Small Business

Morrison, IL, resident Louise Clark, a.k.a, “The Pie Lady,” offers a variety of holiday treats during December 2023. Orders are due by Wednesday, December 20, 2023 for pick-up on Saturday, December 23. In Morrison, from 9:00 to 10:15 a.m., retrieve your order at Happy Joe’s Pizza, 109 W. Main Street.

Stop at Farmers National Bank today, Friday, December 15, and Saturday, December 16, 2023, for Holiday gifts and refreshments. An Open House on Saturday, December 16, will host Santa.

Family Dollar is a business where clothing, food, and various merchandise can be purchased at cost-savings. Located at 414 E. Lincolnway, Morrison, IL, it has been in place over 30 years. Employees recently learned the franchise will close its doors on, or before, Tuesday, July 18, 2023. On Friday afternoon,

Passing the business ownership to a new generation is gratifying, for those who strove to create and sustain a successful enterprise. Such is true for Randy Muur, former owner of Morrison Tire Center, 318 E. Main Street, Morrison, IL. In March 2021, he transferred ownership to his daughter and son-in-law,

The public and their young ones are invited to a Holiday Open Houses, at area Farmers National Banks, on Friday, December 16, and Saturday, December 17, 2022. Friday hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Saturday hours are 8:00 a.m. to noon. Santa Claus will attend only the Morrison, IL,

Central Bank of Fulton will host several Food Trucks in their parking lot on Fridays. The bank is located at 1204 14th Avenue, Fulton, IL. Vendors are listed with dates below.

Assistant Editor Jerry Lindsey wrote this report and took the photograph. Many questions have surfaced regarding the activities on the southwest corner of U. S. Route 30 and Orange Street in Morrison, IL. Speculation and rumors have filled many conversations without details or confirmation. On Monday, July 11, 2022, Manreet

Editor’s note:  The photograph is from September 3, 2020, at the Chamber of Commerce Ribbon Cutting ceremony for Mahaffey’s On Main Street. Mahaffey’s On Main Street, 121 E. Main Street, Morrison, IL, offers an excellent rental space for meetings, parties, showers, reunions, and events.  The venue features tables, chairs, and

Let our downtown gallery–The Loft on Main–be your source for unique gifts and Christmas items during the holiday season.  With over 1200 hand made items available and 43 different artists represented, The Loft on Main has something to offer all tastes and budgets. For stocking stuffers and hostess gifts to

This year, Morrison Historical Society was gifted an old saddle.  It was unclean, stiff, and dessicated.  About the same time, the Editor and MHS Board Trustee began a search for a tin of Saddle Soap, to clean a pair of leather shoes.  Grummert’s Hardware solved both problems and replenished the

After playing for 33 weeks, on Thursday, October 28, 2021, Kevin Medenblik of Morrison, IL, was the grand prize winner of the Queen of Hearts Raffle, held at Brick Block Pub, 105 W. Main Street, Morrison.  He won over $16,000 and took home over $11,000 after taxes. Present for the

After more than a year, The Loft on Main is excited to host the Third Thursday coffee and conversation time again.  Before regular opening hours, beginning July 15, 2021, (the third Thursday of July) the Loft will open its doors from 8:00 to 10:00 a.m., for once-a-month coffee, conversation, and

Drives Chain by Timken, 901 19th Avenue, Fulton, IL, will host a two-day Job Fair for skilled laborers and assembly positions.