June 11, 2026 | AroundPtown

What is “The Ancestor Project?” As one of the final projects of the year, 7th graders at Erie Middle School were challenged to pick an ancestor, or someone else that they could research and learn more about, in order to write a story telling about their life.

Whiteside County Natural Area Guardians Meeting on Thursday

NAGSs of Whiteside County will hold their monthly meeting on Thursday, June 11th at 6 p.m. at Odell Public Library in Morrison, with the agenda included below:

Illinois 2 Construction Update in Sterling

Update: Removal of the traffic signals at southbound Illinois 2 (East Fourth Street) and 16th Avenue are underway and the intersection will temporarily operate as a three-way stop through November as part of this project.

Significant Severe Weather Potential Today

The National Weather Service of the Quad Cities has provided an update on today’s severe weather potential:

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