Morrison Junior High Sixth Grade Boys Basketball plays at 4:00 p.m. today, in the Junior High Gymnasium, 305 E. Winfield Street, Morrison, IL.
Morrison Wrestlers open their season at home, on Tuesday, December 3, 2024, against Mendota and Galena. Matches begin at 5:30 p.m. in the High School gymnasium, 643 Genesee Avenue, Morrison, IL.
Janet Fisher, Morrison, IL, submitted this 2024 Thanksgiving weekend report. Jim and Janet Fisher celebrated Thanksgiving with two International guests from the University of Chicago, through the International Thanksgiving Fellowship program. “We have been a part of the Thanksgiving Homestay program since 1994 and have hosted students from 23
Editor’s note: Photographs published here are by Steven Siefken, Louise Wiersema, and the Editor. Daughter Michele Beswick and long-time Assistant/fan Chad Starbuck crafted an historical PowerPoint slideshow of Beswick’s vehicles; it displayed on screens during the event. Outside Ebenezer Reformed Church, viewing of a McCormick Farmall Tractor and the
On Thursday, November 14, 2024, Debra Stiefel reported, “Steve Davis, President of Morrison Kiwanis, presented a $500 check to Erin Luckey, member of White Oaks Therapeutic Equestrian Center (WHOA.) “We are able to donate this through our community support, during our sandwich sales and fruit and cheese sales. “We have
The report was submitted by Kaywyn J. Beswick, R.N./ARC Morrison Community Blood Program Leader. The Thursday, November 14, 2024, American Red Cross blood drive was held at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 13320 Garden Plain Road, Morrison, IL, from noon to 5:45 p.m. Thank you to the Church for allowing
Jimmie Vance Pack, 88, of Rock Falls, IL, died on Friday, November 29, 2024, at Allure of Sterling, IL. Jimmie was born May 12, 1936, in Saxon, WV, the son of William and Leanthia (Cadle) Pack. He married Rita Bartley on June 15, 1955, in Beckley, WV. She preceded
Editor’s note: Tractor Supply Co. hours are Sunday, 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.; Monday-Saturday, 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Tractor Supply Co. Manager Mike Everly met his goal “for a November 30, opening,” on Small Business Saturday. Also, the store opened on time at 6:00 a.m.; closing would be
Assistant Editor Jerry Lindsey submitted this interview. The Morrison Board of Education recently hired Dr. Matthew DeBaene as the incoming Superintendent, effective Tuesday, July 1, 2025. Dr. DeBaene is a Moline, IL, native and attended Western Illinois University, where he earned a degree in English Education. Starting as a
The Black Box Theatre, located at 1623 5th Avenue, in downtown Moline, IL, 61265, will present the extraordinary story of the Christmas Eve truce in World War I. The setting is the Western front on Christmas 1914. Out of the violence of war comes a silence, then a song.
Arlene R. Keller, 99, of Resthave Care & Rehabilitation, in Morrison, IL, died Thursday, November 28, 2024, at Resthave. Arlene was born October 24, 1925, in Fulton, IL, to Evert and Anna (Fisher) Geerts. She was educated in the Fulton grade schools and was a graduate of Fulton High
Assistant Editor Jerry Lindsey submitted this report. The Morrison City Council convened at the City of Morrison Community Room, in Odell Public Library, on Monday, November 25, 2024, with all Aldermen present except Matt Tichler. Opening Actions included acceptance of the 2025 City of Morrison Meeting Schedule (23 sessions)
Morrison Community Hospital Marketing Director Mick Welding stated, “The hospital Groundbreaking Ceremony is scheduled for 1:00 p.m., on Thursday, December 5, 2024, in the parking lot at the corner of Knox and Jackson Streets. We will have cookies available under the tent. “This will not be a really long
Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois (GSNI) received a generous $10,000 grant from the Carl R. Hendrickson Family Foundation, Bank of American, N.A. Trustee. Funds from this grant will be used to support Hispanic engagement throughout northern Illinois, in all the areas GSNI serves. The grant will assist with
Ebenezer Reformed Church, 309 E. Park Street, Morrison, IL, invites the community to prepare for Christmas, by attending its 4th Annual Christmas Concert on Sunday afternoon, December 8, 2024. “Be Still, and Know That I Am God” is a free event, that will begin at 4:00 p.m. Featured are