Editor’s note: The photograph is from September 3, 2020, at the Chamber of Commerce Ribbon Cutting ceremony for Mahaffey’s On Main Street. Mahaffey’s On Main Street, 121 E. Main Street, Morrison, IL, offers an excellent rental space for meetings, parties, showers, reunions, and events. The venue features tables, chairs, and
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Let our downtown gallery–The Loft on Main–be your source for unique gifts and Christmas items during the holiday season. With over 1200 hand made items available and 43 different artists represented, The Loft on Main has something to offer all tastes and budgets. For stocking stuffers and hostess gifts to
This year, Morrison Historical Society was gifted an old saddle. It was unclean, stiff, and dessicated. About the same time, the Editor and MHS Board Trustee began a search for a tin of Saddle Soap, to clean a pair of leather shoes. Grummert’s Hardware solved both problems and replenished the
After playing for 33 weeks, on Thursday, October 28, 2021, Kevin Medenblik of Morrison, IL, was the grand prize winner of the Queen of Hearts Raffle, held at Brick Block Pub, 105 W. Main Street, Morrison. He won over $16,000 and took home over $11,000 after taxes. Present for the
After more than a year, The Loft on Main is excited to host the Third Thursday coffee and conversation time again. Before regular opening hours, beginning July 15, 2021, (the third Thursday of July) the Loft will open its doors from 8:00 to 10:00 a.m., for once-a-month coffee, conversation, and
Drives Chain by Timken, 901 19th Avenue, Fulton, IL, will host a two-day Job Fair for skilled laborers and assembly positions.
Editor’s note: Morrison, IL, business owner Andrea Ramirez stated the following on her Facebook Page, on Wednesday, May 12, 2021. “Posting today with a heavy heart. We are closing. The plan is [our] last day [is Saturday,] May 29, construction permitting. Thank you to all who have been a part
Anne Frame wrote this press release. Art and artifacts from the home of a prominent, life-long Morrison person will be sold on Sunday, May 23, 2021, outside the Odell Public Library, at 307 S. Madison, Morrison, IL, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Proceeds from this sale will benefit The Loft
Owner Liz Carbaugh opened Grit & Grace in the last week of February 2021, at 115 E. Main Street, Morrison, IL. Hours are Thursday and Friday, noon to 5:00 p.m; Saturday and Sunday, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. “We’re usually pretty busy on Sundays,” she noted. Like the former owner
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day and support the future Morrison Bark Park, on Wednesday, March 17, 2021. Place an order the day before, or walk in Wednesday for Irish food and beverages at Embraced, 104 W. Main Street (formerly Quinn’s Jewelry), Morrison. Call 815-680-6038 or email embacedonline@gmail.com. Only pick-up orders
Please join The Early Years Academy for our first Parents’ Night Out event, Saturday, March 19, 2021. This evening child care opportunity is open to the public. Your children do not need to attend our center nor live in Morrison, IL, to attend this event. The cost is $45 per
Benjamin R. Tegeler, Morrison, IL, a Modern Woodmen of America Representative, has completed a four‑day training program through Modern Woodmen’s home office in Rock Island, IL.
In January 2021, Chamber of Commerce Director LeAnn Schaefer commented on an initiative, to encourage local spending at Chamber-member businesses in the area. “Difficult circumstances often bring out the very best in collective efforts. The program launched Monday, January 4, and continues to be updated as businesses submit information. Interested
Elkay announced the planned expansion of their manufacturing facility in Lanark, IL. Additional capacity was prompted by increased demand for the company’s signature water delivery products, which are manufactured in Lanark and Savanna, IL. Demand has grown steadily in past years. The company delivered a steady stream of innovative, new,
As the economy has become increasingly global, it has become steadily more difficult to find products made in the United States. Morrison Tech, 701 Portland Avenue, Morrison, IL, decided to make finding handcrafted products easier, by introducing “Made at Morrison Tech.” Consumers do not wish to purchase products that have