Lorraine Hand of Prophetstown, IL, will celebrate her 90th birthday Wednesday, March 10, 2021. Lorraine Mathew grew up near Morrison, IL, and married Don Hand August 19, 1951, farming and living in the Prophetstown area ever since.5 Their family includes four daughters, Barbara (Ed) Kiefer, Donna (Barry) Young, Sally (Phil) […]
The following Arrests were made and Citations issued since Monday, March 1, 2021.
On Wednesday, March 3, 2021, Congresswoman Cheri Bustos helped pass H.R. 1, the For the People Act. This historic, sweeping package is designed to clean up corruption in Washington; protect and expand voting rights; restore ethics and integrity to Government, to ensure Congress is accountable to the people. To fix […]
On Wednesday, March 3, 2021, Illinois State Representatives and Senators and five Illinois school-related Associations submitted the following letter with a unified goal. They request that attendance numbers of school extracurricular activities be increased to 25% capacity of the venues.
Assistant Editor Jerry Lindsey wrote this report and took the photos. On Monday night, March1, 2021, the visiting Sherrard, IL, Lady Tigers used a pressure front court defense, to slow down the ball control to Shelby Veltrop in the post area. Veltrop was able to down 18 points. However, the […]
Assistant Editor Jerry LIndsey wrote this report and took the photos. On Monday night, March 1, 2021, the visiting Sherrard Lady Tigers used a pressure frontcourt defense, to slow down the ball control to Morrison’s Shelby Veltrop in the post area. Veltrop was able to down 18 points. However, the […]
Assistant Editor Jerry Lindsey wrote this report and took the photos. The visiting Fresh-Soph Sherrard Lady Tigers opened a close game, with a 16-point fourth quarter, to pull away from the Morrison Fillies, on Monday, March 1, 2021. Final score was Sherrard 38 Morrison 22.
Assistant Editor Jerry Lindsey wrote this report. A Tuesday night trip on March 2, 2021, to Sherrad, IL, ended with a rewarding win for the Morrison Mustangs. Junior Alex Anderson led the Mustangs with 21 points in the 58-52 victory. The Mustangs will host the Tigers on Friday, March 5, […]
Assistant Editor Jerry Lindsey wrote this report. Playing the same team twice within four days can have advantages and disadvantages. The Morrison Freshman-Sophomore team definitely would say it was the latter. Failing to score in double figures in any quarter and only getting to the free throw line once all […]
Assistant Editor Jerry Lindsey wrote this report. The Morrison Fillies traveled to Taylor Ridge, IL, for a rematch with the Rockridge Lady Rockets. However, Morrison failed to reach double digit scoring in any period, ending in a 53-25 defeat, on Thursday, February 25, 2021. Shelby Veltrop led the Fillies in […]
The Fresh-Soph Fillies enjoyed the trip to Taylor Ridge, IL, on Thursday, February 25, 2021, where they came away with a win, to avenge the 39-29 loss from earlier in the week in Morrison, IL. Sophomore Taylor Swanstrom led the Fillie scoring with 11 points and was supported by six […]
Assistant Editor Jerry Lindsey wrote this report and took the photos. The Tuesday, February 23, 2021, contest between the Morrison Mustangs and the Rockridge Rockets ended in another example of the reason for a big difference in the scores. The Rockets are powerful in their ability to score from beyond […]
Assistant Editor Jerry Lindsey wrote this report. The Morrison Mustangs failed to find the answer to stopping the Rockridge Rockets from scoring outside the three-point arc and paid the price. They were defeated by the three-point scores alone (36-34.) The Rockets didn’t let up, as they dominated every quarter’s totals […]
Dear Editor: The Morrison, IL, community has been patiently watching the facility construction on an adjoining lot to the Climco Coils, Inc. property, within the Morrison Area Development Corporation subdivision, on south IL Route 78. Finally, on Monday, March 1, 2021, the doors opened and a new and creatively-designed preschool/daycare […]
1st Gateway Credit Union donated $500 to Morrison Bark Park. On the Move with Parks and Recreation would like to thank First Gateway Credit Union for their very generous donation to the future Morrison Bark Park.