Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White announced that all offices and facilities normally open Monday through Friday will be closed Monday, October 13, 2014, in observance of Columbus Day. Driver Services facilities that are normally open Tuesday through Saturday will be closed on Saturday, October 11. All Driver Services facilities
Editor’s note: Republican Neil Anderson is running against Mike Jacobs. The Tri-City Building & Construction Trades Council and its 19 Quad City-area labor unions are proud to announce their support of Mike Jacobs’s reelection for Illinois State Senate. “Mike Jacobs’s experience and persistence are proven assets for the 36th District,”
Morrison, IL, City Administrator Barry Dykhuizen supplied this factual data regarding the City’s proposed local sales tax increase. Illinois has 1018 cities, counties, and special districts that collect a local sales tax, in addition to the Illinois State sales tax. “Morrison is not one of them,” he noted. Morrison’s current
Heritage Canyon, 515 N. 4th Street, Fulton, IL, is a 12-acre wooded site ideal for nature walks, throughout the seasons. Cost to traverse Heritage Canyon is by donations only, all of which are used for improvement of the park. Heritage Canyon is dotted with 11 buildings that take visitors back to
On Saturday afternoon, October 4, 2014, join the Morrison Historical Society Board of Trustees and your friends between 3:00 and 6:00 p.m. for an ice cream social, at Morrison’s Heritage Museum, 202 E. Lincolnway, Morrison, IL. Other refreshments include barbecue pork sandwiches, pie, pop, and bottled water, all by donation
Morrison Historic Preservation Commission will meet on Tuesday, October 7, 2014, at City Hall, 200 W. Main Street, Morrison, IL, beginning at 5:00 p.m. in the lower-level Boards and Commissions Meeting Room. The agenda follows. Call to Order Roll Call/Attendance Approval of September 2, 2014, minutes New Business Request for
The Morrison High School class of 1969 participated in the Homecoming parade on Friday, September 26, 2014. Alice Beveroth submitted this photo of the class having a great time!
Editor’s note: This report was submitted by Kaywyn J. Beswick, R.N./Morrison ARC Blood Drive Coordinator. The fifth Morrison American Red Cross blood drive of 2014 was held on Thursday, September 18, at Morrison United Methodist Church, 200 W. Lincolnway, Morrison, IL. It was an absolutely perfect-weather day, 73 degrees and
Editor’s note: On Monday, September 29, 2014, City Administrator Barry Dykhuizen anticipated public questions about the proposed Morrison, IL, 1% Sales Tax Referendum, which will be presented to voters at the Tuesday, November 4, General Election. Whatever questions you find unanswered, know that he is available to discuss them in
Hey, all you Ducky Shinecrackers, Paper Shakers, Greasers, and Jelly Rolls! The Morrison Community Hospital Foundation presents “A Blast from the Past!” Stroll on into Rastrelli’s Tuscany Special Events Center, 238 Main Avenue in Clinton, IA, on Saturday, October 25, 2014. The “diner” doors will swing open at 5:00 p.m.
Bob Sondgeroth stated, “As of this afternoon, Monday, September 29, 2014, the Morrison Community Unit School District website is down. The Regional Office of Education in Sterling, IL, hosts our website. Their fiber internet line was cut this afternoon by construction, causing them to lose their connection. They have not
Morrison’s Farmers’ Market concluded the 2014 season on Saturday, September 27. The dulcet guitar rhythms of regular entertainer Jim Seeley, Jr. of Tampico, IL, added pleasure to the morning from 8:00 to 11:00 a.m. There were raffles for mum plants and a cookbook, too. Another successful Farmers’ Market comes to
Athletic Director Gregg Dolan reports the Freshman Football game scheduled for Monday, September 29, 2014, at Fulton, IL, has been cancelled.
Beginning Friday, October 10, and Saturday, October 11, owner Susan Schuler will invite Market vendors to use a portion of her store. Vendors will be available from 9:00 a.m. to noon on each Friday and 8:00 to 11:00 a.m. on Saturdays. Schuler plans to add in the future crafters who
Morrison’s Farmers’ Market concluded the 2014 season on Saturday, September 27. The dulcet guitar rhythms of regular entertainer Jim Seeley, Jr. of Tampico, IL, added pleasure to the morning from 8:00 to 11:00 a.m. There were raffles for mum plants and a cookbook, too. As another successful Farmers’ Market comes