Nancy Lou Matthews, 75 of Chadwick, IL, died Thursday, August 10, 2017. Nancy was born on October 13, 1941, in Livingston, WI, to Lester and Vera (Davenport) Reger. She married James Matthews on September 25, 1959, at the Little Brown Church in the Vale at Nashua, IA. She enjoyed working
The fall sports season is beginning in Morrison, IL. Families and fans enjoy wearing team sports apparel. Gregg Dolan announced Adcraft Volleyball clothing options are available now. The online store is open until Wednesday, August 16, 2017. Men’s and women’s shirts, sweatshirts and pants, and a stocking cap are shown
In May 2017 The Rev. Fr. James Brzezinski received a call to be the Rector, priest, and pastor of The Church of St. Anne in Morrison, IL, beginning his ministry at St. Anne’s on July 1, 2017. He enjoys welcoming people into an ever-deepening relationship with Jesus Christ. He is a
The Rotary Club-sponsored Harvest Hammer 5K/Duathlon, children’s races, and Color Run will be held on Saturday, September 16, 2017. Online registration is in place. Race Day registration opens at 7:00 a.m. for shirt/bib/chip pick-up at Morrison High School cafeteria, 643 Genesee Avenue, Morrison, IL. All events start in front of
Save the date for the Morrison Chamber of Commerce Beautification Committee’s Fall Clean-up Day. The community is invited to participate on Saturday, September 9, 2017. The event is in preparation of Paint the Town on Saturday September 16. Last year, volunteers painted fire hydrants across Morrison, IL, and decorated Main
NAMI Sauk Area will sponsor the NAMI Family-to-Family Education Program specifically for families of adults diagnosed with a serious mental disorder. The 12-week series of classes will meet weekly in Dixon, IL, on Tuesdays, September 5, through November 21, 2017, from 6:00 to 8:30 p.m., at the Town Square Centre,
Prairie Rivers Network (PRN) calls on our Illinois-based food and agriculture companies to help the State reduce agricultural runoff and soil loss, which contribute to the Gulf of Mexico dead zone. On Wednesday, August 2, 2017, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced that this year’s Gulf of Mexico
St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church LCMS, 601 N. Jackson Street, Morrison, IL, will host a blood drive from 3:15 to 6:00 p.m., on Tuesday, August 29, 2017. The drive will be held in the Fellowship Hall. All presenting donors will receive a voucher to order an “I Bleed” t-shirt in
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN in compliance with Chapter 62, Article XV, Section 62- 426 of the Morrison City Code, that a public hearing will be held before the Planning and Zoning Board of the City of Morrison on [Wednesday,] August 30, 2017, at 5:30 p.m., at City Hall, Lower Level
The American Red Cross will hold a Blood Drive on Wednesday, August 30, 2017, at Resthave Home, 408 Maple Avenue, Morrison, IL.
Editor’s note: Resthave Marketing Director Karla Burn submitted the photo. Garden Plain Rip Snorter’s 4-H group visited Resthave Home, 408 Maple Avenue, Morrison, IL, residents on Saturday, August 5, 2017. The 4-H group brought rabbits and dogs. This provided some great animal therapy to the residents as well as intergenerational
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Hospice of the Rock River Valley is a partner in the “We Honor Veterans” program. This is in conjunction with the National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) and the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. “We Honor Veterans” is designed to assist hospices in meeting and understanding the needs
Editor’s note: Gary Farral submitted the photos from the 2016 picnic. Have you participated in an Honor Flight to Washington, D. C., to view monuments that honor your military service? You are invited to the annual Honor Flight Picnic. You may invite your Honor Flight Guardian to the picnic. Bring
Members of Morrison Rotary Club conducted their bi-annual road clean-up on Wednesday, August 2, 2017. Keep our community a cleaner place were, left-to-right, Rotarians Jim Camp, Mick Welding, Mark Schuler (our fearless leader), Mike Blean, Kevin Schisler, Dr. Bill Bird, Tanner Girard, and Dan Vandermyde. Not pictured, but equally as