CAPA (Children’s Art Preservation Association) hosted its 28th Paint the Town event, in Morrison, IL. This family festival for the visual arts occurred on Saturday, September 21, 2024, with between 1200-and-1300 outlined squares and a few circles available for painting. Musicians, a magician, a balloon artist, and great food
Editor’s note: Assistant Editor Jerry Lindsey took the photos, with the exception of the first. The Morrison, IL, Rotary Harvest Hammer 5K & Duathlon, on Saturday, September 21, 2024, was open to race fans spanning eight decades of age groups. Race information is available on this website https://onlineraceresults.com/race/view_race.php?race_id=78334#racetop. Events
Visit Kalmar Kolors Alpacas during “National Alpaca Farm Days,” on Saturday, September 28, and Sunday, September 29, 2024. The location is 9721 W. Lincoln Road, five miles west of Morrison, IL. Hours are 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, and noon to 4:00 p.m. of Sunday. Watch for
National Advanced Practice Provider (APP) Week is celebrated annually on the 4th week of September, this year it is Monday, September 23, through Friday, September 27, 2024. The week honors the skill and hard work of Physician Assistants/Associates (PAs); Nurse Practitioners (NPs); Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs); Clinical Nurse
United Way of Whiteside County, in partnership with LIFE Literacy of Fun for Everyone, is excited to announce Dolly’s Book Bash, a free, family-friendly event that celebrates Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. This evening of literacy and fun will take place on Thursday, October 3, 2024, from 4:00 to 6:30
Morrison Athletics Boosters issued this week’s sports schedules from Monday, September 23, through Friday, September 27, 2024.
Today, September 23, 2024, is the last day of the annual Constitution Week. On September 17, 1787, patriotic citizens across the land gathered to ring church bells–as they did in Philadelphia, PA, when the U. S. Constitution was first signed, at 4:00 p.m. Morrison will replicate this melodic tribute
Morrison Historical Society will host Captain Marc Adami on Sunday, September 22, 2024. He will spin exciting sea stories of adventure on the high seas in his presentation, “My Life at Sea: Pirates, Icebergs, Blowouts, and other Disasters.” Doors open at 1:00 p.m. at Morrison’s Heritage Museum, 202 E.
Morrison Athletic Boosters have scheduled an inaugural athletic opportunity, on Saturday, September 28, 2024. Purchase admission tickets from LuEllen Lee at the blue violet, 115 E. Main Street, Morrison. The venue is the Whiteside County Fairgrounds Blue Building, 201 W. Winfield Street, Morrison, IL. Doors open to race fans–age
On Thursday, September 19, 2024, Congressman Eric Sorensen, U. S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin, and U. S. Senator Tammy Duckworth announced $8 million in Federal funding for Rock Island County Metropolitan Mass Transit District (MetroLINK), through the U. S. Department of Transportation (DOT.) This grant will be used
Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announced a change in DMV facility operating hours across the State next week, to align with higher customer demand in the morning. By opening facilities earlier, the office aims to enhance service accessibility while reducing wait times. Beginning Monday, September 23, 2024, Illinois
‘ Clinton Symphony Orchestra will open its 71st concert season at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, September 21, 2024, with a performance at Zion Lutheran Church, 439 Third Avenue South, in Clinton, IA. Conductor and Music Director Brian Dollinger will begin his 18th year leading the orchestra. The concert is at Zion
On Wednesday, September 18, 2024, Congressman Eric Sorensen released the following statement on his decision, to vote against the House GOP’s proposed legislation to fund the Government. “Congress has an important responsibility to keep the Government open for the American people,” said Sorensen. “I just spent the last month
The Whiteside Forum will kick off their 2024-2025 season, talking about the current hot button issue of “Elections and Political Divisiveness,” on Sunday, September 29, 2024. This event will be held in the Community Room of the Odell Public Library, 307 S. Madison Street, Morrison, IL, starting at 2:00
City Administrator Brian Melton has a straightforward message for those who “ride” on downtown sidewalks. “Stop doing that.” New, yellow sidewalk signage indicates this. Downtown Main Street–stretching from Madison to Orange Street–is a certified Historic District. It is also a Sidewalk Pedestrian Zone. An Ordinance prohibits sidewalk riding of