The start of the severe weather season is fast approaching. You can learn to recognize threatening weather and report it. The Whiteside County Emergency Management Office has invited the National Weather Service to host a Weather Spotters Training class, for interested residents of Whiteside County. The program will last about
If your family uses crayons, you may want to donate some–broken bits or whole–to The Crayon Initiative, a California not-for-profit. This organization recycles used crayons and makes new crayons to distribute to children’s hospitals across the Nation. Help them reach their colorful goal of 2000 pounds of crayons. Whiteside County
These arrests are merely a charge, and he/she is presumed innocent until proven guilty. 3-10-18 at 6:24 p.m. Whiteside County Deputies responded to the report of a one vehicle roll-over crash on U. S. Route 30 near the Riverdale Road intersection. During the investigation of the crash, it was determined
Morrison High School Activities Director Gregg Dolan commented, “Welcome to spring sports in Illinois. Monday, March 12, 2018, Baseball games between Morrison and Sterling have been canceled, due to the weather conditions,”
The Whiteside County Farm Bureau Young Leaders will serve breakfast on Sunday, March 18, 2018, from 7:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., at the Rock Falls Community Center, 601 W. Tenth Street, Rock Falls, IL. The menu includes buttermilk pancakes, whole hog sausage, scrambled eggs, orange juice, coffee, and milk. There
Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois is excited to announce establishment of The Elizanne Gold Award Scholarship Fund. Financial support to start the fund was generously provided by the family of lifelong Girl Scout Elizanne Hanitz Lewis. At the time of her death in 2017, Lewis was identified and recognized by
The Monday, March 12, 2018, City of Morrison Council Meeting will convene at 7:00 p.m., in the Whiteside County Board Room, 400 N. Cherry Street, Morrison, IL. The agenda follows. I. CALL TO ORDER II. ROLL CALL III. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE IV. PUBLIC COMMENT V. REPORT OF CITY OFFICERS/REPORT OF
Morrison Police Chief Brian Melton reports the following Arrests made and Citations issued since Friday, March 2, 2018. Arrests: On Saturday, March 3, 2018, at approximately 11:10 a.m., Morrison Police observed Nathan Q. Sandell, age 26 of Fulton, IL, walking in the area of W. Main Street. Morrison, IL. Police
Barbara J. Wessels, 79, of Windsor Manor in Morrison, IL, formerly of Fulton, IL, died Saturday, March 10, 2018, at Morrison Community Hospital in Morrison. Barbara was born July 21, 1938, in Clinton, IA, to Charles and Mary (Radziewicz) Waterman . She was educated in the St. Mary’s grade and
Editor’s note: Albany, IL, Police Chief Wyatt Heyvaert endorsed Republican Candidate Kris Schmidt for Whiteside County Sheriff, on Thursday, March 8, 2018. Kris Schmidt Endorsement Today I come to you with 17 years of experience within the field of Law Enforcement: seven of those being with the Moline Police Department;
Keith L. Zuidema, of Georgetown, TN, passed away on Thursday, March 8, 2018, at the age of 77. He was born to Curtis and Elizabeth (Klount) Zuidema in Morrison, IL, on January 24, 1941. Keith graduated from Morrison Community High School in 1959. He raised a family in McMinnville, TN,
REPUBLICAN PARTY OFFICIAL SPECIMEN BALLOT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS, GENERAL PRIMARY ELECTION March 20, 2018 I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS SPECIMEN BALLOT IS A TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF THE OFFICES, CANDIDATES, AND/OR PROPOSITIONS TO BE VOTED IN THE GENERAL PRIMARY ELECTION TO BE HELD IN WHITESIDE COUNTY, ON TUESDAY, MARCH
DEMOCRATIC PARTY OFFICIAL SPECIMEN BALLOT WHITESIDE COUNTY, ILLINOIS, GENERAL PRIMARY ELECTION March 20, 2018 I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS SPECIMEN BALLOT IS A TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF THE OFFICES, CANDIDATES, AND/OR PROPOSITIONS TO BE VOTED IN THE GENERAL PRIMARY ELECTION TO BE HELD IN WHITESIDE COUNTY, ON TUESDAY, MARCH
Painters, Potters, Ceramicists, and Fiber and Glass Artists are opening their studios for the Rock River Valley Studio Tour, on Saturday, April 14, 2018, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. From Byron, to Sterling, IL, artists will display in galleries or open their private studios for your visit. Come see
NBC Sports Chicago, the home of the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Championships, will be airing live cross-platform coverage of “America’s Original March Madness,” the 2018 IHSA Boys Basketball State Championships, on Friday, March 9, and Saturday, March 10, (Class 1A & 2A) and Friday, March 16, and Saturday, March