MHS Honor Roll 2024-2025 Third Quarter

  Listed are Morrison High School Honor Roll students, at the third quarter of the 2024 – 2025 School year. 4.00 AND ABOVE Class of 2025:  Madilyn Armitage, Austin Boonstra, Jett Decker, Allison Ferguson, Dawson Hepner, Kenadi Hinrichsen, Blake Huizenga, Brooklyn Knouse, Lacey Lancaster, Paige Leighton, Emma Mackum, Isaiah McDearmon,

Emmanuel Church-Morrison’s “Voices of Praise” Concerts

  The Emmanuel Church-Morrison’s “Voices of Praise” cordially invites the area to celebrate with them, as they present EVOP’s 17th annual Spring concerts, “The Answer…Jesus!”  They will be presented in three services, Friday and Sunday evenings, April 4 and 6, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. and at a Saturday, April 5,

Lenten Luncheons Wednesdays at Noon

  Morrison Minister’s Council hosts their three remaining Lenten Luncheons, on Wednesdays  at noon, at different Morrison, IL, churches.  A light lunch with a brief teaching, “From the Cross,” will focus on Jesus’s words as he hung on the cross. The public is welcome to attend. March 26:  LOVE–Ebenezer Reformed

CCC Inductees to Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society

  Clinton Community College hosted the spring induction ceremony of Phi Theta Kappa, the largest educational honor society in the world, on Thursday, March 6, 2025.  CCC, one of the Eastern Iowa Community Colleges, is home to the Alpha Theta Beta Chapter of PTK.  To be invited to join the

Lions Club Rose Day Sale and Area-Wide Recycle Day

  Morrison Lions Club members are taking orders for roses to be delivered on Good Friday, April 18, 2025.  The cost is $20 for a dozen.  We cannot guarantee a certain color, but your request will be honored as closely as possible.  The colors are vivid reds, pinks, mauves, and

Colleen Marie Anglese (1948 – 2025)

  Colleen Marie Anglese (née O’Donnell), affectionately known as the “keeper of the fairies” of Albany, IL, passed away on Saturday, March 22, 2025, at the age of 77, surrounded by her family at Resthave Care & Rehabilitation, in Morrison, IL. Colleen was born on January 4, 1948, in Leon,

NIL Tree of the Month: Weeping Higan Cherry Represents “Hanami”

  Editor’s note:  If you desire an opportunity to deepen your “life well lived,” visit Anderson Japanese Gardens, in Rockford, IL.  There are 12 acres of plantings, streams, a waterfall, paths, and a koi pond.  Opening day is Friday, April 18, 2025.  Call 815-229-9390 to verify if the 28-foot-tall, Weeping

United Way Pasta Collection Drive for Kids

  United Way of Whiteside County’s Let’s Feed Our Children program is calling on businesses, churches, and community organizations, to participate in a Pasta Drive.  Donated meals will help address childhood food insecurity this summer.  Individuals are also strongly encouraged to contribute.  United Way is seeking donations of single-serving pasta

Rotary March 2025 Students of the Month

  Our Rotary Club March 2025 Students of the Month are Morrison High School Seniors Madi Armitage and Alli Ferguson.  Well done, ladies!  Pictured left-to-right are Madi, Alli, and Rotary Club President-Elect Ellen Smith. Madi is the daughter of Leslie and Andy Harridge and Dan and Jessica Armitage.  She has

Dairy Producers: Obtain Dairy Margin Coverage by March 31

  The U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is encouraging dairy producers to enroll in Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC), an important safety net program that helps offset milk and feed price differences.  This year’s DMC signup began January 29, 2025; the deadline to enroll is Monday, March 31. “We encourage

USDA to Expedite $10 Billion in Direct Assistance to Ag Producers

  On Tuesday, March 18, 2025, National Agriculture Day, U. S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins [recently] announced that the U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is issuing up to $10 billion directly to agricultural producers.  Funds will [sourced] through the Emergency Commodity Assistance Program (ECAP) for the 2024 crop

MHS Class of 1980: Save the Date

  Plans are underway for our 45th Class Reunion.  Morrison High School alumni, from the Class of 1980, are encouraged to save the date Saturday, September 13, 2025.  The venue will be Denny O’s, 307 Tenth Avenue, Fulton, IL. Hard to believe it has been four years.  What an awesome

Wild Winter Wednesday: Musician Riley Horton March 26

  The Windmill Volunteer Educators at the Windmill Cultural Center in Fulton, IL, invite the public to attend the next program of Wild Winter Wednesday, on March 26, 2025. The Center address is 111 Tenth Avenue in Fulton, IL.  Please note:  if Riverbend Schools are delayed or cancelled due to

March 21 Morrison Police Report

 Morrison Police Department reported the following Arrests made and Citations issued as of Friday, March 21, 2025. Arrests:  On March 16, 2025, at approximately 9:45 p.m., Morrison Police Department arrested Brett A Holcomb, 35, Morrison, IL, for Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol.  Holcomb was arrested after Morrison Police Department

March 31 Program: Railways’ Influence on American History

  Editor’s note:  Photographed is one of the Union Pacific Railroad “Big Boy” fleet.  Note the tiny man standing by an electrical pole as the engine roared by. Volunteer Millers of de Immigrant Windmill will host a program about the influence of railways on American history.  Historian Mike Matejka, will