Morrison High School has issued the 4th Quarter and 2nd Semester Honor Rolls, for the 2017-2018 school year. 4.000 4th Quarter Honor Roll Class of 2018: Avary Bielema, Derek Bush, Aaron Deter, Gillian Larson, Kaleb McCoy, Landon McNeece, Kelly Pannier, Quinn Sedig, Madison Steines, Linda VanZuiden Class of 2019: Hanna
It has been a busy spring 2018 for the Whiteside County SWCD Education Foundation. We have been spreading conservation education throughout Whiteside County schools. We hope to find activities to share with the 2nd and 5th-to-7th grades. If you are an educator in Whiteside County and have a conservation education
Congresswoman Cheri Bustos will participate in Memorial Day ceremonies in Rock Island, Rockford, and Elizabeth, IL, over the Memorial Day weekend. First, on Saturday, May 26, 2018, at 10:30 a.m., in Rock Island, Congresswoman Bustos will present replacement military medals to the family of deceased WWII veteran, John Gavin, of
These arrests are merely a charge, and he/she is presumed innocent until proven guilty. On 5-24-18 at 11:43 p.m., Courtney L. Nielsen, age 18 of Rock Falls, IL, was stopped on Martin Road near Cardinal for defective exhaust. She was cited for No Valid Driver’s License with a written warning
Whiteside Girl Scouts Host Ceremony for Highest Awards Morrison, IL – Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois’ Whiteside Service Unit hosted a ceremony presenting Girl Scout highest awards to local Girl Scouts on Monday, May 21, at Northside School in Morrison. The ceremony included recognition for Carolyn Graham, a local Girl
Harvey L. Schroeder, 84, of Morrison, IL, died Friday, May 25, 2018, at Pleasant View Rehabilitation and Health Care Center in Morrison. Harvey was born September 10, 1933, in Morrison, to Lawrence and Anneta (Vanderlaan) Schroeder. He was educated in the Prairie Center School in rural Whiteside County and was
State Rep. Tony McCombie released the following statement, on Thursday, May 24, 2018, after the passing of HB 4290 by a bipartisan vote of 90 to ten. This bill finally gives American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) $63 million in back pay from 2011, for money they
The “Let’s Feed Our Children” free summer lunch program is a United Way of Whiteside County sponsored program, for children in Albany, Chadwick, Erie, Fulton, Lyndon, Milledgeville, Morrison, Prophetstown, Rock Falls, Sterling, and Tampico, IL. Free sack lunches will be served three days each week, Tuesday-though-Thursday, beginning Tuesday, May 29, 2018,
Shortly after 4:00 p.m., Ben’s Barbershop owner Ben Witt was honored with the Chamber of Commerce Because Nice Matters award, on Tuesday, May 22, 2018. Witt has owned the business for two years, continuing the downtown tradition of Vogel’s barbershop. His attractive shop is located conveniently at 205 E. Main
Whiteside County’s Prairie Hill Landfill will soon be home to a solar farm. The County Board unanimously approved a land lease to IPS Energy for development of a solar farm, on the cap of the landfill’s closed portion. The solar farm could develop into a ten mega-watt facility. Over the
Nine Southside School students in grades three-through-five received a well-deserved reward for their superior reading achievement, during the 2017-2018 school year. On Wednesday, May 23, 2018, they were summoned to the office at 11:00 a.m. for a lunch trip to DQ Grill & Chill, 200 N. Sawyer Road, Morrison, IL.
Welcome, families and guests. We are pleased to have you join us for our year-end Court of Awards Ceremony for western Whiteside County. Girl Scouts is the premier leadership development organization for girls, which helps them develop a strong sense of self, positive values, challenge seeking, healthy relationships, and community
The Illinois Coaches Association and the Shriners of Illinois will host the 44th annual Illinois High School Shrine Game on Saturday, June 16, 2018, at Tucci Stadium, on the campus of Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, IL. Kick-off is scheduled at 1:00 p.m. The pregame festivities will begin with a fun
With Memorial Day ceremonies a week in the future, Fire Department personnel gathered at Grove Hill Cemetery, N. High Street, Morrison, IL, on Monday, May 21, 2018, about 6:00 p.m. Their purpose was the annual cleaning and embellishment of the Morrison Fire Department Memorial. First Assistant Chief Joe Bielema dispatched
Joyce A. Hemminger, 75, of Rock Falls, IL, died on Wednesday, May 23, 2018, at CGH Medical Center in Sterling, IL. Joyce was born on November 21, 1942, in Sterling to Edward and Fanny (Clapper) Roberts. She is survived by her daughters, Jodi (Alex) Wade of Prophetstown, IL, and Jessica