The Morrison Rotary club is proud to recognize Morrison High School Seniors Madison Banks, left, and Geneva Connelly as the March Students of the Month. Pictured left-to-right are Banks; Rotary President-Elect Stan Steines; Connelly; High School Principal Dave Mills. Madison is the daughter of Jason and Melissa Banks. She participated
2024 Holy Week Services are listed below for 15 Morrison, IL, churches. Holy Week is from Palm Sunday, March 24, through Easter Sunday, March 31. Know that each Church welcomes new, lapsed, and long-time residents–as well as visitors–to attend their services. On Good Friday, March 29, the annual ecumenical Community
Connie Helms, 75, of Morrison, IL, died Saturday, March 16, 2024, at Serenity Hospice and Home in Oregon, IL. Connie was born June 10, 1948, in Sterling, IL, to Robert J. and Lois (Knalsen) Oberle. She was educated in the Manlius Grade School and was a graduate of Manlius High
The Whiteside Forum welcomes Prof. Norm Moline at 2:00 p.m., on Sunday, March 24, 2024, in the City of Morrison Community Room of Odell Public Library, 307 S. Madison Street, Morrison, IL. He will speak on “Why Taiwan Matters: Small Island, Important Place.” Dr. Moline is Professor Emeritus (retired) in
The following service organizations and residential care facilities in Morrison, IL, invite families to attend 2024 Easter Egg Hunts. Bring a container for each child and a means to photograph the fun. SATURDAY, MARCH 23 Kiwanis Club/MHS Key Club will hold the annual Easter Egg Hunt at Kiwanis Park, in
Athletic Director Gregg Dolan submitted this announcement for Monday, March 18, 2024. Tonight’s Softball and Baseball games at LeWin have been cancelled due to the weather. Softball will go to LeWin tomorrow, March 19, for the makeup date. Baseball already has games at Galva tomorrow, so a makeup date will
Editor’s note: Vehicle enthusiasts, you may purchase and display Commemorative License Plates, in advance of the late summer Vehicle Show. The Illinois Secretary of State’s Office is highlighting the 60th Anniversary of the iconic 1964 Ford Mustang, at its annual Vehicle Show in downtown Springfield, IL. The Vehicle Show will
Early in March 2024, at the State Capitol, Deputy House Republican Leader Ryan Spain (at right) (R-73rd District) was joined by former Democratic Illinois Governor Pat Quinn, to propose an amendment to the Illinois Constitution. It will give Illinois citizens the ability to establish and enforce stronger ethical standards on
On Saturday, March 16, 2024, shortly after 7:05 a.m., Whiteside County Sheriff’s Office was notified of a single-vehicle motorcycle crash, on Dixon Avenue west of Stacie Lane. Sheriff’s Office members of the Crash Reconstruction Unit determined the motorcycle, operated by 46-year-old Shawn Keane of Dixon, IL, traveled eastbound on Dixon
On Friday, March 15, 2024, Morrison High School Varsity Softball team fell to Fulton, IL, at Morrison, IL. After seven innings the close score was 9-7. Ava Duncan pitched two and part-of-a-third innings, with 2 strikeouts and 0 walks. Bella Duncan came to the pitcher’s mound in the third inning
On Thursday, March 14, 2024, “due to the rain early this morning,” stated Coach Chelsea Eads, “Morrison [High School Varsity Softball team] traveled to Sterling, [IL,] to play on their turf. Morrison still played as the Home team. [It was a] highly competitive game, with solid pitching from both sides.”
The U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that agricultural producers and private landowners can begin signing up for the general Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), starting today through Friday, March 29, 2024. This conservation opportunity gives producers tools to conserve wildlife habitat, while achieving other conservation benefits, including sequestering carbon
Junior High Wrestling Coach Tony Wright submitted the report and photos: “The Three Amigos Medal at State.” It was another great showing at the IESA State Wrestling Tournament for the Morrison Junior High School Colts. They qualified three wrestlers and brought home three State medals. Uryah Wright, Cael Wright, and
The following Arrests were made, and Citations issued since Friday, March 8, 2024. Arrests: None. The following Citations were issued. Date Name Age Address Violation Cited 3-12-2024 Charles Bohn 32 Rock Falls, IL Operating Vehicle with Suspended Registration The public is
March 14, 2024, is an amusing day of observance. Normally, people acknowledge 3/14 as “Pi Day,” because those three numbers are the beginning of the “irrational” number, pi, from the Greek alphabet. Pi is the most recognized mathematical constant in the world. Scholars often consider pi the most important and