For Sale by Owner at 16031 Greenland Drive

Offered for sale in Morrison, IL, is a one-story house at 16031 Greenland Drive. Located on the east edge of the City limits, at the corner of Greenland Drive and Hazel Road, it is just minutes from town. At approximately 1700 sq. feet, there are three bedrooms and three baths;

Volunteers Clean the Pickleball Courts

Kathy Schmidt submitted the press release and photographs. On Saturday May 6, 2022, the local 4H Clubs (Cottonwood and Rip Snorters) went to work at Kelly Park and Waterworks Pickleball Courts, to clean up leaves and limbs. Over 60 bags of debris were gathered! “They were an awesome group of

May 6-7 Heritage Canyon Dutch Days

Editor’s note: Visit Andresen Nature Center next door to Heritage Canyon, from 10:00 a.m.-to-4:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 7, 2022. Stimulating free activities for children include water bottle rocket launches; prairie information; taxidermy; 2000 new bees to watch! Early American Crafters welcome the public to enter 11 buildings in Heritage

2022 Dutch Days at Andresen Nature Center

Editor’s note: Visit Heritage Canyon, next door to Andresen Nature Center, on Friday, May 6, and Saturday, May 7, 2022, from 10:00 a.m.-to-4:00 p.m. both days. Eleven buildings and the grounds will be open. Andresen Nature Center, 409 N. 4th Street, Fulton, IL, will celebrate the remnant prairies in Whiteside

Only Three Cemetery Plots are Left

Editor’s note:  Call Stephanie Vavra (815-772-8718) for simple directions to Lot 24-Block V, West. Memorial Day approaches on Monday, May 30, 2022.  At Grove Hill Cemetery, there will be a gathering of citizens to mark the service of military personnel.  Others will place decor on graves or pause at burial

House for Sale on W. Wall Street

Offered for sale in Morrison, IL, is a two-story house at 705 W. Wall Street. The dwelling is located near the end of a dead-end street, close to downtown and schools. The bathroom is on the first floor, as is one bedroom. A second bedroom is upstairs with three bonus

Morrison Fire Department 2022 Pancake Breakfast

Volunteer Firefighter Anthony VanderLeest submitted the press release. Morrison Firefighters will host their annual Pancake Breakfast on Sunday, May 15, 2022, from 7:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. The event will be held at the Morrison Fire Department at 206 W. Main Street in Morrison, IL. They will serve pancakes, eggs,

Forum to Showcase Water Issues on April 28

Marc Adami supplied this press release. Professor Larry J. Weber of the University of Iowa and Co-Founder of the Iowa Flood Centeron is the presenter for the upcoming Whiteside Forum. On Thursday, April 28, 2022, he will speak to us about “Water Quality and Quantity Issues in the Midwest.” Meet

Victims’ Rights Rally April 18

Editor’s note: Defendant Charles Von Holten has plead guilty to Child Sexual Assault and Child Sexual Abuse of two granddaughters. The plea agreement, drafted Thursday, April 14, 2022, offers Von Holten four years of probation. April 19 update: The case will come before Honorable Judge Trish Senneff on Wednesday, June

Plea from Victim’s Mother for Victims’ Rights Rally

Editor’s note: This Letter to the Editor is from Arminda Von Holten. The case will come before Honorable Judge Trish Senneff on Tuesday, April 19, at 9:00 a.m. The Courthouse opens at 8:30. Family and friends, We are trying to find personal legal representation this weekend, because according to our

Letter from LeAnn Schaefer for Victims’ Rights

I am writing to notify you of a Victims’ Rights Rally happening in Morrison, IL, today, Monday, April 18, 2022, at 1:00 p.m., on the N.E. corner of Cherry Street and IL Route 30. [Chad and Arminda Von Holten] found out late Friday afternoon, April 15, that the State’s Attorney

Baseball and Softball Games Cancelled

Athletic Director Gregg Dolan sent this announcement. As of today, Monday, April 18, 2022, High School Baseball and Softball games against Monmouth-Roseville in Morrison, IL, have been postponed. A make-up date will be set soon.

2022 Spring Cantata Dates Change

Ministry Coordinator Rich Criss submitted this article and photograph. The Morrison Emmanuel Reformed Church’s “Voices of Praise” cordially invites the area to celebrate with them, as they present EVOP’s 13th annual Spring cantata, “We Will Stand!” It will be presented in three performances, Friday and Sunday evenings, May 13 and

High Five Day and Third Thursday April 21

Leprechauns were among us, who visited The Loft on Main’s Third Thursday morning gathering, on St. Patrick’s Day, March 17, 2022.  Left-to-right were Mark and Jean Zinnen; Sharon Boyles; Marcia Haag; Joan Vander Bleek; Dave Boyles.  The Zinnens left that evening for Ireland; the next day, they began collecting rainbows

Youth Invade Resthave on Good Friday

Assistant Editor Jerry Lindsey wrote this feature and took the photographs. One of the elite care and rehabilitation centers in the State was the destination of the young of Whiteside County, on Good Friday, April 15, 2022.  Anticipating Easter, boys and girls responded to an invitation by Resthave Care &