Daylight Saving Time begins Sunday, March 10, 2024, at 2:00 a.m. Turn your clocks ahead one hour, before going to bed on Saturday, March 9, to wake up to the correct Daylight Saving Time. Appliances, watches, vehicle clocks, other household or business clocks will need to be adjusted–unless they are
Junior High Wrestling Coach Tony Wright submitted this feature and photographs. Well-wishers, staff, and students at Morrison Junior High, 300 Academic Drive, Morrison, IL, will hold a send-off Friday morning, March 8, 2024, at approximately 8:00 a.m. Three State Wrestling qualifiers are chasing a State title: left-to-right, Eli Modglin, Uryah
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day at 6:00 p.m., Tuesday, March 19, 2024, with Fulton’s Volunteer Millers. “Songs of Ireland” by Chicago-area musician Rick Pickren is the March Miller Program, at the Windmill Cultural Center, 111 Tenth Avenue, Fulton, IL, (across the street from de Immigrant windmill.) Clap your hands and sing
On Thursday, February 29, 2024, at 6:33 a.m., Morrison High School Fillies Basketball Coach Kerry Grim shared a thrilling announcement. “The Illinois News Media AP Girls Basketball All State Teams released yesterday, [Wednesday, February 28,] and Morrison Fillies’ Camryn Veltrop was selected Class 2A First Team All State! Camryn is the
Morrison Lions Club members are taking orders for a dozen roses to be delivered on Good Friday, March 29, 2024. We cannot guarantee a certain color, but your request will be honored as closely as possible. The colors are vivid, from reds, pinks, mauves, yellows, to pinks, as well as
Neither dance experience nor a partner are necessary to enjoy learning to line dance. Just get in line! Wear comfortable shoes and bring water, for this free, public activity. Classes begin Thursday, March 7, 2024, from 8:00 to 9:00 a.m., in the City of Morrison Community Room, at Odell Public
Scout BSA Troop 96 honored five of its members, on Sunday, February 25, 2024, beginning shortly after 6:00 p.m., at Morrison United Methodist Church, 200 W. Lincolnway, Morrison, IL. Four-of-five boys were present to have their achievements in merit badges and ranks recognized. Supporters watched these accomplishments: parents, grandparents, and
The lifelong well-being of every Illinois resident is central to the Illinois Extension mission. In northwestern Illinois, a new Educator has joined the Statewide effort, to provide programming that promotes positive health practices. Kara Schweitzer is the new Family Life Educator serving Carroll, Lee, and Whiteside Counties, and other areas
The Morrison, IL, Chamber of Commerce scheduled a Ribbon Cutting ceremony, at noon on Thursday, February 15, 2024, for a sixth new, Main Street business: Refuse To Quit Fitness (RTQ Fitness), at 222 W. Main Street. The former Baseball and Softball practice venue, “The Cage,” and “China House” restaurant previously
Morrison Elementary School, 520 N. Genesee Street, Morrison, IL, will host a Blood Drive, on Monday, March 4, 2024, from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. The location is the Cafeteria. Persons with appointments will be given priority, but walk-ins are welcome. Your last date to have donated elsewhere was January 8.
The Whiteside Forum will host a book discussion on Sunday, February 25, 2024, at 2:00 p.m., in the City of Morrison Community Room of the Odell Public Library, 307 S. Madison Street, Morrison, IL. Artificial Intelligence has great potential benefit along with possible threats. “I, Human: AI, Automation, and the
Editor’s note: Click here to read about the Bi-County Bulldogs Special Olympics Basketball Team headed for State competition. Morrison High School Principal David Mills stated, “I am doing the Polar Plunge again to support Special Olympics. This will be my ninth plunge. [I encourage people to] donate to support this
Editor’s note: Click here to read about Morrison High School Principal David Mills’s Polar Plunge fundraiser, to benefit Illinois Special Olympics. After they won all nine games in their season, on Sunday, January 28, 2024, the Bi-County Bulldogs Basketball Team won the Regional Competition, held at Byron High School, in
On Tuesday, February 20, 2024, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., come hear Ronald H. Koehn discuss “Abraham Lincoln’s River Connections,” at Odell Public Library, 307 S. Madison Street, Morrison, IL. The colored print shows a young Lincoln as a Flatboatman on the Ohio River. Since Lincoln’s tragic death by an
On Thursday, February 15, 2024, from 8:00 to 10:00 a.m., 20 men and women visited together inside The Loft on Main, 112 E. Main Street, Morrison, IL, enjoying conversation and home baked items. Once-a-month, early gallery openings are designed as cozy times to meet with others in a welcoming