Donald Lee Domdey, 83, of Morrison, IL, passed away on Wednesday, September 20, 2023, at Resthave Care & Rehabilitation, in Morrison. Don was born on October 23, 1939, in Morrison to Ralph and Sarah (Rogers) Domdey. He was a 1957 Morrison High School graduate. On December 14, 1956, he was
Editor’s note: The building is at the northwest corner of N. Cherry Street and U. S. 30 (former St. Mary Catholic Church.) Registered Yoga Teacher Kaywyn Beswick of Morrison, IL, has news to share. “I will be teaching a Chair Yoga class two Saturdays a month, at the KT3 Fitness
Start your Thursday, September 21, 2023, morning with residents, friends, and visitors inside The Loft on Main, 112 E. Main Street, Morrison, IL. First time attendees of these monthly get-togethers will be welcomed. Invite someone who needs some company or to get out of their residence for a bit. The
The Whiteside Forum, established in 1985, is a nonpartisan, not-for-profit, community group, which sponsors presentations and discussions of issues of importance and interest to the public. Issues chosen for Conferences have an international dimension, as well as local interest and importance. The organization is supported entirely by individual, special, and
Editor’s note: During my childhood, every time Great-Aunt Effie visited her sister (my grandmother), she presented my siblings, cousins, and me with a shiny, new, silver dollar. As an adult I still had 21 of them. Finally, I attended an evaluation event in Morrison and sold them them for $200.
On Tuesday, September 19, 2023, Whiteside County Deputies investigated a suspicious vehicle at 1025 12th Street, in Erie, IL. During the investigation, Deputies identified a male subject sitting in the front driver’s seat of the GMC pickup truck, as Evan R. Ward, 30 years old, of Milan, IL. A search
The Whiteside Forum kicks off their 2023-2024 Season with guest expert Wolf Koch speaking to Energy Today 2023–Facts and Fiction, on Sunday afternoon, September 24, 2023. The venue is the Community Room of the Odell Public Library, 307 S. Madison Street, Morrison, IL. This event will begin at 2:00 p.m.
Timber Lake Playhouse will host a Fall Festival featuring BrewFest on Saturday, September 23, 2023, from noon to 6:00 p.m. The event will include tastings of craft beers and wines; hay rides; activities for the whole family. BrewFest features the popular craft beers of local breweries. There will also be
The American Legion Post 328 in Morrison, IL, maintains a Flag Drop Box, for U. S. Flags that have served their useful purpose. This includes tattered, faded, ripped, stained, or torn flags. Other flags (POW/MIA, Illinois, etc.) that are retired may also be turned in. Collected flags will be burned
Visit Kalmar Kolors Alpacas during “National Alpaca Farm Days,” on Saturday, September 23, and Sunday, September 24, 2023. The location is 9721 W. Lincoln Road, Morrison, IL. Watch for signs on the south side of the highway. Hours are 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Saturday, and noon to 4:00 p.m.
Anne Frame wrote the press release; the Camps supplied their photo in the Sahara Desert. This tantalizing and fascinating program will be given by Jim and Ann Camp on Thursday, October 19, 2023, at Odell Public Library, 307 S. Madison Street, Morrison, IL, beginning at 6:30 p.m. There is no
On Friday, September 15, 2023, the U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced Milk Loss Program (MLP) assistance for eligible dairy operations, for milk that was dumped or removed, without compensation, from the commercial milk market. The causes were due to qualifying weather events and the consequences of those weather
Morrison, IL, City Administrator Brian Melton reported the Local Street Project started today, Monday, September 19, 2023, on South Cherry Street. He supplied photographs of the three sites. This year’s local street project includes S. Cherry Street, N. Jackson Street (RR Tracks to E. Knox Street) and N. Heaton Street
Louella L. Engelkens, 78, of Sterling, died on Friday, September 15, 2023, at CGH Medical Center of Sterling, IL. She was born on March 18, 1945, in Morrison, IL, the daughter of Jake and Abbie (Peoples) Engelkens. She attended Malvern Grade Schools and was a member of Maranatha Baptist Church
Adele M. Nye, 73, of Morrison, IL, peacefully passed away on Saturday, September 16, 2023, at home, surrounded by her loving family. Adele was born on December 27, 1949, in Morrison, to Clyde R. and Marjorie H. (Young) McDougall. Adele’s early years were rooted in her hometown of Morrison, where