WQAD-TV 8, based in Moline, IL, visited Northside School, 520 N. Genesee Street, Morrison, IL, on Friday, September 16, 2016. They featured children in five primary classrooms reciting the Pledge of Allegiance for the camera, at 10:00 a.m. Such filmings are part of the television station’s outreach to communities. At […]
This year’s Color Run race will start at 11:30 a.m. and will run from Morrison High School to the parking lot area of Morrison True Value Hardware. The race route will be the same as last year. Here are the top five tips to surviving a color run. 1. […]
Watch Dr. Bradley Yaklich on Paula Sands Live, KWQC-TV 6 this afternoon. His interview will promote Paint the Town in Morrison, IL, on Saturday, September 17, 2016. The program airs from 3:00 to 3:30.
Editor’s note: Carol Crady, President of Lyndon Area Historical Society, forwarded this vintage article. It was written by Morrison’s George Thiem, Farm Editor to The Chicago Daily News and is dated Tuesday, March 11, 1941. Note his spelling of Annen. There are illuminating descriptions of how the mill worked and […]
Adcraft custom sports apparel for Morrison Mustangs Golf and Morrison Swimming is available for sale until Sunday, September 18, 2016. Click the links to access the clothing items.
Daryl John Grennan, age 45 of Byron, IL, passed away on Tuesday, September 13, 2016. in Byron. He was born on April 20, 1971, in Sterling, IL, to Eugene and Margaret (Naughton) Grennan and was the sixth of ten children. Daryl attended and wrestled for Newman Central Catholic High School […]
On Friday, October 7, 2016, Morrison High School will play Orion, IL, in football. The Orion Boosters are organizing a “Tackle Cancer” event. They have created some clothing items for sale. Please use the following link to view the merchandise: http://www.qualitygroupprinting.com/index.cfm/page/ptype=product/product_id=642/category_id=6/mode=prod/prd642.htm Morrison High School Student Council has volunteered to help […]
Nineteen Annan Mill windows are in the process of being replaced, financed by 19 generous donors/families. To honor these benefactors, each will have a name plate attached in the sandstone building’s interior. About half the windows were installed on three sides of the historic grist mill, on Tuesday, September 13, […]
The Children’s Art Preservation Association’s 22nd year of painting Morrison’s downtown is set for this weekend, Saturday, September 17, and Sunday, September 18, 2016. CAPA’s goals are to promote and encourage participation in the visual arts, and partner with local schools to create programs that expand opportunities for instruction and appreciation […]
These arrests are merely a charge, and he/she is presumed innocent until proven guilty. 09-01-16 at 2:15 a.m. Whiteside County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a single-vehicle crash on Moline Road near Yorktown, IL, and once they arrived, the driver was no longer present. During the course of the investigation, it […]
Greg Meiste is the original designer of thecity1.com, which debuted in 1998 under the ownership of Bob Vaughn. Meiste now lives in Naperville, IL, and has taken up auto racing as a hobby. Over the September 2016 Labor Day weekend, he raced at the Grundy County Speedway in Morris, IL. […]
Charges listed below are accusations, and all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty. On 9/12/16 at about 7:34 a.m., Whiteside County Deputies responded to a three-vehicle crash on U. S. Route 30 near Carroll Road, Morrison, IL. Investigation revealed a 2011 Kenworth semi, driven by Michael J. Wetzell, […]
On Monday, September 12, 2016, the 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 Pledge of Allegiance Public Comment Board and Commission Reports Planning/Zoning Board of Appeals Reports […]
On Saturday, September 10, 2016, Roscoe Eades Stadium in Sterling, IL, hosted the Morrison Ponies and Newman Central Catholic Shooting Stars fresh-soph football game, with fall-like temperatures and a rivalry that exists every time these football programs meet. Both sidelines chose to use the ground game; only three passes were […]
By Jerry Lindsey Roscoe Eades Stadium in Sterling hosted the Morrison Ponies and Newman Central Catholic Shooting Stars fresh-soph football game with fall like temperatures and a rivalry that exists everytime these football programs meets. Both sidelines chose to use the ground game as only three passes were thrown all […]