August 16 Fair Winners and Bike Winner

August 16 Fair Winners and Bike Winner

The fourth child to receive a free bicycle during the 2019 Whiteside County Fair was third grader Ella Kelly, 8, of Morrison, IL.  She has a bike, but it has “bad tires.”  She rides around the block of her neighborhood and may ride to...
August 22 Motor Transport Corps Convoy Here

August 22 Motor Transport Corps Convoy Here

Editor’s note: On Thursday, August 22, 2019, the U. S. Army will replicate a 1919 transcontinental convoy along the Lincoln Highway.  It likely will pass through Morrison, IL, between noon and 1:00 p.m. en route to Clinton, IA.  The Military Vehicle...
Sheriff’s Office and Rock Falls Fire Department to Help Boaters

Sheriff’s Office and Rock Falls Fire Department to Help Boaters

Whiteside County Sheriff’s Office and Rock Falls Fire Department have teamed up to help boaters in Whiteside County.  The agencies will re-place channel markers on the Rock River. Pictured are Sheriff John F. Booker, left, and Deputy Chief Cris Bouwens, of...
September 4 Girl Scout Registration

September 4 Girl Scout Registration

Calling parents of all children in Kindergarten through 12th grade.  Please join us in the Program Room at Odell Public Library, 307 S. Madison Street,  Morrison, IL, on Wednesday, September 4, 2019.   Between 6:00 and 7:00 p.m., parents will receive...

August 27 Cub Scout Registration

Calling parents of all children in Kindergarten through 5th grade.  Please join us at the City of Morrison Community Room at Odell Public Library, 307 S. Madison Street,  Morrison, IL, on Tuesday, August 27, 2019.   Between 6:00 and 7:30 p.m., parents...