February 2018 Rotary Students of the Month

At the Wednesday, February 28, 2018, meeting, Morrison Rotary Club announced the February 2018 Students of the Month.  The honorees are Avary Bielema and Grant Slater. Avary is the daughter of Cory and Jennifer Bielema.  She was a member of Student Council...

WCSWCD Winners of Chainsaw and Pruner

The Whiteside County Soil and Water Conservation District Education Foundation’s Chainsaw Safety Seminar has come and gone.  Norm Hall, presenter, did a fabulous job, as always.  We hope that everyone walked away with more knowledge about chainsaw use...
Schmidt Campaign Takes a Polar Plunge

Schmidt Campaign Takes a Polar Plunge

Members of Citizens for Schmidt, the committee promoting Kristopher Schmidt as a Republican candidate for Sheriff of Whiteside County, were glad the temperature was way above freezing, when they participated in the Galesburg Polar Plunge for Special Olympics Illinois,...
Wilson Because Nice Matters Award

Wilson Because Nice Matters Award

Shortly after 1:00 p.m., Wilson Greenhouses & Florist owner Stephanie Mann was honored, on Friday, February 23, 2018, with a double nomination, for the Chamber of Commerce Because Nice Matters award.  Mann has worked at the business for 43 years; her mother,...
Bethesda Blaze Breakfast Number One

Bethesda Blaze Breakfast Number One

“Bethesda Blaze” Relay For Life Team served substantial breakfasts from 7:00 to 10:00 a.m., on Saturday, February 24, 2018, at DQ Grill & Chill, 200 N. Sawyer Road, Morrison, IL. Owners Bart and Ellen Smith are one of the group’s sustaining...