Columnist Greg Sargent wrote this editorial/interview on Monday, September 12, 2022. In mid-March, [2022,] less than a month after Russia invaded Ukraine, Political Scientist Francis Fukuyama offered a striking prediction: Ukraine will win. Six months later, Ukraine is on the offensive and is recapturing key territory, amid signs of weakening
Patricia Ann Appel, 83, of Morrison, IL, died on Friday, September 9, 2022, at Pleasant View Care & Rehabilitation in Morrison. Patricia was born on April 21, 1939, in Savanna, IL, the daughter of Charles and Katherine (Kauffman) Cravatta. She married Kenneth Appel on March 22, 1958, in Savanna. He
Rick L. Venhuizen, 68, of Morrison, IL, died Saturday, September 10, 2022, with his family by his side, after a long, courageous battle with cancer. Rick was born August 7, 1954, in Morrison, to Theodore and Marjorie (Buikema) Venhuizen. He was educated in the Morrison Grade Schools and was a
This year’s annual Gold Star 500 ride, from Tuesday, September 20, through Saturday, September 24, 2022, will include 12 riders and 12 volunteers from Poland. They include members of the Polish military and members of Polish families, who have lost their loved ones in Iraq or Afghanistan. The ride strives
Assistant Editor Jerry Lindsey submitted the report and photos. High school football owns a certain predictability with each assigned game, but the Morrison vs Monmouth-Roseville Titans game, on Saturday, September 10, 2022, may have ignored most of those normalities. First, the game was played on a Saturday due to the
Assistant Editor Jerry Lindsey wrote the event report and took the photos. Captions were supplied by Karla Burn. The Whiteside County Fairgrounds, in Morrison, IL, was the site on Saturday, September 9, 2022, for a second “Boogie Woogie Bingo” event this year. If you are like this author, you are
Paint the Town online registration is an easy way to sign up and pick your squares to paint. Join us on Saturday, September 17, 2022, for Paint the Town. This year, Morrison’s one-of-a-kind, family, visual arts festival will feature 1750 squares ready for painting by children, families, and artists of
Multiple pleasant activities will take place on Sunday, September 18, 2022, on Main Street, Morrison, IL. The following will be inside and outside The Loft on Main, 112 E. Main Street. The gallery will be open to the public from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. From 10:00 a.m. to 2:00
River Bend Community Unit School District #2, in Fulton, IL, is working with local manufacturers, to provide employers with viable solutions to manpower shortages. A recent Welding Apprentice student was placed with JT Cullen, a local steel and welding fabrication company. The student is completing his Senior year and is
Mayors of Tampico, IL, and Grantham, Lincolnshire, England, have announced that they intend to establish a pairing relationship between their towns, and the respective birthplaces of President Ronald Wilson Reagan and Prime Minister Margaret Hilda Thatcher. The City Council of Tampico met on Tuesday, September 6, 2022, to confirm the
On Sunday, September 25, 2022, Morrison Historical Society Board of Trustees will host Sean Sandrock, Sterling, IL. He is Tour Guide and Historian at the Ronald Reagan Birthplace and Museum, 111 – 113 S. Main Street, Tampico, IL. Sandrock will discuss an exciting initiative between Tampico and Grantham, England. President
Ebenezer Reformed Church, 309 E. Park Street, Morrison, IL, will host its annual community event on Sunday, September 11, 2022. Due to rain, the worship service, Honoring Our First Responders, will be held inside the church. It will begin at 10:30 a.m. Beginning at 11:30, there is free food.
Marketing Director Karla Burn submitted this feature and photo. Resthave Care & Rehabilitation, 408 Maple Avenue, Morrison, IL, was blessed today, [Thursday, September 8, 2022]! We had another wedding to celebrate, this time in our courtyard. Miss Jenna Kuehl (now Mrs. Bennett) wanted to make sure her grandparents would be
The Loft on Main, 112 E. Main Street, Morrison, IL, will be closed on Saturday, September 17, 2022, during the downtown Paint the Town event. However, The Loft will be open on Sunday, September 18, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Main Street will be blocked off all day Sunday.
Dale R. Usterbowski, 79, of Morrison, IL, died Thursday, September 8, 2022, at OSF St. Anthony Hospital in Rockford, IL. Dale was born July 10, 1943, in Chicago, IL, to August and Laura (Kuberski) Usterbowski. He was educated in the Chicago grade schools and graduated from high school in Chicago.