To support National Farmers Market Week, Morrison Chamber of Commerce’s Pop-Up Farmers Market will be held August 5, 2021, from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m., at the Whiteside County Fairgrounds, 201 W. Winfield Street, Morrison, IL. The Third Wheel ( local entertainers Chris Mills, Greg Pruis, and Elizabeth Yaklich) will perform
Save the date for a Celebration of Life to honor Ronald Eugene Roels, 73, of Savanna, IL, formerly of Morrison, and Fulton, IL, on Sunday, September 12, 2021, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. We would love to share with you in celebrating the big life of Ron Roels. The location
In June 2021, KAST Laser Creations, 307 S. Orange Street, Morrison, IL, donated to the future Morrison Bark Park by having a fundraiser. The family-owned business sold engraved water thermoses with paw prints and a dog’s name on it. Various colors were available. They raised over $200 for the dog
The Whiteside County Health Department Mobile Unit will be in Fulton, IL, on Friday, August 6, 2021, providing free, Pfizer vaccine to anyone age 12 and over. Vaccinations will be administered, while the quantity lasts, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. The location is Drives Athletic Park, 1300 Park Drive, Fulton.
Peter Jack Rumfelt, newborn, passed away on Sunday, August 1, 2021, in Sterling, IL. Peter was born August 1, 2021, in Sterling, to Marcus Allen and Kelsey Ann (Sibley) Rumfelt. Survivors include his parents, Marcus and Kelsey Rumfelt of Morrison, IL; brother, Allen Rumfelt; sister, Lily Blake; maternal grandmother, Shelly
On Friday, July 3, 2021, Whiteside County Health Department announced three new laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19: 1 (50s), 1 (60s), 1 (70s.) There were three recoveries. Total Positive cases in Whiteside County are 7347; (1.8%); Daily Case Count of three; Total Fatalities 174; Daily Death Count 0. Total Positive cases
“On the Move with Parks and Rec” of Morrison, IL, has been selected for a chance to win a 2021 “PetSafe® Bark for Your Park™ Grant.” Winners will be chosen by the amount of enthusiastic, community email voting, submitted once a day. The voting period runs Tuesday, August 3, through
A well-attended activity during the 200 W. Main Street Block Party, in Morrison, IL, on Sunday, July 25, 2021, was a dunk tank. Law Enforcement personnel availed themselves of multiple opportunities to cool off. To throw a ball and trigger the drop mechanism, cash donations were accepted. Dunkees included
Morrison Historical Society Board of Trustees will host Mary Beth Dombroski, Morrison, IL, presenting a “History of the Whiteside County Fair,” on Sunday, August 8, 2021. Doors open at Morrison’s Heritage Museum, 202 E. Lincolnway, at 1:00 p.m., for the 1:30 program. Parking is available at the rear of the
Join us as we celebrate National Farmers Market Week! The Chamber of Commerce announces a Morrison Pop-up Farmers Market to be held at the Whiteside County Fairgrounds, 201 W. Winfield Street, Morrison, IL, on Thursday, August 5, 2021. The hours are 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. Sales spaces are $20. Monies
The following Arrests were made and Citations issued since Friday, July 23, 2021. Arrests: On Thursday, July 29, 2021, at approximately 8:26 p.m., Morrison Police conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle driven by David M. Milton, Jr., age 49 of Roseville, MI, in the 400 block of E. Lincolnway,
Spring Valley Reformed Church, 10960 Spring Valley Road, Fulton, IL, welcomes The Kramers to the outdoor stage, on Sunday, August 1, 2021, at 6:00 p.m. Please join us in the Valley for an evening of worship and fellowship. We will serve Rootbeer Floats. The concert will move indoors in case
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