Morrison

Judges are paid a stipend of $180 for their work on election day.

A 15-year-old Morrison High School student is hitting all the right marks on the shooting range.

Students who have earned this academic honor have maintained a grade-point average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale for courses taken during the term.

Tractor pull, pro bronc and bull riding, demo derby also will be featured at fairground’s grandstand.

Testing identified West Nile Virus in mosquitoes near Morrison over a month earlier than in 2023.

Prosecutors set their sights on proving the 2020 fire that killed three people in Sterling was an act of arson. Meanwhile, the defense worked to prove to the jury that even though the defendant Steven W. Coleman phone was found near the burning building, he didn't start the fire.

Founded on Dec. 10, 1948, the Morrison Garden Club is charged with taking care of the grounds at Odell library, Veterans Park, and the planters near Illinois 78. Members also volunteer for Morrison’s annual Paint the Town and care for the plant life in Morrison year round.

After failing to pass in 2022, Whiteside County voters will be asked to consider a public safety tax again in November to fund 911 emergency dispatch call center services.

Saturday’s schedule includes project judging in a wide variety of categories, table activities, a bake sale, a silent auction and an ice cream social.

Here is a list of property transfers for Lee, Ogle and Whiteside counties for June 29 to July 5, 2024.

The drive will be from July 17-31.

In late September, the Twin Cities Communications Center in Sterling will close, and the dozen 911 dispatchers who work there will join eight coworkers in the Whiteside County Law Enforcement Center in Morrison.

Morrison city officials have selected MC Squared Energy Services (mc²) to serve eligible residents and small business customers with electric supply services.

Two Morrison High School rising seniors recently participated in Illinois Premier Boys State, held from June 8 to June 14 at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston.

The agreement is for three years.

Resurfacing begins July 8.

The meeting will be from 2-4 p.m. and is open to the public.

Rock River Disc Golf and the Amboy Lions Club in conjunction with the city of Amboy are hosting the grand opening of a new disc golf course at Amboy City Park at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 29.

Wagon Wheel restaurant closes; Nine-hole disc golf course to open in Amboy

Fire at 1501 First Ave. was contained in the attic.

A trial date has been set for a Sterling man accused of stabbing a Dixon man and a Sterling woman several times after setting fire to the home’s attached garage and forcing his way inside.

A total of 257 full- and part-time Sauk Valley Community College students have been named to the president’s list for the spring semester. Another 137 students made the dean’s list.

The annual event is a fundraiser for the therapeutic riding program.

Saturday’s rain held off long enough for the White Oaks Therapeutic Equestrian Center’s 11th annual benefit horse show to come off without a hitch.

Team saluted when returning home from Special Olympics Illinois Summer Games.

Looking for something to do? Here is a list of upcoming Extension courses set in Whiteside and Carroll counties.

Morrison, Erie students honored at Bradley University.

A two-story addition will be constructed at the hospital, with a little under 12,000 square feet of space available on each floor.

From a Glow Parade and block parties to the Winesday Wednesday Walk set for 4:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 19, the goal is to create a sense of community among residents.

Odell Public Library played host to Jerry Moffitt’s “Do Art Productions,” a program designed to incite children’s creativity and a love of art.

Nestled along the shoreline of Lake Carlton in Morrison-Rockwood State Park for the last five decades, the cabin-like restaurant has drawn in fishermen, people camping in the state park and motorists or bicyclists who head out to the lake to take in the scenery.

Property transfers filed in Lee, Ogle and Whiteside counties from May 24-31, 2024.

Kirkwood Community College graduates announced.

Fulton resident Barbara Mask will document Dutch Days events since 1974 during her PowerPoint program at Morrison’s Heritage Museum on Sunday, June 23.

The awards program and state survey identify, recognize and honor Illinois’ best places of employment.

Children ages 10 and under are invited to color and submit their work for a chance to win a garden basket prize.

Seventeen Bulldogs athletes will compete in track and field, referred to as athletics by Summer Games organizers, and in soccer skills.

Information collected in online survey will help the city plan for the future.

An open house at the store will be Thursday, June 6, with cake and refreshments, games, gift certificate giveaways, and a Morrison Chamber of Commerce ceremony at noon.

With a number of ceremonies, parades and speakers planned throughout the Sauk Valley on Memorial Day, here is a list of what local communities will be doing to remember the fallen.

There will be musical performances including traditional Korean hymns, duets and children’s showcases along with melodic piano recitals.

Here is a list of property transfers for Whiteside, Lee and Ogle counties filed May 10-17.

Melissa Schultz, Haunted Haven’s owner, says she and her husband, Joseph Norton, discovered the fire. They had gone to the Haunted Haven barn Monday to pick up some tools and a lawn mower when they noticed smoke coming from the second floor.

A tornado warning is in effect for Whiteside, Carroll, Jo Daviess and Stephenson counties until 9:30 a.m. Friday.

Here is a list of education honors awarded to Sauk Valley-area students.

The Rock Falls and Sterling fire departments and CGH EMS were dispatched at 1:14 p.m. Monday to a structure fire at the Haunted Haven Barn, 29038 Grennan Road.

The department’s Facebook page on Monday indicated that 1,208 people attended the annual breakfast.

Volunteers place over 1,000 flags on veterans' graves over the weekend.

Music recitals, outdoor adventures at the YWCA and historical museum presentation on this week's slate of activities.

Donors of all blood types – especially type O blood donors – are crucial to keeping shelves fully stocked with blood products throughout the month.