Michael Urbanec
News Reporter at Shaw Local
Sports Editor at The Northern Star
Morris Herald-News editor. Retweets are not endorsements. @michaelurbanec for stupid jokes, puns and bad sports takes. Northern Star & Top Shelf Sports alum.
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bnd.com | Michael Urbanec
The Ground County Health Department announced Monday that mosquitoes in Grundy County have tested positive for West Nile Virus. The county said in a Monday news release that results were confirmed on Friday, and all residents are urged to take preventative measures to avoid contracting West Nile Virus or mosquito-borne illnesses. The Illinois Department of Health recommends following the Three R's of mosquito protection: Reduce, Repel and Report.
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bnd.com | Michael Urbanec
The City of Morris passed a balanced budget at the beginning of the new fiscal year on Thursday, May 1 this year, and Mayor Chris Brown told a crowd at the State of the City on Wednesday that it was another successful year. Brown said sales tax revenue is up 6.5% year over year, and revenues across the board are up 9%. Morris currently has $7.1 million in the general fund and $20.5 million across all funds.
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4 days ago |
shawlocal.com | Michael Urbanec
The Ground County Health Department announced Monday that mosquitoes in Grundy County have tested positive for West Nile Virus. The county said in a Monday news release that results were confirmed on Friday, and all residents are urged to take preventative measures to avoid contracting West Nile Virus or mosquito-borne illnesses. The Illinois Department of Health recommends following the Three R’s of mosquito protection: Reduce, Repel and Report.
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5 days ago |
shawlocal.com | Michael Urbanec
The City of Morris passed a balanced budget at the beginning of the new fiscal year on Thursday, May 1 this year, and Mayor Chris Brown told a crowd at the State of the City on Wednesday that it was another successful year. Brown said sales tax revenue is up 6.5% year over year, and revenues across the board are up 9%. Morris currently has $7.1 million in the general fund and $20.5 million across all funds.
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shawlocal.com | Michael Urbanec
The Morris Theatre Guild will be performing “On Clover Road” at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, July 18 and 19 and July 25 and 26, and again for 2:30 p.m. performances on Sunday, July 20 and 27. “On Clover Road’ is a play set in an abandoned motel on a desolate American road, according to a Thursday news release. A mother meets with a cult deprogrammer, believing she will be reunited with her runaway daughter. For more information, visit www.morristheatreguild.org or call 815-942-1966.
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I propose Busch change his last name to Old Style.
Full trade: The Chicago Cubs are acquiring third baseman Michael Busch and reliever Yency Almonte from the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for a pair of toolsy teenaged prospects, left-handed starter Jackson Ferris and outfielder Zyhir Hope, sources tell ESPN.
750,000 pounds is now officially a Carp Ton.
Roughly 750,000 pounds of silver carp were removed between Nov. 27 and Dec. 6 in the Starved Rock pool of the Illinois River, according to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. https://t.co/uIXpCA5OHa
Morris Community High School passed on deciding its new mascot last night, deciding the names that students and staff voted on didn't have enough public support. I, for one, think they should rebrand to the Isotopes. The school's in between like, four nuclear power plants.