" Today, Wednesday, March 19, 2025, is the last day of Winter. Although the snow is melted all around, at 9:00 a.m., Morrison is awaiting a severe thunderstorm–with quarter-size HAIL–from the Clinton, IA, area. During the downpour, at 9:24 sun broke through the clouds, and a colorful rainbow appeared! By"
" The 2025 Dixon Municipal Band’s Annual Spring Concert will feature Guest Soloist Greg Pattillo on Flute. The event is Saturday, March 22, 2025, at 7:00 p.m., in the Historic Dixon Theatre, Dixon, IL. We do ask for donations after the concert, if you have enjoyed yourself–and we know you"
" Editor’s note: Charles Yost changed the time and location of his brazing demonstration, to his workshop, after 10:00 a.m. The spring, vernal equinox falls on Thursday, March 20, 2025. There will be a nearly equal amount of daylight and darkness, at all latitudes of our planet. The Northern Lights"
" By Assistant Editor Jerry Lindsey. The Morrison Unit School District #6 Board convened on Monday, March 17, 2025, without members Dustin Damhoff and Jim Prombo in attendance. Following the “Good News From Around the District,” offered by the respective school Principals and the Superintendent, the following Actions were offered"
"Illinois farmers and rural small businesses were counting on Federal funding from the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP), to help finance cost-saving energy projects, like solar panels and energy efficiency upgrades. However, the Trump Administration cut Federal funding. This imperils most of Illinois’s expected $119.1 million in FY2024 REAP"
" Illinois Counties affected by Quarantine Designation for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) include McHenry County and Lake County. This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit through emergency loans, to producers recovering from natural disasters. "
" Owner/Designer LuEllen Lee will host a Spring Open House for the public, on Saturday morning, March 22, 2025, from 9:00 a.m. to noon. Her attractive florist business offers fresh and and silk arrangements; wall decor; wedding and funeral pieces; concrete memorial items; lanterns, wreaths, and candles; Bad Ass Coffee."
" In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, Monday, March 17, 2025, several food and beverage choices will be offered in Morrison, IL, from east-to-west and north-to-south. Choose corned beef and cabbage meals, reuben sandwiches, desserts, and beverages with a nod to the Irish. Below are 16 options, several of which"
" On Wednesday, March 12, 2025, Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) and Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), and Joni Ernst (R-IA) introduced their bipartisan “Arsenal Workload Sustainment Act,” to help arsenals, like the Rock Island Arsenal, maintain existing union jobs, attract new projects and workers, and"
" The Whiteside Forum will host Ed Britton, U. S. Fish & Wildlife Service Refuge Manager, Savanna District, speaking to the “100th Anniversary of the Upper Mississippi River Fish and Wildlife Refuge,” on Sunday March 23, 2025. Please join us in the Community Room of the Odell Public Library, 307"
" Tony Wright submitted this report and photos of the Junior High State Wrestling competition. It was a great weekend for Morrison Junior High Colts wrestlers! The sextet made the trip to the Northern Illinois University Convocation Center, in Dekalb, IL, for their shots at State glory. The IESA State"
" The Windmill Volunteer Educators at the Windmill Cultural Center in Fulton, IL, invite the public to attend the next program of Wild Winter Wednesday, on March 19, 2025. The Center address is 111 Tenth Avenue in Fulton, IL. Please note: if Riverbend Schools are delayed or cancelled due to"
" Dear Voters of Whiteside County, IL: I am writing to you today [Thursday, March 13, 2025,] to strongly urge your support for the upcoming Public Safety Tax measure. As the Sheriff of Whiteside County, I have witnessed firsthand the growing demands placed on our law enforcement, fire, and emergency"
" It isn’t often Mathematicians and punsters share information; March 14 annually is an opportunity. You might recognize–or vaguely remember–pi from Geometry class, written as the Greek letter. It is aπ estimated number to calculate the “circumference” distance around a circle. Pi is a “ratio” between the unknown circumference size"
" Congressman Eric Sorensen is fighting to protect Americans from the Trump-Musk plan to gut Social Security. Sorensen introduced the “Keeping Our Field Offices Open Act, ” which aims to prevent the closure of critical Social Security field and hearing offices. This bill would ensure continued access to vital services"