Senior Night Before October 18 Football Game

  Good luck to our Mustangs at Senior Night, Friday, October 18, 2024!  Senior introductions precede the game. Seniors and family members should meet at the north end of the field on the track.  We would like everyone to be ready to line up by 6:15 p.m., with introductions starting

Visit The Loft on Main October 17 for Third Thursday

  Expect soft, slanted sun rays to guide you into The Loft on Main, 112 E. Main Street, Morrison, IL, to enjoy a Third Thursday gathering.  On Thursday, October 17, 2024, the public is welcomed from 8:00 to 10:00 a.m., before the doors open for shoppers. Enjoy a variety of

Winds Necessitated Moving the Beswick Banner

  On Sunday, October 13, 2024, Morrison Historical Society Trustee and Docent for the day, Bob Vegter looked out the front of Morrison’s Heritage Museum, 202 E. Lincolnway, Morrison, IL.  Diagonally across the corner, he noticed the Historical Society event banner about Arnie Beswick had come partially untied.  “It was

October 20 Chad Starbuck Program about Arnie Beswick

  Morrison Historical Society will recognize one of the town’s famous and widely-admired residents:  Arnie “The Farmer” Beswick.  To validate this claim, Chad Starbuck of Fulton, IL, will offer a program at Morrison’s Heritage Museum, 202 E. Lincolnway, Sunday, October 20, 2024, beginning promptly at 1:30 p.m.  Doors open at

MCH Surgical Complications/Wound Care Course

  On September 27-28, 2024, the Morrison Community Hospital Foundation was proud to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of its Surgical Complications/Wound Care Course, in Naperville, IL. These courses provide quality education to Podiatrists and Podiatric Medical Assistants.  Eighty-five doctors participated in didactic lectures in the morning and cadaveric specimens in

Advantage One Credit Union Member Appreciation Day

  Advantage One Credit Union members are invited to the financial institution, 204 N. Jackson Street, Morrison, IL, for a drive-through hot dog lunch, on Thursday, October 17, 2024.  Or, members may pick up their lunch inside the newly-decorated interior space. The International Credit Union Day and Member Appreciation event

Morrison Fury 10u Awarded All Time Point Leader

  Coach Tiffany Tipton reported “the Morrison Fury 10u Travel Ball Team recently received a very special award, for their 2024 season from USSSA Fastpitch Association. They were the all-time point leader for 10u C Division in the entire State of IL.  You earn points based on games and tournaments

Morrison Community Hospital to Break Ground

  Morrison Community Hospital will host a special Ground-breaking event in November 2024, at the corner of Jackson and Knox Streets in Morrison, IL.  The public is welcome to experience this joyful moment, when the event day is determined. The upcoming event will celebrate the start of a $15,000,000 expansion. 

October 20 Our Place on the Freedom Trail

  The Fulton (Martin House) Museum will host its monthly program, on Sunday, October 20, 2024, at 2:00 p.m.  This month’s program pertains to the “Underground Railroad” as it relates to the strategic role played by Clinton County, IA, and Whiteside County, IL, in the years prior to the Civil

CGH Entrance and Lobby Open October 14

  Phase two of construction is complete at the CGH Medical Center, finishing the expansive renovations to the main entrance and lobby, at100 E. LeFevre Road, Sterling, IL.  Beginning Monday, October 14, 2024, patients and visitors should once again use the main east parking lot and main entrance. Visitors may

Morrison Garden Club Celebrates 75 Years!

  For three-quarters of a century, citizens of and visitors to Morrison, IL, have benefited from the artistry, hard work, and joyful dedication of Morrison Garden Club members. During seven-and-a-half decades, treasured volunteers have distributed their talents throughout the community:  planting trees in French Creek Park and the Bark Park;

High Street Run/Walk and Night Disc Golf

  Register for Hallowe’en fun for all ages, on Saturday, October 19, 2024:  www.quickscores.com/morrisonsports. Dress for the free 9:00 a.m. Costume Contest, before the “Nightmare on High Street 3K (1.86 miles) Run/Walk.”  It begins at Northside Elementary School, W. High Street and N. Genesee Street.  Fees for the Run are

Scuba Diving With the Girards

  Anne Frame submitted the press release. This informative and picturesque program will be presented by the Odell Library Friends, on Tuesday, October 22, 2024, beginning at 6:30 p.m., in the Program Room. Tanner and Suellen Girard will show slides of the various places they have enjoyed, complete with multi-colored

MHS College and Career Fair October 16

  Morrison High School will host its sixth annual College and Career Fair on Wednesday, October 16, 2024, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:35 p.m.  Morrison High School is located at 643 Genesee Avenue, Morrison, IL, 61270. Presenters are welcome to arrive early to set up displays in the gym prior

LIFE CHAIN Pro-Life Demonstration

  For 15 years, since 1987, Morrison, IL, individuals have gathered along Lincolnway in peaceful, pro-life demonstration.  In the early afternoon of Sunday, October 6, 2024, they gathered at 100 W. Lincolnway, in front of the former Wells Fargo Bank.  Many participants carried signs in silence. “LIFE CHAIN is a