Daylight Saving Time Begins March 10

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

Wednesday 2024 Lenten Lunches

Bethesda Lutheran Church Pastor Tammy Anderson prepared this announcement. Morrison Ministers’ Council will host the community at five, free lunches at five Morrison, IL, churches during Lent.  They will be on Wednesdays from noon to 1:00 p.m. The theme of each short Lenten message is “The Body of Christ.”  Invite

Wright Brothers and Modglin Earn State Berths

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

Sharon K. Irion (1941 – 2024)

Sharon K. Irion, 82, of Morrison, IL, passed away Saturday, March 2, 2024, in Morrison. Sharon was born on June 11, 1941, in Morrison to Lloyd “Red,” Sr. and Lorna (Williams) Gallentine. She attended Morrison High School. On September 20, 1957, she married Richard “Dick” Irion, Sr. in Morrison. She

State Scholastic Bowl Play-by-Play

Editor’s note: This reporting is from Scholastic Bowl Coach Brian Bartoz. Morrison High School’s Scholastic Bowl team competed in the Illinois Masonic Academic Bowl State Tournament, in Bloomington, IL, on Saturday, March 2, 2024. The team advanced to the State Tournament following its first-place finish in the Masonic Sectional Tournament

Scholastic Bowl Team Is Regional Champion!

Editor’s note: The first photograph is courtesy of Jim Hardesty. The Editor took the photo of her granddaughter. High on the wall behind the Morrison High School Football trophy cases, large plaques proclaim Illinois High School Association 1A Regional Scholastic Bowl Championships. Tonight, Monday, March 4, 2024, five students earned

Regional Scholastic Bowl Today at MHS

Coach Brian Bartoz stated Morrison High School will host the IHSA Regional Scholastic Bowl competition today, Monday, March 4, 2024, beginning at 4:30 p.m. in the Second Floor Library and two, first floor classrooms. Coaches Meeting at 4:15 p.m.: (Library—Second Floor, above main entrance on Genesee Avenue) Round 1: Match

Irish Music at Windmill Cultural Center

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

Winnifred “Cookee” Shawver (1929 – 2024)

Winnifred “Cookee” D. Shawver, 94, of Morrison, IL, died on Thursday, February 29, 2024, at Allure Nursing Home of Mt. Carroll, IL. Cookee was born March 30, 1929, in Iowa City, IA, to Ruth Neelans. She was educated in the Morrison Grade Schools, with the accolade of having read all

Veltrop Named to State and AP 1st Teams

Morrison, IL, High School Junior Camryn Veltrop was among 14 selectees for the IBCA Class 2A First Team All-State. She was honored at the 1A/2AGirls State Basketball Tournament, by the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association, on Saturday, March 2, 2024. Camryn is Morrison’s first female Basketball player named to the IBCA

February 23 Morrison Police Report

The following Arrests were made and Citations issued since Friday, February 23, 2024. Arrests: On Tuesday, February 27, 2024, at approximately 8:57 p.m., Morrison Police Department was dispatched to 803 W. Park Street, Morrison, IL, for a domestic disturbance. During the investigation it was discovered Nicholas Becker, 53 years of

Scholastic Bowl Team Departs for State

Just before 3:00 p.m., on Friday, March 1, 2024, the five-member Morrison High School Scholastic Bowl team was given a send-off by staff and students. The first floor hallway was lined with applauding well-wishers, as Coach Brian Bartoz and teammates processed to the lobby, for a few quick photographs. They

New Bill: Store License/ID Information on Smartphones

Continuing his commitment to modernize the Secretary of State’s Office, Secretary Alexi Giannoulias is championing legislation, to allow Illinois residents to start using digital Driver’s Licenses and State IDs. “Smartphones have become convenient places to store everything from movie tickets, boarding passes, and credit cards,” Giannoulias said. “With technological advancements

Summer Drivers Education Being Explored

Morrison High School, 643 Genesee Avenue, Morrison, IL, is exploring the feasibility of offering both the Classroom and Behind-the-Wheel (BTW) phases of Driver Education, during Summer 2024. Provided that at least 12 students register and pay for the course by the Friday, April 19, registration deadline, the program will run

Veltrop Chosen for Class 2A First Team

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