Complete Dominance by Comets

When a team is 0-3 on the season and faced with playing the number one team in the state, everything must go their way.  There was no room for error if teh Musatangs consider having any chance of being competitive.  That is the situation the Morrison Mustangs found themselves in

Tale of Two Halves

The Morrison Ponies took the wet gridiron in Fulton, IL, fresh from their first season win the previous Friday and anticipated to repeat.

Steamers Too Big…Too Fast

Coming off of the triple overtime loss to Orion, IL, the Morrison Mustangs traveled to Fulto, IL, with the hopes of turning the corner and registering their first win of the young 2014 season

2014 Paint The Town Vendors

There will be great variety of food and snack vendors offering their specialties at the Saturday, September 20, 2014, 20th annual Paint The Town in Morrison, IL. Main Food Court at Genesee Street:Granny’s Sugar Shack (kettle corn, popcorn, funnel cakes, doughnuts, fried Oreos)Chappy’s Mobile Concessions (pork tenderloins, corn dogs, elephant

2014 Paint The Town Entertainers

The line-up of entertainment for the 20th Anniversary of the Paint The Town on Saturday, September 20, 2014, is talented, varied, and anxious to perform for the visitors in downtown Morrison, IL.  Scheduling allows all areas of the streets the luxury of having a quality group entertain them, while visual

20th Annual Paint The Town

In 1994, the inauguration of the Paint The Town festivities excited over 300 creative artist to try something a little “out of the ordinary.”  They were invited to pay money to receive a painting kit and sit on the street and paint anything they wished on the surface of Main

Ponies Win After Delay

For the second Friday night of the new season, September 5, 2014, the Morrison Ponies had to compete against the weather to get onto the field.  A lightning sighting at five o’clock delayed the team’s warming up on the field.  The referees waited for the area to clear to start

Mustangs Fall in Three Overtimes

Anyone that watched the Morrison/Princeton football game last Saturday, August 30, 2014,  would  have to wonder a bit about the change that had taken place in one week, as they watched the same group of Mustangs scratch, and claw, and muster second efforts in this week’s loss to the Orion

Turnovers Hurt Mustang Opener

The Morrison Mustangs returned to Princeton, IL, High School for the second straight night, after having the Friday, August 29, 2014, night game canceled due to continuous lightning strikes. With a beautiful sky and 83° weather, the game to open the 2014 football season kicked off at 5:00 p.m. on

Mustang Opener Rescheduled

The opening football game between Morrison High School and Princeton High School will be rescheduled, to be played at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 30, 2014, at Princeton, IL.  Following the halftime of the fresh-soph game, a heavy downpour and extensive lightning strikes occured.  Illinois High School Association (IHSA) requires

Emotion Gives Way to Reality

Editor’s note:  Whiteside News-Sentinel Editor Jerry Lindsey submitted this interview with Morrisoon Community Hospital CEO Pam Pfister, regarding the eventual closing of Four Seasons Living Center. Dale Carnegie is quoted as saying “…when dealing with people remember that you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but creatures of emotion.”

Wow…What a Night!

If you like community events, social gatherings, volunteer interaction, memorial recognition, good food, great weather, individual efforts, and, did I mention football?, then you would have enjoyed Friday night, June 27, 2014, at E. M. “Bud” Cole Field, 643 Genesee Avenue, Morrison, IL.  The bleachers were packed, and standing room

Mayberry at State Finals

On Saturday, May 31, 2014, Ryan Mayberry of Morrison, IL, qualified in three final events at the 2014 IHSA State Track and Field Meet at Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL.  His times and placings follow.

Mustangs Fall in Regional Opener

The wind was blowing straight in from right field, and it appeared in pre-game that it would be a real factor in the outcome of the Regional opener, between the Morrison Mustangs and the Oregon Hawks.

Mustangs Move to 16-5

The Morrison Mustangs upped their win total to 16 with a quality win over the Newman Central Catholic Comets, with a score of 8-1