" The press release was submitted by Jerry Lindsey, Assistant Editor. Photos shown are by Steve Siefken, Park Street Photos. The Morrison, IL, community and friends gathered on Saturday, June 6, 2026, to celebrate the successful years that Morrison Fire Department has served the community and surrounding areas. The morning"
" Editor’s note: July will be my fifth viewing of this superlative production. Truly, “Hamilton” is in a class of its own. On Sunday, July 12, 2026, Odell Public Library will show the smash-hit musical, “Hamilton,” the story of American Founding Father Alexander Hamilton–as he fights for honor, love, ambition,"
" The Whiteside Forum will host Clark “Bucky” Halker and his rescheduled presentation of “This Land is Your Land: The Folksongs of Woody Guthrie,” on Sunday, June 14, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. “Bucky” Halker is an American academic, music historian, labor activist, singer, and songwriter who specializes in American folk"
" Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17), member of the House Armed Services Committee, secured several provisions in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), to invest in Rock Island Arsenal and fought to protect jobs and collective bargaining rights for civilian employees. The full House of Representatives will"
" Volunteer Millers of Fulton, IL, will host Connie Martin as guest presenter of “Pre-Civil War Quilts: Secret Codes to Freedom on the Under Ground Railroad.” Martin is an Historian and Speaker all over Illinois; currently, she resides in Aurora, IL. She finds joy in telling the secret codes and"
"To honor the 150th anniversary of Morrison Fire Department today, Saturday, June 6, 2026, a Parade will process from the Whiteside County Fairgrounds to Cherry Street, turning west onto Main Street, in downtown Morrison, IL. An Open House will follow at the Morrison Fire Department, with refreshments provided. Trucks will"
" Editor’s note: These 25 artists and visitors signed The Loft on Main guestbook, on Thursday, May 21, 2026: LuAnn Navarra, Mary Ellen Brackemyer, Robert B. Vos, Scott Vandermyde, Jeff and Dee DeGroot, Heather Glick, Steve and Dee Janssen, Mona Milder, Linda and Lloyd Beckman, Jean and Mark Zinnen, Jerry"
" Editor’s note: Purchase delicious baked goods upon arrival. Bring a container to hold pie or cake. In 2024 local Amish school children benefited from a new school building, in the Spring Valley, IL, area. To raise funds for supplies, the public is invited to the annual Community Benefit, “Good"
" At 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, Ebenezer Reformed Church will begin to serve free meals twice a month, to community members who have no church family. The supper location is called The Welcome Table. Each First Tuesday and Third Tuesday of the month, in the City of"
" Timber Lake Playhouse, Illinois’ premier professional summer theatre, opens its 65th mainstage season with Godspell, playing through Sunday, June 7, 2026. Based on the Gospel According to St. Matthew, the groundbreaking musical was conceived and originally directed by John Micheal Trebleck. It features the global hit “Day by Day”"
" The public is invited to a free, paper shredding event, on Saturday June 13, 2026,sponsored by IL Representative Bradley Fritts and Self Help Enterprises. The location is 2300 W. LeFevre Road, Sterling, IL. Participants should follow all directions when entering the parking lot. This is a drive-up event, but"
" The bridge on Genesee Court/Prairie Center Road at Lister Road (by Morrison High School) is closed to traffic, as of Monday, June 1, 2026. The bridge will be removed and replaced. This closure is expected to last through September 2026. Please plan on alternates routes."
" To conclude its 72nd performance season, Clinton Symphony Orchestra will perform their free, annual Riverfront Pops Concert, on Sunday, June 7, 2026, beginning at 6:30 p.m. The location is Riverview Park, 251 Ball Park Drive, in Clinton, IA. Conductor Silas Nathaniel Huff will lead “one of the area’s finest"
" To celebrate America 250! Winnebago and Boone Counties’ Genealogical Society (WBCGS), Tinker Swiss Cottage Museum and Gardens, and the Natural Land Institute (NLI), invite the community to step back in time. Experience history as it was meant to be shared, during a live reading of the Declaration of Independence. "
" Editor’s note: Removing grave flags goes quickly. Be sure to leave the flag holders in the ground. American Legion Post #328 of Morrison, IL, encourages helpers to remove grave flags from military personnel. Volunteers will begin the task at 9:00 a.m., on Saturday, May 30, 2026, near the equipment"