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Free meals available in Sauk Valley
Those looking for a hot meal on Thanksgiving have a variety of options. ■ Wednesday in Morrison, a free Thanksgiving meal with all the trimmings will be offered at 5:30 p.m. at the CRAVE building, 201 W. Market St.
Crossroads Cares lends helping hand
MORRISON – Beginning Saturday, Crossroads Community Church will have Service Saturdays, in which groups will help with yard work, cleaning gutters and other tasks.
Whiteside '10 budget deficit at $1.1M: 2010 will mark second year in a row in the red
MORRISON – By a 20-3 vote, Whiteside County Board on Tuesday passed a $1.1 million deficit budget, inflated by rapidly dwindling cash reserves and extra borrowing against the landfill's cleanup fund.
Singing for
 their supper - MORRISON – The city's church choirs are presenting “We Sing for Their Supper,” a concert to benefit Morrison Food Pantry and the Christmas Helping Hands program, at 6 p.m. Sunday at Ebenezer Reformed Church of Morrison.
Morrison, Ill., police and fire units as well as the Whiteside County sheriff's office responded to a train-versus-truck collision shortly before 6 a.m. today in Morrison.
101 Main St. & 606 E. Lincolnway Discussed at Morrison City...
MORRISON After the council approved the meeting minutes from the October 26, 2009 meeting and the bills payable, the council opened the floor for public comments.
The Clinton Herald, Clinton, Iowa
Suspect in alleged armed robbery, rape still at large
Fulton police are looking for a man who allegedly robbed and raped a female resident at gunpoint early Tuesday morning.
The Clinton Herald, Clinton, Iowa
Thomson area residents react to prison plan
Plenty of citizens had one topic on their mind Sunday morning - the possibility the Thomson prison could be considered for housing Guantanamo Bay detainees.
Trip of honor: Veteransa memories come flooding back
Jack McMillin of Sterling wipes at his eye as he looks over a wall of stars at the World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., the stars represent the 400,000 troops who lost their lives during the war.
Sterling man cleared of attempted sex assault; Prosecutors: Woman...
Sterling man cleared of attempted 
sex assault; Prosecutors: Woman uncooperative; witnesses would exonerate accused By Tara Becker 
tbecker@svnmail.com 
800-798-4085, ext.
The bar keeps on rising for schools: Area districts try to keep up with state goals
For the third year in a row, Rock Falls High School didn't make the grade, in the eyes of the state and under the requirements of the federal No Child Left Behind Act.
McDonalda s coming to Morrison next year: Fast-food chaina s been eyeing the city for 10 years
MORRISON – McDonald's plans to break ground on a $400,000 restaurant on the east end of town early next spring.
Bookkeeper pleads not guilty to five counts of theft
MORRISON – A Sterling woman charged with stealing money from the Greater Sterling Development Corp.
British-style brass band giving free concert in Morrison
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.
Morrison farmer built runways for Navy in the Pacific
Herman Beveroth of Sterling points to men he served with in a picture of the Japanese surrender.
City officials want a 3-lane option with turn lane for bridge
MORRISON – The City Council also asked the Illinois Department of Transportation to redesign the U.S. Route 30 bridge planned for Rock Creek.
Symphony will perform Sunday at Zion Lutheran
Sixteen musicians from the Clinton Symphony Orchestra will perform Sunday in four chamber music ensembles.
Police and fire reports for Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009
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.
Breakfast tray jailbreak foiled by guards
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.

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