Morrison News

MORRISON – McDonald's plans to break ground on a $400,000 restaurant on the east end of town early next spring.

Burdette and Harriet Burch of Sterling, 88 and 89, respectively, recall the day they met on a bus in Georgia while they were serving during WWII, she for the Navy, he in the Army.

MORRISON – A Sterling woman charged with stealing money from the Greater Sterling Development Corp.

MORRISON – The award-winning Eastern Iowa Brass Band of Mount Vernon will give a free concert at 7 p.m. Friday at Morrison High School, 643 Genesee Ave.

Herman Beveroth of Sterling points to men he served with in a picture of the Japanese surrender.

MORRISON – The City Council also asked the Illinois Department of Transportation to redesign the U.S. Route 30 bridge planned for Rock Creek.

Sixteen musicians from the Clinton Symphony Orchestra will perform Sunday in four chamber music ensembles.

Illinois State Police Donald E. Bollman, 79, of Rochelle; 8:15 a.m. Friday on state Route 38 and Lincoln Highway, Rochelle; no seat belt, no valid driver's license; given notice to appear in court.

MORRISON – Vowing to leave “one way or another,” an alleged cocaine dealer tried to break out of Whiteside County jail using a shank made from a broken plastic breakfast tray and a bed sheet.

It's that time of year again when hundreds of children dressed as Ghouls, Goblins, Princesses, Witches, Super Heroes and more converge on downtown Morrison.

It's that time of year again. Kids will be donning their favorite superhero or animal costumes and roaming the neighborhood gathering as much candy as they can.

MORRISON – Brian Free and Assurance, an all-male quartet, will be in concert at 7 p.m. Friday at Emmanuel Reformed Church, 202 E. Morris St.

MORRISON – Bond was set at $100,000 for a Sterling man charged with trying to run over police officers and another man in the CGH Medical Center parking lot last week.

MORRISON After roll call and the Pledge of Allegiance, the city council unanimously approved the regular meeting minutes of the September 28, 2009 meeting, as well as the Treasurer's report and Bills Payable.

MORRISON – Anthony Howard thought his life was changing for the better. Howard, 44, paroled from prison for the seventh time in his life, was seeking treatment for a longtime drug and alcohol addiction and reconnecting with his children.

Youth ministry to begin at Crossroads in Morrison: New church buys 
former hardware store, begins renovations By SAM SMITH
 ssmith@svnmail.com
 800-798-4085, ext.

MORRISON – Mike Zurn, Whiteside County administrator from 2001 to 2008, will speak Thursday about his trips to Haiti.

MORRISON – Three Sterling people charged with robbing pizza delivery man appeared Friday in Whiteside County Court, where bond was set at $500,000 each.

MORRISON – Whiteside County is sounding the call for all departments to pinch all the pennies they can, as the board tries to hack an estimated $497,000 out of next year's budget.

MORRISON – The storm of downtown business owners thundering at City Hall just got louder.