Assistant Editor Jerry Lindsey wrote the report and took the photos. A bright, but chilly, Friday, October 7, 2022, evening at E. M. “Bud” Cole Field in Morrison, IL, welcomed the Orion, IL, Chargers. The temperature set the “uncomfortable” environment, for what most fans considered a challenge for the Mustangs […]
Kunes Auto Group Morrison has very generously offered to host a benefit for Mark Schuler, after his serious accident. Resthave Care & Rehabilitation is also working with Kunes to collect donations and silent auction items. His wife, Susan Schuler, is an R.N. at Resthave Care & Rehabilitation. However, she is […]
From Sunrise to Sunset, flags across the entire United States are to be flown at half-staff on, Sunday, October 9, 2022. Fire Hero Families, from Alaska to the U. S. Virgin Islands, will attend the 41st Annual National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF) Memorial Weekend, in Emmitsburg, MD, on Saturday and […]
The following Arrests were made and Citations issued since Thursday, September 29, 2022. Arrests: No arrest to report. The following Citations were issued. Date Name Age Address Violation Cited 9-30-2022 Kenneth C. Brainerd 48 Morrison, IL Speeding 9-30-2022 Kyle O. […]
The City of Morrison, IL, is seeking an energetic and positive leader to develop, foster, and manage the activities of the City’s parks and recreational areas, including the Sports Complex, to our local community and a regional audience. This position involves hiring and supervising seasonal staff; developing relationships and partnerships […]
Marlys L. Aspel, 93, of Darien, IL, died Saturday, October 1, 2022, at Resthave Care and Rehabilitation in Morrison, IL. Marlys was born August 16, 1929, in Parkston, SD, to Edward J. and Ida (Schuler) Wuertzer. She was educated in the Parkston Grade Schools and played the coronet in high […]
Anne Frame submitted this press release. A concert featuring both vocal and instrumental music will be given by the musicians of Morrison United Methodist Church, on Sunday, afternoon, October 23, 2022, beginning at 4:00 p.m. We invite all to come enjoy this 50-minute afternoon reprieve, highlighting sacred music. The performance […]
Morrison Tech is pleased to announce that Sculptor Charles Yost will speak at the college, on Wednesday, October 5, 2022, at 2:00 p.m., in the Parkinson Auditorium. The location is 701 Portland Avenue, (IL Route 78) Morrison, IL. The event is open to the public. Visitors are always welcome to […]
An Open House is scheduled for Attorney Stephen A. Deckro, on Tuesday, October 18, 2022. It is an to recognize his many years of professional services and to thank clients and friends for their support through the past 58 years. All are welcome at the Farm Bureau Conference Room, 100 […]
The fifth annual Women’s March is the weekend of October 7-9, with marches planned for Saturday, October 8, 2022. The Women’s Wave is almost, here, with 345 marches planned from Hawaii to Maine and everywhere in between. Thousands of marchers are ready to take to the streets in a Women’s […]
Kaywyn J. Beswick, R.N./ARC Blood Program Team Leader for Morrison Community Blood Drives, submitted this report and shirt photos. Two regular blood donors and volunteers, Vern and Mary Latwesen, wore their Shark Week donor shirts given at the previous blood drive. The brown shirt was given to donors at the […]
Assistant Editor Jerry Lindsey wrote the report and took the photos. The skies over Edgington, IL, were full of celebration as the Homecoming for the Rockridge Rockets included a visit from the Morrison Mustangs. The Mustangs brought in a record of two wins against three losses, to compete with the […]
Sean Sandrock submitted the press release and photos. The birthplace of President Ronald Wilson Reagan is pleased to welcome Mayor Graham Jeal of Grantham, England, on Friday, October 7, 2022, at 10:00 a.m., at 111 S. Main Street, Tampico, Illinois 61283. Grantham is the birth town of former United Kingdom […]
On Saturday, October 1, 2022, at 2:42 p.m., Whiteside County Deputies responded to a one-vehicle traffic crash involving a motorcycle, in the area of 24163 Moline Road, in rural Sterling, IL. Upon investigation and after speaking with witnesses, a single motorcycle was traveling eastbound on Moline Road, when the motorcycle […]
Secretary of State and State Librarian Jesse White is encouraging students in grades four through 12 to enter the 2023 “Letters About Literature in Illinois” reading and writing competition. This contest is offered by the Illinois State Library’s Illinois Center for the Book. “Letters About Literature in Illinois” invites students […]