Kunes Country Auto Group of Morrison Cookouts May 22 and 23

A part of their opening week, owner Gregg Kunes and the Kunes Country Auto Group of Morrison will hold a free cookout on Friday, May 22, and Saturday, May 23, 2015, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Wish the new owner a happy 59th birthday on Friday! The Chevrolet dealership

Baseball Regional Games Postponed/Rescheduled

Due to field conditions and the wet weather, the IHSA Regional baseball Wednesday, May 20, 2015, game between Morrison and Bureau Valley has been postponed. The game will be rescheduled for 4:30 p.m., Thursday, May 21. The second game, between Newman and Princeton, also will be moved to a 7:00

Enjoy MFD and MHS Events Sunday, May 17

Share a pancake, eggs, and sausage breakfast with Morrison Fire Department firefighters.  They will serve you from 7:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the station, 206 W. Main Street, Morrison, IL.  In the afternoon meet your friends at Morrison’s Heritage Museum, 202 E. Lincolnway, Morrison, for a program honoring Korean

Editor on Vacation

The Editor will be on vacation from Friday, April 17, through Wednesday, April 29, 2015. There will be someone in the office on occasion to keep thecity1 up to date, so please leave press releases via email or hard copies under the door.

April 10 Track Meet Change

The Morrison High School track meet has been rescheduled for today, Friday, April 10, 2015, with a 4:00 p.m. start time.  As of now, Thursday, April 9, cancelled baseball and softball events have not been rescheduled.

Hear the Bells from 2:15 to 2:19 p.m.

Morrison, IL, schools and churches will participate in the “Bells Across the Land” ceremony from 2:15 to 2:19 p.m., marking the unofficial end of the Civil War.  Thursday, April 9, 2015, is the 150th anniversary of the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia–by Confederate General Robert E. Lee–to Union

Consolidated Election Day

Whiteside County, IL, polls will be open from 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 7, 2015, to allow voting in the Consolidated Election.

March 25 Track and Softball Changes

Today’s Wednesday, March 25, 2015, track meet with Sherrard, and Riverdale, IL, has been cancelled.  Also tonight’s softball games have been moved to Orion, IL, with a 4:30 p.m. start time.

Snow Alters Ball Game Schedules

Morrison, IL, Athletic Director Gregg Dolan announced these changes. Due to weather conditions [on Monday, March 23, 2015,] baseball and softball games have been rescheduled.  Softball will play at home on Wednesday, March 25, at 4:30 p.m.  The baseball games have been set for Tuesday, March 31. The Varsity game

Varsity Baseball Schedule Changes

The Friday, March 20, 2015, baseball schedule has been changed.  The Varsity game will be played at Rock Falls, IL, with a 4:30 p.m. start time.  The Fresh/Soph game has been rescheduled for Friday, May 15.

Kindly Remove Grave Decor This Week

From Monday, March 23, to Friday, March 27, 2015, Grove Hill Cemetery maintenance staff will remove and discard gravesite decorations, as part of the annual clean-up program at Grove Hill Cemetery, Morrison, IL.  Return–or add new– decorations after Friday, March 27.  

Unique Facet of National Pi Day

March 14, 2015, (3/14/15) will take on a significance that is most unusual.  Normally, people acknowledge 3/14 as “Pi Day,” because those numbers are the beginning of the irrational number, pi, from the Greek alphabet.   Today, at 9:26:53 a.m. and p.m., the date and time will represent the first ten