Sharon Moore submitted the photograph and press release. Earth Day is Saturday, April 22, 2023. Celebrate Earth Day by helping Morrison Garden Club haul and spread mulch at Odell Library, 307 S. Madison Street, Morrison, IL. We are looking for volunteers to help the group. If you have a student […]
Knights of Columbus members will host their final Lenten Fish Friday, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00, at St. Mary Catholic Church, 13320 Garden Plain Road, Morrison, IL. The make up date is April 21, 2023. Enjoy all-you-can-eat, fried and baked Alaskan Pollack. Beer-battered fish; potato; slaw; dessert; a drink. The […]
Morrison’s Heritage Museum opens for the 2023 season on Sunday, April 30, from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. Each month features a Sunday afternoon program with topics of general interest. The building is accessible to all from the back parking area, at 202 E. Lincolnway, Morrison, IL. Morrison Historical Society Trustee […]
Photos were supplied by the Editor and Assistant Editor Jerry Lindsey. Morrison Ministers Council organizes and participates in the Annual Community Good Friday Cross Walk. The earliest event found on thecity1.com by the Editor was 2014. Left-to-right are Rev. Dr. Michael Selburg (First Presbyterian); Father James Brzezinski (Church of Saint […]
Activities Director Angie Strobbe reported “over 5000” colorful, plastic eggs had been prepared for youngsters to gather, on Friday, April 7, 2023. Holding a variety of bags, baskets, and buckets, they arrived before the 2:30 p.m. start time and waited impatiently, on the back patio of Homestead of Morrison Assisted […]
“The gift of service leads to a life of love,” wrote Mary White. That sentiment inspired Resthave Care & Rehabilitation to host a Volunteer Breakfast, on Thursday, April 20, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. The meal will be in the Assisted Living Dining Room. Whether you have volunteered one time, 100 […]
Two Morrison High School Basketball players and sisters were named to the Quad Cities All-Western Illinois Basketball Team. PLAYER OF THE YEAR Shelby Veltrop, Morrison This Senior Forward averaged a double-double of 19 points and 11.3 rebounds per game in 2022-23, and Shelby added 3.8 blocks, 3.2 assists, and 1.4 […]
Andrew “Andy” John Bush, 35, of Morrison, IL, died Thursday, April 6, 2023, at Rock River Hospice and Home in Sterling, IL, due to complications of Huntington’s Disease. Andy was born October 19, 1987, in Sterling, to Roger Gene and Beth Anne (Baar) Bush. He was a 2006 graduate of […]
Article written and photos taken by Assistant Editor Jerry Lindsey. The Resthave Care & Rehabilitation facility, 408 Maple Avenue, in Morrison, IL, created an atmosphere of Easter Egg excitement on Friday, April 7, 2023, that filled the parking area with excited and anxious youth. The youngsters and supportive adults filtered […]
Written by Assistant Editor Jerry Lindsey. The ten-run rule shortened the afternoon for the Morrison Mustangs at PortByron, IL, on Thursday, April 6, 2023, as they lost to the Riverdale Rams 13-2. The Mustangs allowed 13 runs in the first three innings and responded with only two runs on seven […]
Written by Assistant Editor Jerry Lindsey. The Morrison Fillies’ bats were quiet on Thursday, April 6, 2023, as they challenged the Riverdale Lady Rams at Port Byron, IL. Kiyah Wolber’s home run in the seventh inning was the only time the plate was crossed. The Fillies were held to only […]
The following Arrests were made and Citations issued since Friday, March 31, 2023. Arrests: On Sunday, April 2, 2023, the Morrison Police Department responded to a harassment complaint at 211 Elm Street, Morrison, IL. As a result of the incident Police arrested Evan Mahoney, age 30, of Morrison, for Residential […]
Judith M. Holesinger, 77, of Fulton, IL, died Wednesday, April 5, 2023, at Clarissa Cook Hospice House in Bettendorf, IA. Judy was born August 14, 1945, in Morrison, IL, to Marian and Geneva (Meurs) Stuart. She was educated in the rural Whiteside County Grade Schools and was a graduate of […]
Odell Public Library, 307 S. Madison Street, Morrison, IL, has been closed since Monday, March 20, 2023, in order to install new flooring throughout the facility. Now, three weeks later, doors will be opened to the public on Monday, April 10. Did you accept the Library’s generous offer to check […]
There are two Morrison, IL, Egg Hunts scheduled for Friday, April 7, 2023. Neither will be cancelled if it rains.