" Clinton Community College hosted the spring induction ceremony of Phi Theta Kappa, the largest educational honor society in the world, on Thursday, March 6, 2025. CCC, one of the Eastern Iowa Community Colleges, is home to the Alpha Theta Beta Chapter of PTK. To be invited to join the"
" Morrison Lions Club members are taking orders for roses to be delivered on Good Friday, April 18, 2025. The cost is $20 for a dozen. We cannot guarantee a certain color, but your request will be honored as closely as possible. The colors are vivid reds, pinks, mauves, and"
" Editor’s note: If you desire an opportunity to deepen your “life well lived,” visit Anderson Japanese Gardens, in Rockford, IL. There are 12 acres of plantings, streams, a waterfall, paths, and a koi pond. Opening day is Friday, April 18, 2025. Call 815-229-9390 to verify if the 28-foot-tall, Weeping"
" United Way of Whiteside County’s Let’s Feed Our Children program is calling on businesses, churches, and community organizations, to participate in a Pasta Drive. Donated meals will help address childhood food insecurity this summer. Individuals are also strongly encouraged to contribute. United Way is seeking donations of single-serving pasta"
" Our Rotary Club March 2025 Students of the Month are Morrison High School Seniors Madi Armitage and Alli Ferguson. Well done, ladies! Pictured left-to-right are Madi, Alli, and Rotary Club President-Elect Ellen Smith. Madi is the daughter of Leslie and Andy Harridge and Dan and Jessica Armitage. She has"
" Plans are underway for our 45th Class Reunion. Morrison High School alumni, from the Class of 1980, are encouraged to save the date Saturday, September 13, 2025. The venue will be Denny O’s, 307 Tenth Avenue, Fulton, IL. Hard to believe it has been four years. What an awesome"
" 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 26, 2025. The Center address is 111 Tenth Avenue in Fulton, IL. Please note: if Riverbend Schools are delayed or cancelled due to"
" Morrison Police Department reported the following Arrests made and Citations issued as of Friday, March 21, 2025. Arrests: On March 16, 2025, at approximately 9:45 p.m., Morrison Police Department arrested Brett A Holcomb, 35, Morrison, IL, for Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol. Holcomb was arrested after Morrison Police Department"
" Editor’s note: Photographed is one of the Union Pacific Railroad “Big Boy” fleet. Note the tiny man standing by an electrical pole as the engine roared by. Volunteer Millers of de Immigrant Windmill will host a program about the influence of railways on American history. Historian Mike Matejka, will"
" 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. "