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Early Voting Sunday and Monday
Early Voting Sunday and Monday
Early Voting Sunday and Monday
Matejke RR History March 31
McDonald's Fundraiser for Color Guard
Our Savior Lutheran Church 150th Anniversary
Area-Wide Recycle Day April 26
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April 1 Ballot Includes Safety Tax Proposition

"  Whiteside County Clerk Karen Stralow submitted this Legal Notice, which explains a tax Proposition.  The text will appear on the ballot Tuesday, April 1, 2025. LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hearby given that at the Consolidated Election to be held on Tuesday, the 1st of April, 2025, the following proposition"

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Prepare for the Consolidated Election on April 1

"  Whiteside County Clerk Karen Stralow seeks to inform voters, in advance of the upcoming Tuesday, April 1, 2025, Consolidated Election. Residents who had requested, last month, to be sent an Early Voting ballot have until Monday, March 31, to complete it and take it to the Whiteside County Courthouse. "

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Sheriff’s Office Investigates Fatal Crash

"  On Saturday, March 29, 2025, at approximately 1:25 a.m., Whiteside County Sheriff’s Deputies were dispatched to the 6000 block of Cordova Road, in rural Erie, IL, for a report of a single-vehicle rollover crash. Upon arrival, Deputies located the driver and sole occupant of the vehicle, who was pronounced"

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Submit Early Voting Ballots on Sunday or Monday

"  Karen Stralow, Whiteside County Clerk, reminds citizens to submit their Early Voting ballot in the next two days–PRIOR TO the Tuesday, April 1, 2025, Consolidated Election.  Any valid registered voter in Whiteside County still has time to return their Early Voting ballot at the Whiteside County Courthouse, 200 E."

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Music Boosters Color Guard Fundraiser at McDonald’s

"  On Wednesday, April 2, 2025, a portion of dine-in and drive-through purchases made at Morrison McDonald’s, between 4:00 and 7:00 p.m., will benefit Morrison Music Boosters, to support the MHS Color Guard.  Color Guard members, Coaches, and Music Boosters will be on site to assist with food delivery. Morrison"

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Our Savior Lutheran Church to Celebrate 150th Anniversary

"  Editor’s note:  Church member Dianne Behrens supplied the photos and event flyer. On Palm Sunday, April 13, 2025, at 9:00 a.m., there will begin an extra atmosphere of shared rejoicing inside Our Savior Lutheran Church-LCMS.  The congregation will celebrate its Sesquicentennial Anniversary at 21496 Hazel Road, rural Sterling, IL,"

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2024-2025 Junior High School 3rd Quarter Honor Roll

"  Morrison Junior High School, 300 Academic Drive, Morrison, IL, announces its 3rd Quarter Honor Roll roster, for the 2024-2025 school year. 6TH GRADE 6th GRADE STRAIGHT A’s (4.000):  BEAU BRACKEMYER, HAYDEN DRUIEN, BUCK HILL, WYATT HINRICHSEN, COLE MILNES, CINDY PELKA, LAURYN VANDERMYDE, JEG WEETS, AILEY WRIGHT, JHETT WRIGHT, COHEN"

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2025 Holy Week Services

"  Editor’s note:  There will be no Morrison, IL, Community Crosswalk.  However, on Good Friday, April 18, 2025, members of Morrison Ministers Council will hold short worship services, including Communion, at three residential homes:  10:00 a.m. Highlight Health of Morrison (500 N. Jackson Street); 1:00 p.m. Resthave Care & Rehabilitation"

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MHS National Honor Society Chapter Inducts 16 Members

"  Morrison High School Educator Brian Bartoz prepared this press release and photos. Sixteen students were inducted into Morrison High School’s chapter of the National Honor Society, on Wednesday, March 26, 2025, during an evening ceremony in the high school’s auditorium.  Students were selected for membership based on academic credentials"

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Northwest Illinois Film Festival “Shorts-A-Palooza 2025”

"  Film enthusiasts and supporters of local, independent filmmaking are invited to attend the Fifth Annual Northwest Illinois Film Festival, “Shorts-A-Palooza 2025,” hosted by the Northwest Illinois Film Office.  This highly anticipated event will showcase an exciting collection of Illinois-produced independent short films. Mark your calendars for Wednesday, April 9,"

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MHS Honor Roll 2024-2025 Third Quarter

"  Listed are Morrison High School Honor Roll students, at the third quarter of the 2024 – 2025 School year. 4.00 AND ABOVE Class of 2025:  Madilyn Armitage, Austin Boonstra, Jett Decker, Allison Ferguson, Dawson Hepner, Kenadi Hinrichsen, Blake Huizenga, Brooklyn Knouse, Lacey Lancaster, Paige Leighton, Emma Mackum, Isaiah McDearmon,"

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Emmanuel Church-Morrison’s “Voices of Praise” Concerts

"  The Emmanuel Church-Morrison’s “Voices of Praise” cordially invites the area to celebrate with them, as they present EVOP’s 17th annual Spring concerts, “The Answer…Jesus!”  They will be presented in three services, Friday and Sunday evenings, April 4 and 6, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. and at a Saturday, April 5,"

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Lenten Luncheons Wednesdays at Noon

"  Morrison Minister’s Council hosts their three remaining Lenten Luncheons, on Wednesdays  at noon, at different Morrison, IL, churches.  A light lunch with a brief teaching, “From the Cross,” will focus on Jesus’s words as he hung on the cross. The public is welcome to attend. March 26:  LOVE–Ebenezer Reformed"

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CCC Inductees to Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society

"  Clinton Community College hosted the spring induction ceremony of Phi Theta Kappa, the largest educational honor society in the world, on Thursday, March 6, 2025.  CCC, one of the Eastern Iowa Community Colleges, is home to the Alpha Theta Beta Chapter of PTK.  To be invited to join the"

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Lions Club Rose Day Sale and Area-Wide Recycle Day

"  Morrison Lions Club members are taking orders for roses to be delivered on Good Friday, April 18, 2025.  The cost is $20 for a dozen.  We cannot guarantee a certain color, but your request will be honored as closely as possible.  The colors are vivid reds, pinks, mauves, and"

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