The Saturday, February 4, 2017, Morrison High School Girls Basketball game, with Annawan/Weathersfield, has been moved to a 3:30 p.m. start time.
Editor’s note: Gary M. Farral submitted a portion of this material, supplemented from Quad-City Times correspondent Jennifer DeWitt. Honor Flight of the Quad-Cities Director Steve Garrington, a retired Army Lieutenant Colonel, stated there are more than 600 veterans waiting to participate in a free, one-day Honor Flight to Washington, D. C. […]
City Administrator Barry Dykhuizen addressed this reminder to City of Morrison Utility Bill “Auto-Pay” users (a.k.a Direct Debit). ” Because of an error causing January’s bill not to be deducted automatically on its normal day, the amount due in January is being deducted along with February’s bill on [Wednesday,] February […]
The 36th annual B-rrry Scurry begins at noon at Clinton Community College, 1000 Lincoln Boulevard, Clinton, IA, on Saturday, February 4, 2017. Packet Pickup is Friday, February 3, from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. and Saturday from 9:00 to 11:30 a.m. Runners and walkers are invited; no pets or strollers are […]
Clinton Community College and the Bickelhaupt Arboretum are offering their annual Horticulture in the Heartland seminar on Saturday, March 4, 2017. Mark Hirsch, Author and Photographer, will be the Keynote Speaker. The event is sponsored by Clinton Trees Forever, Bickelhaupt Arboretum, Clinton Community College, and Clinton County Master Gardeners. The […]
In the past year, Morrison Lions donated to several youth programs including Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, and the Morrison Youth Baseball and Softball organizations. A college scholarship was awarded to a Morrison graduating Senior. Vision service assistance was provided to local adults, and the club supported the CGH Eyeglasses for […]
Christine Flowers is an attorney and a columnist for the Philadelphia Daily News. Halima hid under the bed and tried not to watch as the soldiers slit her brother’s throat. It was 1999 in Sierra Leone, and the Country was in the middle of a bloody civil war. Halima waited […]
Will Durst is an award-winning, Nationally-acclaimed columnist, comedian, and former short-haul truck driver of plaster molds. Donald Trump is the political reincarnation of Tina Turner; he doesn’t do anything nice and easy. Also, they’re both Type A personalities who expend a lot of energy, but hardly move at all. And […]
Southside School and Morrison Junior High have been released from the Boil Order.
These arrests are merely a charge, and he is presumed innocent until proven guilty. Whiteside County Sheriff’s Office and Morrison Police Department announced two, male Juveniles from Morrison, IL, are being charged with Criminal Damage to Property in connection with four mailboxes which were damage in rural Morrison, and one […]
These arrests are merely a charge, and he/she is presumed innocent until proven guilty. 1-22-17 at 3:44 p.m. Brian Hernandez, age 21 of Downers Grove, IL, was stopped on Interstate 88 at mile marker 37 for speeding. He was ultimately arrested for Speeding 84/70 MPH and issued civil citations […]
Musical Theatre is a purely American idea originating in the 1880’s. John and Anne Frame will take a trip through 90 years of musicals on Monday, February 20, 2017, beginning at 6:00 p.m., in the Program Room at Odell Public Library, 307 S. Madison Street, Morrison, IL. Presented by Friends […]
Editor’s note: Dr. Arthur Donart, thecity1.com columnist, participated in the Black Monday protest. He submitted the photos with his article. Click here to read a companion news piece. Several thousand demonstrators assembled in front of the U. S. Supreme Court Building Monday night, January 30, 2017, from 6:00 to 7:00 […]
On Friday, January 27, 2017, by Executive Order, President Donald Trump imposed a 90-day ban that affects travel to the U. S. by citizens of Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia, and Yemen and puts an indefinite hold on a program resettling Syrian refugees. On Monday, January 30, Acting Attorney […]
The 2017 Illinois First Detector Workshop on invasive plants, diseases, and insects will be offered at eight Illinois sites in 2017. In its fifth year, the workshop is being offered through University of Illinois Extension and coordinated in conjunction with the Illinois Natural History Survey’s Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey (CAPS); […]