Whiteside County Sheriff’s Deputy Sergeant Kristopher Schmidt writes, “The Whiteside County Sheriff’s Office [wa]s…participating in a drill in coordination with the Quad Cities Exelon Generating Station, IEMA, and other valuable resources.” “During the drill [on Wednesday, November 16, 2016], the Whiteside County Sheriff’s Office inadvertently activated the Alert System Alarms
First Assistant Fire Chief Joe Beilema supplied the photograph. On November 2, 1986, two men made the selfless decision to become first responders. Thirty years later, these firefighters continue to serve Morrison, IL, and surrounding communities. Morrison Fire Department honored Jeff Eissens, left, and Captain Randy Betts during a Wednesday,
The Morrison Community Unit School District #6 has received several inquiries pertaining to comments made by a Morrison High School student this afternoon, Thursday, November 17, 2016. Please know that the District takes all such comments seriously and investigates these matters thoroughly. When such matters arise, the District works closely
Commander Dale Usterbowski of The American Legion Post #328 in Morrison, IL, shown below left, received a $250 donation from Vice President Bob Smith of Triumph Community Bank, on Thursday, November 17, 2016. The American Legion Post #328 has spearheaded a project to add six additional stone tablets to the
Morrison, IL, Chamber of Commerce initiated a Fall Clean Up Day on Saturday, September 10, 2017. One component of the beautification project was to enlist volunteers to repaint City fire hydrants red. Rebecca Green, Chamber Marketing and Customer Service Manager, noted, “We expected this [task] would go into fall 2017,
Editor’s note: This essay was submitted by Wendy Dobesh of Morrison, IL. Her three children have been diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes. The first photograph of Emily, William, and mother Wendy Dobesh, was taken Wednesday, November 2, 2016, after they had their hair colored by Amanda Fassler, at Beauty Hutch.
Members of Morrison Fire Department will serve lunch on Saturday, November 19, 2016, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Additionally, there will be a bin to receive Christmas toy donations, for local children. Enter the Fire Station from the entrance at 206 W. Main Street, Morrison, IL, and drive through
Editor’s note: These are previous Madrigal cast members. Under new Choral Director Maria Brown, the Morrison High School Madrigals announce the details of their fast-approaching Madrigal Dinner and Tea. The Madrigal Dinner and Tea is always entertaining and enriches the Christmas season. A talented group of local youth welcomes you
Secretary of State Jesse White today announced his office will launch a cost-efficient passenger license plate replacement program beginning in January 2017. The initiative will replace the oldest Illinois license plates with newly designed plates–at no additional cost to Illinois taxpayers. B-truck license plate replacement is expected to begin in
Join CGH Medical Center, 101 E. Miller Road, Sterling, IL, for the 3rd Annual “Healthy & Bright” Holiday Lighting Ceremony and Art Show. CGH Medical Center and the CGH Auxiliary cordially invite the public on Thursday evening, November 17, 2016. Help us light up Sterling, as thousands of holiday lights
Through Friday, November 18, 2016, Morrison Community Hospital Foundation encourages everyone to come to the MCH lobby, 303 N. Jackson Street, Morrison, IL, between the hours of 8:00 a.m.and 6:00 p.m. Help us raise funds to expand and renovate the Emergency Department. Check out the gift baskets on display. We
Morrison Community High School Class of 1966 celebrated their 50th reunion on Friday, September 30, and Saturday, October 1, 2016. Eighty-five of the original 103 graduates attended. Classmate Brent Sikkema purchased the Annan Mill on December 17, 2015, and donated it to the Morrison Historical Society. As a “Thank you”
Isaac Blevins, age four-and-a-half, had an idea about what to do with leaves in Grandma’s driveway, on Tuesday, November 15, 2016. You are invited to tell his story or ask your youngsters to do so.
You would expect 90 parking lot spaces to be sufficient for a grocery store, early on a Friday morning. Not so, for the grand reopening of the ALDI store located at 3409 E. Lincolnway, Sterling, IL. As General Contractor John Weaver‘s drone photograph indicates, overflow vehicles lined the surrounding street,
As the holiday season arrives, it is difficult not to think about the ones who we love. Morrison Community Hospital would like to encourage the community to reflect on those that we have lost and the wonderful memories that we still have. “Thanks for the Memories” is the theme for