Two enterprising women from nearby towns displayed similar homegrown and home-baked items, for the first time at Morrison Farmers’ Market. On Saturday, September 9, 2017, each brought seasonal muffins, tomatoes, herbs, and her son. Kim Langloss lives in Fulton, IL, and sells under the name “Kimsters Kreations.” She has “been […]
Schools across the State will be involved in the first annual Illinois Waterway Cleanup Week Sunday, September 10, through Saturday, September 16, 2017. This opportunity, officially designated by the Illinois General Assembly (Senate Joint Resolution 15), is designed to provide students and community members an opportunity to act locally to […]
“Blast Into Scouting” Cub Scout Recruitment will be held in Blackhawk Area Council on Thursday, September 14, 2017, at 7:00 p.m., at every area elementary school. All boys from kindergarten through fifth grade are invited to join Cub Scouts. This includes Northside School, 520 N. Genesee Street, and Southside School, 100 […]
If you have someone to talk with, sometimes a repair task is more enjoyable. Often a repair task is more interesting to watch than perform. It was even more so, because the watcher of this strenuous chore had an ebony feline to cuddle. The cat had strolled across N. Cherry […]
As a gesture of civic pride, 11 volunteers picked up debris left by others along Main Street. They gathered at the Chamber of Commerce office, 221 W. Main Street, Morrison, IL, at 9:00 a.m., on Saturday, September 9, 2017. The Chamber solicited help in preparation for the Harvest Hammer […]
The newly launched Sauk Valley Innovation Awards (SVIA) identifies and celebrates the region’s innovate businesses and acknowledges them for contribution to the region’s economy and livability. The program is a collaboration between the Whiteside County Economic Development Department and Sauk Valley Community College. Plans are to make this an annual […]
The Morrison High School Fillies lost a pair of matches to Riverdale, on Thursday, September 7, 2017. Click here to see the statistics for the contests in Port Byron, IL. The report states the first march was a Morrison defeat of 11-to-25. The second was a Morrison defeat of 9-to-25. […]
The Monday, September 11, 2017, City of Morrison Council Meeting will convene at 7:00 p.m. in the Whiteside County Board Room, 400 N. Cherry Street, Morrison, IL. The agenda follows. Call to Order Roll Call Public Comment Board and Commission Reports Morrison Historic Preservation Report Reports of City Officers and […]
Please see job announcement for the position of Executive Director, for the Association of Illinois Soil & Water Conservation Districts. Click here for qualifications, responsibilities, and required documents to submit. Candidates must submit all necessary documents to Christina.Branham@aiswcd.org no later than Friday, September 29, 2017, by 4:00 p.m. CST.
“Square foot gardening” has become popular, if space is limited for growing vegetables. Building raised garden beds makes it so much easier to tend to the vegetables. That is just what Charidy and B. D. Drawz did, along with a little help from their daughter Hero, in their yard at […]
Whiteside County Fair in Morrison, IL, was named one of 15 finalists for a Fairground Facelift grant sponsored by Grinnell Mutual. Beginning at noon (CT) on Thursday, September 7, 2017, the public can visit the company’s Facebook page to vote for project finalists at www.facebook.com/myGrinnellMutual/ or go to grinnellmutual.com/promotions/fairground-facelift-promotion. Click […]
Whiteside County Sheriff Candidate Kris Schmidt has supper planned for you, on Monday, September 11, 2017. Eat with and meet the candidate.
Enjoy any or all of these local events, Saturday, September 9, 2017. 8:00 to 11:00 a.m. Morrison Farmers’ Market, behind the Whiteside County Court Services, 200 block of E. Lincolnway 8:00 to 11:00 a.m. Main Street Fall Clean-up, Chamber of Commerce office, 221 W. Main Street 8:30 to 11:00 a.m. […]
Save the date of Saturday, October 28, 2017, from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. Morrison Chamber of Commerce and Cottonwood 4-H Club will host the annual Halloween Parade and Costume Contest. The parade begins at Community State Bank, 220 E. Main Street, Morrison, IL, and processes west to the Post Office, […]
Set to show at dusk on Saturday, September 23, 2017, the third film of Morrison Chamber’s “Movies Under the Stars” series will be the animated musical “Sing” (rated PG.) The film viewing is made possible by sponsors 1st Gateway Credit Union, Sterling Federal Bank, and Kunes Country Auto Group of […]