Because Nice Matters Award for Weets & Son

Morrison Chamber of Commerce honored Jeff Weets, Owner of Weets & Son Septic Service, LLC, with a Because Nice Matters award, on Wednesday, June 30, 2021.  At noon, Chamber members and Board members gathered for the presentation, at this Morrison, IL, septic and...
Horseback Happiness on Hazel Road

Horseback Happiness on Hazel Road

Azure skies and light, cooling breezes made for an ideal horse ride for mother and daughter, on Thursday, August 22, 2019.  The Editor followed them north on Jackson Street to her home on Hazel Road and engaged the women.  Bill VanBuren listened to the...
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...
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...
August 15 Fair Winners and Bike Winner

August 15 Fair Winners and Bike Winner

The third youngster to win a bicycle was second grader Jewel Nelson, 7, from Carthage, IL.  She is home schooled.  Jewel has a working bicycle and helps with paper routes of her older siblings.  However her bikes have always been hand-me-downs. ...