Beth E. Renkes, 86, of Morrison, IL, died Saturday, November 15, 2025, at Resthave Care & Rehabilitation in Morrison. Beth was born May 3, 1939, in Morrison, to Carl and Effie (Dykema) Kuehl. She was educated in the rural Whiteside and Carroll County grade schools and attended Chadwick and […]
Submitted by Tracy Henson (Girls Swim Coach.) Team Rankings Byron 5 Rockford (Hononegah) 192 Freeport 150 Rockford (Boylan) 149 […]
On Saturday, November 8, 2025, Southside School will hold the annual Holiday Craft Fair from 9:00 a .m. to 2:00 p.m, Food and concessions will be available for purchase. The location is the Morrison Junior High School, 300 Academic Drive, Morrison, IL.
Remember to set all timepieces back one hour anytime after 2:00 a.m., Sunday, November 2, 2025, including vehicle clocks. This also is the traditional time to replace batteries in your smoke and carbon monoxide detectors in the home, outbuildings, and businesses.
President Leveda Ashlin of Morrison Charitable Food Pantry NFP wrote “with a plea for cash donations for the Food Pantry, to help us serve our usual clients, and to handle the surge we had [in October. We had] 19 new clients register and reached an all-time-high number of families […]
Daylight saving time ends on Sunday, November 2, 2025. The American Red Cross encourages everyone to test their smoke alarms as they turn their clocks back, to make sure the devices are working. “Working smoke alarms cut the risk of dying in a home fire in half. You only […]
On Friday, October 31, 2025, Rotarian Mick Welding wrote, “We had a great turnout for our final highway cleanup of 2025. Helping to keep Highway 30 clean left-to-right were J. D. Benko, Paul Van Kampen, John Prange, Don Jevne, John Tomasino, Michael Gunderson, Stan Steines, Mick Welding, Brad Yaklich, […]
Morrison, IL, Chief of Police Michael Moon submitted the following Arrests made and Citations issued as of Thursday, October 31, 2025. On Monday, October 27, 2025, Morrison Police arrested Todd Thumma, age 55, of Morrison, IL. Thumma was arrested for Driving Under the Influence. He was released with a […]
Editor’s note: The letter comes ahead of U. S.-China trade talks, between President Trump and President Xi of China. The men are scheduled to discuss U. S. soybean and agricultural exports. The letter is endorsed by the Illinois Soybean Association and the Illinois Farm Bureau. Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) […]
Election Day is Tuesday, March 17, 2026. Kevin Ryan, a Marine Corps veteran and public school Teacher in Chicago, IL, launched his bid for the U. S. Senate in Illinois. He is running to fill the U. S. Senate seat currently held by Dick Durbin, who announced he would […]
Volunteer Millers for the Fulton, IL, Windmill will host an evening with an area author, Staci Mercado, from DeWitt, IA. Staci is a Professor for Southern New Hampshire University and teaches Writing for Eastern Iowa Community Colleges. She also instructs classes at Central DeWitt High School. Staci has won […]
The U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is refusing to use available Federal funding, to cover SNAP Benefits in November 2025, during the Government shutdown. The program serves 42 million people across the Country, including 16 million children; 8 million Seniors; 4 million people with disabilities; 1.2 million veterans. […]
By Jerry Lindsey, Assistant Editor. A cool, but typical fall Friday night for Football welcomed the 5-3 Crusaders, from Ottawa Marquette, to the Mustang corral to end the 2025 Football schedule. The Crusaders did not hesitate to make their mark. They marched their opening possession into the end zone, […]
The Illinois State Historical Records Advisory Board (ISHRAB), overseen by Illinois Secretary of State and State Archivist Alexi Giannoulias, has awarded grants to enable 11 historical records repositories across the State. Funds will be used to digitize, preserve, and expand access to archival materials that document Illinois’ cultural heritage. The […]
Morrison Athletic Boosters listed sports events this week.