On Thursday, July 12, 2018, Morrison Chamber of Commerce members presented the Customer Service, Because Nice Matters award to the staff at Happy Joe’s Pizza, 109 W. Main Street, Morrison, IL. The nominator stated it was submitted “in recognition of being very helpful during the organization of a large gathering.
On Tuesday, July 24, 2018, Congresswoman Cheri Bustos responded to the Trump Administration’s $12 billion proposal for Federal Agricultural Programs, to deal with the ongoing damage from the President’s rapidly-escalating trade war. Bustos, a member of the House Agriculture Committee and the only Midwesterner in Democratic Elected House Leadership, issued
On Wednesday, July 25, 2018, Whiteside County Sheriff’s Office participated in a Statewide program called Speed Awareness Day. Whiteside County Deputies joined forces with local agencies and took a proactive approach to promote safety for motorist in Whiteside County. During a 24-hour period, Deputies conducted 37 traffic stops in Whiteside
Richard “Dick” A. Lamb, 77, of Fulton, IL, died Friday, July 27, 2018, at his home. Dick was born June 3, 1941, in Galesburg, IL, to Arthur H. and Jane E. (Widener) Lamb. He was a 1959 graduate of Morrison High School and attended Western Illinois University in Macomb, IL,
John David Dykhuizen, 87 of Milledgeville, IL, died Friday, July 27, 2018, at Resthave Home in Morrison, IL. John was born in Morrison to William and Elena (VanWieren) Dykhuizen, on February 21, 1931. He married Alberta Ann Smith in Fulton, IL, on September 25, 1953, who survives. A graduate of
Sue H. Pape, 94, of Morrison, IL, died Thursday, July 26, 2018, at Morrison Community Hospital in Morrison. Sue was born November 19, 1923, in rural Whiteside County, IL, to George and Ivy (Beswick) Howe. She was educated in rural Whiteside County and was a graduate of Morrison High School.
Two blocks of downtown Morrison, IL, became a pedestrian zone, during the Wednesday, July 25, 2018, Evening Farmers’ Market. A variety of vendors and groups filled the margains of Main Street: face painters to support a mission trip; sellers of essential oils, pillows with inspirational messages, freshly-picked onions and cucumbers, wooden
Since 1989, the Whiteside County Fair Board has honored those who have made an extra effort to support the annual Fair. They make the Fair as much fun as possible, for those who participate and attend the many shows and events. This year the Whiteside County Fair has selected the
The Whiteside-News Sentinel included an error about two upcoming Alcoholics Anonymous meetings. The first will be Sunday, July 29, 2018, at 6:00 p.m. The meeting on Monday, July 30, is at 7:00. The location is St. Anne’s Episcopal Church, 401 N. Cherry Street, Morrison, IL.
The City of Morrison Parks and Recreation Department has scheduled the third annual Summer Extravaganza, for Saturday, July 28, 2018, from noon to 9:00 p.m., at the Morrison Sports Complex, 15201 Bishop Road, Morrison, IL. Tournaments, kid-friendly activities, concessions, and a beverage garden will again be a big part of
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This essay is by Will Durst, an award-winning, Nationally acclaimed columnist, comic, and former sod farmer in New Berlin, WI. Contact him at willdurst.com. It was quite a shock to see the president of the United States bend the knee to Vladimir Putin and act as obsequiously as a Little
This essay was written by Joe Guzzardi. He is a Progressives for Immigration Reform analyst who has written about immigration for more than 30 years. Contact him at jguzzardi@pfirdc.org. In as troubling an immigration story as anyone will read this summer, between December 2017 and April 2018, U. S. Border
This essay by Molly Redden appeared on Huffington Post Sunday, July 22, 2018. Women migrants are fleeing countries which the United States helped decimate. [Ironically,] since the day Donald Trump began his run for the Presidential office, he has promoted the idea that people who flee to the U. S.
A topic of discussion during the Monday, July 23, 2018, City Council Meeting was to review the current policy on handling customers’ large water bills, caused by leaks. City Administrator Barry Dykhuisen reported, “A leaking toilet is the most-often cause of leaks” that generate a large water bill. “Any water