Editor’s note: This press release was posted on www.aroundptown.com on Thursday, March 15, 2018. High School Reacts To Threat The PLT#3 School District notified the public of a threat made by a Prophetstown High School student on Thursday morning. The District released this statement. From the Office of the Superintendent:
Lillian Tincher, 98, of Morrison, IL, died Thursday, March 15, 2018, at Resthave Home, Morrison. Lillian was born June 19, 1919, in Wardville, OK, to Thomas G. and Ada (Featherston) Davis . She was educated in the Wardville Grade and High Schools. She attended nursing school in Stillwater, OK. Lillian
City of Morrison Director of Parks and Recreation Travis McBride noted, “There will not be a March Parks and Rec meeting. Our next meeting will be Tuesday, April 17, 2018….We will begin discussing the Summer Extravaganza.
On Thursday, March 15, 2018, the Morrison Police Department detained and charged a male juvenile, age 14 of Morrison, IL, with Disorderly Conduct, a Class 3 Felony. The juvenile was transported to the Whiteside County Sheriff’s Office, was processed, and then was released to his mother. The charge against the
Weekly yardwaste collection for Morrison, IL, residential customers will begin on Monday, April 2, 2018, and will continue each Monday until September 24. Materials are to be placed curbside in brown, paper, yardwaste bags or in containers no larger than 30 gallons. It is recommended that materials be placed out
The annual ecumenical Community Cross Walk is Good Friday, March 30, 2018, beginning at 12:15 p.m. (new time) at Resthave Home, 408 Maple Avenue, Morrison, IL, and continuing to Pleasant View Rehabilitation & Health Care Center, 500 N. Jackson Street. The public is invited to walk with others or watch
During March 2018, families can enjoy Morrison, IL, Easter Egg Hunts with their children, scheduled by a variety of hosts. Bring a container for each child. Kiwanis/MHS Key Club Egg Hunt, Kiwanis Park, 700 block of N. Genesee Street: The Annual Kiwanis Easter Egg Hunt will be held at Kiwanis
The Episcopal Church of St. Anne’s invites the community to a traditional Irish supper on Saturday, May 17, 2018. The annual St. Patrick’s Day meal will be served in the City of Morrison Community Room, at Odell Public Library, 307 S. Madison Street, Morrison, IL. Serving hours are 4:00 to
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with Irish food and beverages at Hero’s Bar and Grill, 208 E. Main Street, Morrison, IL, on Saturday, March 17, and Sunday, March 18, 2018. Three seasonal meals are available for eat-in or take-out: Corned Beef and Cabbage meal with potatoes, carrots, cabbage, and a dinner
Wednesday, March 14, 2018, was marked across the United States of America by peaceful, sometimes reverent, civil disobedience. From Maine to Hawaii, from elementary school- to college-age, students, and from nearly 3000 schools, young Americans joined the National School Walk Out protest. The mass exodus was loosely coordinated by Empower,
Prairie Rivers Network (PRN) has analyzed groundwater monitoring data, released on March 2, 2018, by Illinois coal-fired power companies. PRN found elevated levels of multiple contaminants, including antimony, arsenic, chromium, lead, and thallium, in violation of the Illinois Environmental Protect Agency (EPA) groundwater standards and/or U. S. Environmental Protection Agency’s
Harriet Norman, 98, of Erie, IL, died Wednesday, March 14, 2018, at her home in Erie. Harriet was born June 28, 1919, in Fenton, IL, to William and Gertrude (Borgman) Venhuizen. She was educated in the Enterprise Grade School of rural Whiteside County . On April 22, 1941, she married
Morrison High School Baseball games with Sterling have been rescheduled for Thursday, March 22, 2018. The Varsity game will be in Morrison, IL, and the Fresh/Soph game is in Sterling, IL. The start time will remain 4:30 p.m.
Morrison, IL, and surrounding communities are in for a musical treat, on Thursday, March 15, 2018. The Moody Men’s Collegiate Choir concludes its Midwest Tour, with a 7:00 p.m. concert, at Ebenezer Reformed Church, 309 E. Park Street. The program is sponsored by Brethren in Christ Church of Morrison. The
In Springfield, IL, Legislators and County Fair officials gathered at the Statehouse, on Thursday, March 8, 2018, to showcase the positive economic benefit County Fairs bring to the State and to urge Governor Bruce Rauner to release $1.4 million in Rehab Fair Funding, that was appropriated as part of FY18,