City Road Paving June 12 – 13

City Road Paving June 12 – 13

Editor’s note:  Hazel Road was finished Thursday, June 14, 2018, at 8:00 a.m., because the crew had run out of asphalt on Wednesday.  Below, Thursday’s crew applies steaming asphalt at the intersection with Greenland Drive.  Men and...
Downtown Redevelopment Project Data Collection

Downtown Redevelopment Project Data Collection

On Tuesday, May 5, 2018, I interviewed two members of a survey crew from Willett Hofmann & Associates, Inc.  The local office is in Dixon, IL.  The men were positioned at opposite ends of the 200 block of W. Main Street, Morrison, IL.  Their ...

June 11 City Council Agenda

CITY OF MORRISON COUNCIL MEETINGWhiteside County Board Room, 400 N. Cherry St., Morrison, IL June 11, 2018♦ 7 p.m.AGENDAI.CALL TO ORDERII.ROLL CALLIII.PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCEIV.PUBLIC COMMENTV.BOARD &COMMISSION REPORTS1.Planning & Zoning Board of Appeals...
Activation of AUSP Thomson Advances with Need to Hire

Activation of AUSP Thomson Advances with Need to Hire

On Thursday, June 7, 2018, the U. S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons announced that Administrative United States Penitentiary (AUSP) in Thomson, IL, will begin the final phase of activation. The institution will house High Security inmates in general...

June 2018 Road Projects to Begin in Morrison

The following summer 2018 street repairs will begin in Morrison, IL.  Police Chief Brian Melton advised, “As with all road construction work, please be patient, and slow down for workers.” Starting the week of Monday, June 11, road improvements will...