Due to flooding, the Community Recycle Day location has been changed from Water Works Park to the Whiteside County Fairgrounds, Winfield Street, Morrison, IL. The event will still be Saturday, September 8, 2018, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., even if there is some rain that day.
The Morrison Chamber of Commerce Beautification Committee’s Fall Clean Up Day is Saturday morning, September 8, 2018, from 8:00 to 11:00 a.m., to prepare the downtown for Paint the Town and Harvest Hammer visitors. Those interested in a cleaner Morrison, IL, should meet at the Chamber office, 221 W. Main
Bring your recyclables to Water Works Park off W. Winfield Street, in Morrison, IL, on Saturday, September 8, 2018, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. There is no charge, but donations are appreciated.
Because of a lack of officials, next week’s Fresh/Soph Girls Volleyball games at Erie, IL, with Erie/P-town, will be played on Monday, August 27, 2018, instead of Tuesday, August 28.
Activities Director Gregg Dolan noted, “Just a reminder, the Football web store closes Monday, August 20, 2018.” Click here to access the store: http://adcraftwebstores.com/category/currentwebstores/.
Due to construction at Morrison High School, F/S and Varsity Girls Volleyball games will be played at the Junior High, 300 Academic Drive, Morrison, IL. The date is Monday, August 20, 2018; start time is still 6:00 p.m.
On 8/08/18 at 6:50 a.m., the Whiteside County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call of a burglary in rural Fulton, IL. Deputies reported that sometime during the overnight hours, unknown subjects entered onto the property, and, while on the property, the business and vehicles were broken into. Numerous items of
The Whiteside-News Sentinel included an error about two upcoming Alcoholics Anonymous meetings. The first will be Sunday, July 29, 2018, at 6:00 p.m. The meeting on Monday, July 30, is at 7:00. The location is St. Anne’s Episcopal Church, 401 N. Cherry Street, Morrison, IL.
Superintendent Scott Vance reports the July Morrison Community School District #6 Board meeting has been moved, from Monday, July 23, to Wednesday, July 25, 2018.
The City of Morrison will flush fire hydrants during the week beginning Monday, August 6, 2018. Municipal hydrant flushing commonly causes brief periods of discolored water. This should clear up within just minutes. Occasionally, residents might also experience decreased water pressure, which should also be brief.
Editor’s note: Apologizes for inserting the wrong link to Theresa Brandon’s photographs. Thank you to those who notified thecity1.com of our error. If you were unable to attend the Morrison-themed Whiteside County Barn Tour on Saturday, July 7, and Sunday, July 8, 2018, or if you want to “revisit” those
Online registration for Morrison Community Unit District #6 students begins Monday, July 9, 2018. To register, log in to your Skyward Family Access account: https://skyward.morrisonschools.org/scripts/cgiip.exe/WService=wsEAplus/fwemnu01.w.
Owner and Publisher of the online newspaper Aroundptown.com submitted this official notice on Monday, July 2, 2018: https://aroundptown.com/detail.php?s=its-back-prophetstown-fireworks-are-a-go.
First Presbyterian Church of Morrison, 100 E. Lincolnway, Morrison, IL, will host a free produce stand, beginning Friday, June 29, 2018, to run through the fall harvest. Community members are welcome to leave extra produce from their gardens on the table–located just north of the church entrance on Genesee Street–for
On Wednesday, June 13, and Thursday, June 14, 2018, Union Pacific Railroad will close Sawyer Road in Morrison, IL, for repairs. Illinois Department of Transportation originally planned to begin concrete patching on U. S. Route 30, on Monday, June 11. The road work will be delayed until after Wednesday, July