WHITESIDE NEWS SENTINEL
VOLUME 164 NO. 40 • ESTABLISHED 1857
Morrison, Illinois
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2024 • $1.00
KNOCKING IT LOOSE Steve Siefken
Morrison’s Austin Boonstra (76) and Jacob Strobbe (51) go after a loose ball against Forreston on Sept. 27 at Morrison High School. Boonstra recovered the fumble and ran it back for a touchdown. Sports roundup on page 12.
REGIONAL NEWS
REGIONAL NEWS
REGIONAL SPORTS
Growing ag education trend
Taft Field Campus closing
High school sports roundup
Morrison High School adds teacher, greenhouse; new programs also in Sterling, Dixon / 3
Northern Illinois University to close Lorado Taft Field Campus in December / 4
Find out how area teams fared in football, girls volleyball and boys and girls golf / 12-13
WHAT’S INSIDE Glimpses of the Past............................6 Property Transfers ..............................11 Your Health..............................................9 Churches...........................................14-15 High School Sports..............10, 12-13 Classifieds.........................................17-19 Published every Tuesday 20 pages • One section
DEATHS Christopher Alan Geerts, Elaine Marr / 4