Morrison United Methodist Church will hold its annual Rummage and Bake Sales at 200 W. Lincolnway, Morrison, IL. Some items will be priced separately, but shoppers can also buy items by the bagful. All baked sale items are priced as marked. On Friday, April 28, 2017, from 12:00 noon until […]
Morrison Youth Baseball & Softball is teaming up with Scotts® Pitch Hit & Run skills competition to bring a baseball-themed afternoon prior to the Morrison Chamber of Commerce Movies Under the Stars film, “Field of Dreams.” Both events are at the Morrison Sports Complex, 315 Bishop Road, Morrison, IL, on Saturday, […]
Morrison Chamber of Commerce is covering all the bases with its Movies Under the Stars film, at the Morrison Sports Complex, 315 Bishop Road, Morrison, IL. The first film of the year knocks it out of the park, on Saturday, May 6, 2017. The movie, sponsored by Morrison Youth Baseball […]
Calling area green-thumbers. You can rent a 20′ x 10′ plot in the Morrison Community Garden, located at French Creek Park on IL Highway 78, on the south edge of Morrison, IL. Plots are $25. Best of all, your plot is already plowed, cultivated, and ready for planting. Water and […]
Morrison Youth Baseball & Softball is teaming up with Scotts® Pitch Hit & Run skills competition, to bring a baseball-themed afternoon prior to the Movies Under the Stars film, “Field of Dreams,” to begin at dusk. MYB&S is one of the film sponsors.May 6 Beginning at 1pm, children ages 7-14 […]
Morrison First Baptist Church, 406 Maple Avenue, Morrison, IL, welcomes The Assemblymen Gospel Quartet for an evening concert, on Sunday, April 30, 2017. The community is invited to the 6:00 p.m. program of old time and new gospel songs, sung by this Rockford, IL, ensemble. There is no charge for […]
Morrison Historic Preservation Commission will meet on Tuesday, May 2, 2017, at City Hall, 200 W. Main Street, Morrison, IL, beginning at 5:00 p.m. in the lower-level Boards and Commissions Meeting Room. The agenda follows. Call to Order Roll Call/Attendance Approval of April 4, 2017, minutes New Business Request for […]
The Morrison High School Baseball game tonight, Monday, April 24, 2017, will have a 4:00 p.m. start time, instead of 4:30. The earlier start allows for multiple games to be played.
Tracy Henson submitted this article. The Morrison Junior High School swimmers traveled to Rock Island High School to compete against the Junior Rocks, on Thursday, March 9, 2017. The Colts won the meet by scoring 189 points to Rock Island’s 177. The Morrison swimmers won 13 out of 26 events, […]
The article was submitted by Tracy Henson, with a photo by Mitch Drolema. Skylar Drolema qualified for the Illinois Age Group State Swim Meet in 15 events. The meet was held at the Rec Plex in Pleasant Prairie, WI, on Thursday, March 9, through Sunday, March 12, 2017. He had […]
The Morrison, IL, Knights of Columbus invite all baseball fans to join us on Sunday, July 30, 2017, for our annual fundraiser bus trip. We will travel to Miller Park in Milwaukee, WI, to watch the Chicago Cubs take on the Milwaukee Brewers. The ticket price of $85 includes admission […]
Morrison Community Hospital, 303 N. Jackson Street, Morrison, IL, recently received a donation of two, reclining, patient chairs from the Morrison Hospital Auxiliary. Pictured left-to-right are President Karen Price and Vice President Clarita Vandermyde with one of them. Patients on the Skilled Care floor can use these chairs to sit […]
Morrison Police Chief Brian Melton reports the following Arrests made and Citations issued since Friday, April 14, 2017. Arrests: None The following Citations were issued. Date Name Age Address Violation Cited 4-18-17 Linda D. Boardsen 60 Clinton, IA Use of Cell Phone While Driving 4-19-17 Male Juvenile 17 Morrison, IL Speeding […]
Judy Paisley, age 79, of Morrison, IL, passed away on Saturday, April 22, 2017, at Pleasant View Nursing Home in Morrison, IL, surrounded by her family. Judy was born in Michigan on January 5, 1938. She moved to Illinois in 1954 after marrying J .C. Gantenbein. During that union, they […]
Drive a ways out of town, somewhere between Frog Level and Smyrna, NC, and you’ll come to a filling station run by L. M. and Jim. Next door, is the Double Cupp Diner, operated by Rhetta and Prudie Cupp. To look at it, you wouldn’t know this little stop on […]