Morrison Community Unit District #6 will be dismissed a half hour early today, Monday, January 25, 2021, due to potentially dangerous road conditions, late this afternoon. Northside School will dismiss at 1:55 p.m., and all other schools will dismiss at 2:05. There will be no afternoon practices.
The first United States of America Youth Poet Laureate, Amanda Gorman, age 22, debuted a masterful oration on Inauguration Day, Wednesday, January 20, 2021. Read the poem below. “The Hill We Climb” is just over six minutes long, but listeners are swept along its melodic, swaying use of contrasting linguistic
City Administrator Barry Dykhuizen, ICMA-CM, reminds businesses they may apply for the Downstate Business Stabilization Grant. A business must demonstrate an “Urgent Need” in relation to the COVID-19 emergency. The award can be $25,000 or 60 days of working capital. He explained, “The grant is a complex process. To get
Editor’s note: The victim has been identified as 17-year-old Alexandria N. Cannavo, of Tampico, IL. She was a Senior at Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico High School. On January 18, 2021, at 9:30 a.m., the Whiteside County Sheriff’s Office, Illinois State Police, Rock Falls Fire Department, Sterling Fire Department, and CGH EMS responded to
Placings of Morrison High School students on the 1st Semester 2020-2021 Honor Roll are listed below.
Assistant Editor Jerry Lindsey wrote this report. On Thursday, January 14, 2021, the City of Morrison held a Special Council Meeting, at 6:00 p.m. The location was the City of Morrison Community Room, 307 S. Madison Street, Morrison, IL.
Whiteside County Community Health Clinic (WCCHC) and Whiteside County Health Department (WCHD) will offer free, no-appointment-necessary, rapid antigen testing every Friday in January, at their drive-through, from 8:00 a.m. to noon. The location is 1300 W. Second Street, Rock Falls, IL. Tests will be given while supplies last, as an
These Morrison Junior High School students earned placement on the Honor Roll during the 2020-2021 Second Quarter.
Placings of Morrison High School students on the 2nd Quarter 2020-2021 Honor Roll are listed below.
Northside Elementary School, 520 N. Genesee Street, Morrison, IL, has set dates for screening for both their Pre-school and Kindergarten programs. Children who turn three years old before Wednesday, September 1, 2021, are eligible for our Pre-school program. Children who turn five years old before Wednesday, September 1, 2021, are eligible
Editor’s note: The United States Postal Service (USPS) receives no tax dollars for operating expenses. It relies on the sale of postage, products, and services to fund its operations. At 226 W. Main Street, a weathered, uninviting bench had been in front of United States Post Office, Morrison, IL, for
Assistant Editor Jerry Lindsey submitted this article. The 2020 COVID-19 pandemic shortened the spring session in Springfield, IL, but several laws that were passed went into effect on Friday, January 1, 2021. Minimum Wage Increase Low wage earners will receive a $1 per hour increase, which is the third increase
Overnight, nature and science collaborated to create a winter wonderland on Monday, January 4, 2021. Fluffy whiteness blanketed the Morrison, IL, landscape, as if sprayed from a film snow machine. This spectacle was the result of matter changing state.
Whiteside County Sheriff’s Merit Commission is accepting applications for the Correctional Deputy Eligibility List, now through Monday, January 4, 2021, at 4:00 p.m. Applications may be picked up at the Whiteside County Law Enforcement Center, 400 N. Cherry Street, Morrison, IL, or printed from the County website: www.whiteside.org. Office hours are
All best wishes to our viewers and contributors around the world, as they move tonight into a new year. If you like to make annual resolutions, here are new ones to consider. Turn the page on any negativity you hold in your mind from 2020. Let it remain in the