Rock Falls Tourism announces the winner of the Most Popular Holiday Light Display in Centennial Park last month. Rock Falls Fire Department was the clear favorite among online survey voters. The display featured a festively decorated antique fire truck, with a Firefighter spraying a hose toward a gingerbread house,
Marc Adami submitted this press release. The Whiteside Forum will host Morrison, IL, residents Barb and Phil Benson, local world travelers, who will talk about their adventures in Europe in 2025. They visited the Czech Republic, Austria, and Slovenia, then spent a week in Istria, Croatia [seen below.] The
Kaywyn J. Beswick, R.N./American Red Cross Morrison Community Blood Program Leader submitted the report and photographs. The first American Red Cross Community Blood Drive of 2026 was held at St. Mary Church, 13320 Garden Plain Road, Morrison, IL, on Thursday, January 8, from noon to 5:45 p.m. Ebenezer Church
Northern Illinois University, in DeKalb, IL, announces its fall 2025 Dean’s List students. To earn this distinction, students must meet a minimum semester grade point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale in the College of Engineering and Engineering Technology, or a minimum of 3.75 on a 4.0 scale
Clinton Community College, one of the Eastern Iowa Community Colleges, has announced the recipient of the 2026 Connie Campbell Memorial Customer Service Award. The award was created in memory of CCC employee Connie Campbell of Camanche, IA, who passed away in June of 2006. The award honors a CCC
The following Loras College students were recognized in Dubuque, IA, for academic achievement, during the recent semester, by Dr. Sarah Nytroe, Loras College Provost. To be eligible, a student must earn a minimum grade-point average of 3.50 for the term and be a full-time student taking at least 12
Iowa State University awarded degrees to 1751 graduates this fall. Graduate and undergraduate Commencement ceremonies were held December 19-20, 2025, at Hilton Coliseum, in Ames, IA. Jacob Kenneth Moore, from Rock Falls, IL, earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Agricultural Studies.
Editor’s note: Click to read about the upcoming first program. 2026 programs at Fulton’s Windmill Cultural Center will be sponsored by de Immigrant Volunteer Millers, with a grant from D. S. Flikkema Foundation. Events are held at the Windmill Cultural Center at 111 Tenth Avenue, in Fulton, IL. Resolve
Editor’s note: Click here to see the year’s program list. Volunteer Millers at Fulton’s Windmill Area will host Marcy Lawrence and Beth Lancaster, who traveled together to Iceland for a festive Christmas trip. Friends for 30 years, the pair journeyed to Iceland in 2024, to view the holiday decorations
Area musicians and instrumental music lovers are cordially invited to attend the first 2026 Open, Acoustic Old-Time Jam on Sunday, January 28. The venue is Lyndon Area Historical Society, (former Congregation Church), 405 4th Street, Lyndon, IL, 61261. Mark your calendar: future Old-Time Jams will be held on the
Four music ensembles from the Clinton Symphony Orchestra will perform at 2:00 p.m. Sunday afternoon, January 11, 2026, at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, 439 Third Avenue South, in Clinton, IA. It is the fourth concert in the Symphony’s 72nd season. Detailed information for the music to be performed
Sterling-Rock Falls Historical Society will meet on Sunday, January 11, 2026, at the Lincoln Learning Center, 611 E. 3rd Street, Sterling, IL, beginning at 2:00 p.m. The public is encouraged to attend and experience the travel program by Dana and Jodie Fellows. There is never a cost to attend
Clarke University, Dubuque, IA, is proud to announce that 237 students earned a spot on the Dean’s List for the Fall 2025 semester. The list recognizes full-time Clarke students who have earned a 3.65 grade-point average or above, on a 4.0 scale, with a minimum of 12 graded undergraduate
The University of Wisconsin-Madison has recognized students named to the Dean’s List for the fall semester of the 2025-2026 academic year. Students who achieve at a high level academically are recognized by the Dean, at the close of each semester. To be eligible for the Dean’s List, students must
These seven Morrison, IL, students were named to the Illinois State University Dean’s List for the 2025 fall term. The campus is in Normal. Eligible students must complete at lease 12 semester hours with a grade-point average of 3.65. • College of Arts: Hannah Lampdin, Mae Li, Hannah Zinke