossbred Morgan and Percheron horses steady in the early afternoon of Friday, October 19, 2012. Rowzee’s son, Tom, is shown in the background. Bess, on the left, and Jill were used to, and disciplined in, pulling […]
I spotted them immediately after exiting my car in the parking lot at the Sterling, IL, Kohl’s on Monday, October 15, 2012: four red and gold, sparkling trees in the front windows. The date is significant, because–apparently–this was the first day of the 2012 Christmas season. Matching swags with gold […]
The 2012 IHSA First Round State Football Pairing will be televised on Comcast. Comcast Sports Network (CSN) will air (LIVE) the IHSA playoff Pairing at 8:00 p.m. on October 20, 2012. The pairing will also be streamed live on CSNChicago.com and IHSA.tv
Morrison Chamber of Commerce Ribbon Cutting ceremonies are becoming so well-attended–by Chamber members, staff, and family–that Chamber Administrator Corinne Bender may need to order portable bleachers. It can be a challenge for press photographers to include all the happy well-wishers. Such was the case again on Friday, October 12, 2012, […]
Racks of free Coats and Jackets for Kids are all sorted and ready to go to homes on Thursday, October 18, 2012. Morrison Methodist Church’s Heritage Hall is the pick up location, at 200 W. Lincolnway, Morrison, IL. This fourth annual community event is sponsored by Morrison United Methodist Church […]
When City of Morrison Mayor Roger Drey declared the 30-minute, Special Combined Council Meeting adjourned at 5:10 p.m., the room was filled with smiles and applause. Three mayors, three sets of City Aldermen, Morrison City Administrator Jim Wise and City Attorney Tim Zollinger, community members, and representatives of the Northwestern […]
It was unnerving to use the term “registered sex offenders” and “Trick-or-Treaters” in the same sentence, when I interviewed Whiteside County Sheriff Kelly Wilhelmi on Tuesday, October 16, 2012. I asked him about the fourth annual “Operation Safe Halloween” program to be held on Wednesday, October 31. From 4:30 to […]
The Whiteside Forum will host guest speaker Dr. Suellen Girard, Morrison Community Unit District #6 Superintendent of Schools, on Thursday, October 25, 2012, in the Program Room of the Odell Public Library, 307 S. Madison Street, Morrison, IL, starting at 6:30 p.m. Dr. Girard will address the topic “Think Global, […]