Remote Learning Classes February 4

Due to the impending, hazardous weather conditions forecasted for Thursday, February 4, 2021, Morrison Community Unit School District #6 will have a remote learning day.    

MCUSD Improvement Plan Unveiled

Assistant Editor Jerry Lindsey wrote this report. At a time when schools are gaining recognition as a “social need” for many, the Morrison Community Unit School District #6 Board of Education approved Superintendent Scott Vance’s Improvement Plan, on Monday, January 25, 2021.  The multi-year plan divided the focus between Academics

Snow Emergency Declared on January 30

The City of Morrison, IL, has declared a Snow Emergency effective at 3:00 p.m., Saturday, January 30, 2021.  No parking is allowed on designated Snow Routes.  Calendar Parking restrictions are in effect.  This Snow Emergency shall remain in effect until Monday, February 1, at 8:00 a.m. or until the snow

School is Cancelled January 26

School is cancelled on Tuesday, January 26, 2021, for Morrison, IL, students due to forecasted hazardous conditions Tuesday morning.  This is a Snow Day, not a remote day.  Wednesday, January 27, will now be an in-person day.

Morrison Snow Emergency January 25

The City of Morrison, IL, has declared a Snow Emergency effective at 6:00 p.m. today, Monday, January 25, 2021.  No parking is allowed on designated Snow Routes.  Calendar Parking restrictions are in effect.  Details follow. Please shovel your sidewalks and remove snow from around fire hydrants.  The City of Morrison certainly

Early School Dismissal

Morrison Community Unit District #6 will be dismissed a half hour early today, Monday, January 25, 2021, due to potentially dangerous road conditions, late this afternoon.  Northside School will dismiss at 1:55 p.m., and all other schools will dismiss at 2:05.  There will be no afternoon practices.

Inspirational Inauguration Speech by Youth Poet Laureate

The first United States of America Youth Poet Laureate, Amanda Gorman, age 22, debuted a masterful oration on Inauguration Day, Wednesday, January 20, 2021.  Read the poem below. “The Hill We Climb” is just over six minutes long, but listeners are swept along its melodic, swaying use of contrasting linguistic

Apply Now for Business Stabilization Grant

City Administrator Barry Dykhuizen, ICMA-CM, reminds businesses they may apply for the Downstate Business Stabilization Grant.  A business must demonstrate an “Urgent Need” in relation to the COVID-19 emergency.  The award can be $25,000 or 60 days of working capital. He explained, “The grant is a complex process.  To get

January 18 Sheriff’s Office Fatality Report

Editor’s note:  The victim has been identified as 17-year-old Alexandria N. Cannavo, of Tampico, IL.  She was a Senior at Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico High School. On January 18, 2021, at 9:30 a.m., the Whiteside County Sheriff’s Office, Illinois State Police, Rock Falls Fire Department, Sterling Fire Department, and CGH EMS responded to

Concrete Main Street…Final Answer!

Assistant Editor Jerry Lindsey wrote this report. On Thursday, January 14, 2021, the City of Morrison held a Special Council Meeting, at 6:00 p.m.  The location was the City of Morrison Community Room, 307 S. Madison Street, Morrison, IL.

Friday COVID-19 Rapid Tests in January

Whiteside County Community Health Clinic (WCCHC) and Whiteside County Health Department (WCHD) will offer free, no-appointment-necessary, rapid antigen testing every Friday in January, at their drive-through, from 8:00 a.m. to noon.  The location is 1300 W. Second Street, Rock Falls, IL.  Tests will be given while supplies last, as an

Set Up a Pre-school or Kindergarten Screening

Northside Elementary School, 520 N. Genesee Street, Morrison, IL, has set dates for screening for both their Pre-school and Kindergarten programs. Children who turn three years old before Wednesday, September 1, 2021, are eligible for our Pre-school program. Children who turn five years old before Wednesday, September 1, 2021, are eligible