The public and family members are cordially invited to Resthave Care & Rehabilitation, 408 E. Maple Avenue, Morrison, IL, on Friday, December 12, 2025. Socialize, enjoy Coffee Hour, and shop at the Resthave Auxiliary Bake Sale. The morning is a perfect time to meet with residents and/or friends. Invite a […]
Mustangs VS Monmouth -Roseville 12/10/2025 Wt. Winner Team Score M M-R 113 Jacquae Keka M-R Forfeit 0 6 120 Cael Wright M Fall 0:42 6 0 126 Waylon Phelps M Forfeit 6 0 132 Eli Modglin M Fall 0:54 6 0 138 Landon Peterson M-R Dec 5-3 0 3 144 […]
Junior High and Senior High School Band and Choir concerts begin at 6:00 p.m. tonight, December 11, 2025, at Morrison High School, 643 Genesee Avenue, Morrison, IL. Come support the musical accomplishments of these students. Doors open at 5:00 p.m. with a Music Boosters Bake Sale in the cafeteria. […]
Donald Lee Dykema, 92, of Morrison, IL, died Sunday, December 7, 2025, at his home. Don was born October 10, 1933, in Morrison, to Jay and Henrietta (Voss) Dykema. He attended rural Whiteside County grade schools and graduated from Morrison High School in 1951. Don proudly served in the […]
Assistant Editor Jerry Lindsey posted these Triangular Wrestling Meet results. MUSTANGS (52) vs MENDOTA (12) 285lbs…Trevor Tipton Forfeit 6pts. 215lbs…Caleb Carroll Fall 1:55 6pts. 190lbs…Noah Stout Fall 0:44 6pts. 150lbs…Caleb Modglin Fall 2:32 6pts. 144lbs…Xavier Baldwin Forfeit 6pts. 138lbs…Pareick Schaefer Fall 1:35 6pts. 132lbs…Jaken Updike MD 12-2 4pts. 126lbs…Waylon […]
Mustangs vs Davenport West (12/6) Wt. Winner Decision M D 133 Ibrahim Alaliaf (D) forfeit 0 6 120 Cael Wright (M) Fall 0:59 6 0 126 Eli Modglin (M) Fall 1:30 6 0 132 Jaken Updike (M) Fall 1:27 6 0 138 Javelin Reed (D) TF 16-1 0 5 144 […]
Downtown Morrison was a festive and joyful location as families gathered to enjoy the annual Christmas festivities. The evening began with the tree lighting ceremony accompanied by local voices from the junior high that added Christmas sounds to the cold, snow covered, but bright streets that were lined with families […]
Assistant Editor Jerry Lindsey posted results of Morrison High School Wrestlers, on Wednesday, December 3, 2025. Morrison vs DUPEC December 3, 2025 Wt. Wrestler Team Result Morrison DUPEC 120 Caleb Wright M Fall 1:36 6 126 Eli Modglin M Fall 1:20 6 132 Jaken Updike M TF 17-1 1:45 […]
The Windmill Volunteer Educators at the Windmill Cultural Center in Fulton, IL, invite the public to our next “Wild Winter Wednesday” program, on December 10, 2025. The brick building is located at 111 Tenth Avenue, across the street from the authentic Dutch windmill, de Immigrant. The building is disability accessible. […]
William “Bill” J. Conboy, 84 of Morrison, IL, died Friday, November 28, 2025, at Resthave Care & Rehabilitation, in Morrison. He was born on September 3, 1941, in Sterling, IL, the son of John V. and Joyce M. (Kennedy) Conboy; he was a 1959 graduate of Rock Falls High […]
Jennifer L. White, 42, of Morrison, IL, passed away Sunday, November 30, 2025, at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, IL. Jennifer was born February 27, 1983, in Morrison, to Phil and Mary Jo (Rummel) Tichler. She graduated from Morrison High School in 2001, before attending Sauk Valley Community College. […]
Editor’s note: Morrison Chamber of Commerce Director Callie Hamstra submitted costume winners from the Chamber Costume Parade and the first four photographs. Assistant Editor Jerry Lindsey took the remaining pictures. Winners 0-3 Year Olds Cutest 1st Place: Lainie Engelkens 2nd Place: Marissa Gallegos Most Original 1st Place: Jackson Eads […]
Rhea Jean Butner, 95, of Morrison, IL, died Wednesday, December 3, 2025, at Resthave Care & Rehabilitation in Morrison. Rhea was born on October 6, 1930, in Milledgeville, IL, to Roy and Irene (Ward) Schreiner. She was educated in the Chadwick, IL, grade schools and graduated from Chadwick High […]
Jewelry Artist, Mary Katos, will be at The Loft on Main on Saturday, December 6, 2025, to offer jewelry repair. Whether your jewelry item is too big, too small, or broken, bring it in, and she will try to alter and/or repair it. The Loft on Main is conveniently located […]
Editor’s note: Morrison, IL, author and poet, Patricia Pessman, recalled childhood Thanksgivings. Pessman explained, “This poem was inspired by my Thanksgiving memories as a child–memories I still cherish today, some 60 years later. It was a very special day for me, as our family–brother Dave, sister Janet, Dad, and […]