Policy changes beginning to flow from CDC’s updated guidance

Pumpkin Boat Races and Bags & BBQ are set to begin at noon on Saturday, September 11 at Kennel Lake Sportsmen’s Club as part of the Morton Pumpkin Festival.

Bellarmine University has named Morton resident Meagan Makuta to the dean's list for the spring 2021 semester.  Makuta is a Senior Finance major who previously attended Morton High School.

The Morton Police Department would like to remind motorists that Morton School District 709 resumes session on Thursday, August 12, 2021.  School speed zones and no parking zones will be enforced.  Motorists should be reminded that there are enhanced fines and penalties for school zone viola…

Registration is now available for all Sports Weekend activities as part of the 2021 Morton Pumpkin Festival.

Years ago, I had trouble with my septic system. If you’ve ever had that kind of trouble, you know what kind of trouble it can be.

High-achieving students were named to the Knox College Dean's List for the 2021 Spring Term. To be named to the Dean's List, a student must have earned at least 2.5 credits in the term, with a grade point average of 3.6 or better (on a 4.0 scale).

The Crossroads UMW “Basement to Attic Sale” is back! Items for sale include toys, linens, dishes, jewelry, books, DVDs, small appliances, and much more.  The sale will be held at Crossroads Methodist Church on the corner of Rt. 24 and Main Street in Washington on August 4 from 9:00 a.m. – 5:…

Illinois Wesleyan University honored more than 360 candidates for graduation during Commencement on May 2, 2021. The candidates include: Emily Heim of Morton, Summa Cum Laude; Cooper Kraft of Morton, Jacob Heerman of Germantown Hills, Claire Geier of Washington, Kaitlyn Geier of Washington, …

Missouri University of Science and Technology announces the names of students who made the honor list for the Spring 2021 semester.

The Iowa State University College of Human Sciences dean's list honors students who have earned a grade point average of 3.5 or higher during the spring semester of 2021. The following local students have been named to the spring 2021 dean's list in the College of Human Sciences at Iowa Stat…

Here we are at last.  Since 2018 around a breakfast table, somehow the topic came up to plan a trip together for the first time ever.  If everyone could come, we would have eleven people including my wife’s brothers and sisters with spouses.  We have ten who wound up coming to a distant place.

This year’s long-standing tradition of hosting the Libby’s Pumpkin Recipe Challenge will also boast a first with a Chili Cook Off and Tailgating Experience.   Both events will take place on Saturday, August 7, 2021 from 4-7 p.m. at Morton Potter’s Alley (628 W David St., Morton) benefiting M…

Lilyen McCarthy of Mackinaw has been named to Adelphi University's Spring 2021 Dean's List.

All cyclists and casual riders are invited “bike their way” to the Fourth Fridays event on July 23 at 5:30 p.m.  The Community Bike Ride was developed by the Bike Morton committee who identified the need for a community-wide ride. The route will be a maximum distance of 13 miles and will tra…

The Illinois Department of Transportation has announced that Tennessee Avenue will be closed on Monday, July 26 between U.S. 150 and Harding Road for repairs of the Tennessee Bridge overpass. The repairs include the removal and replacement of the existing bridge joints and is expected to be …

The Village of Morton is announcing a third, and potentially final, round of Business Sustainability Grants.

A party will be held on July 25, 2021, beginning at 1 p.m. that will celebrate the Deer Creek District Library’s “A Summer of Reading.”  A listing of events for the celebration follows: 1:00-Chalk Festival, Show off your artistic side and create a sidewalk masterpiece; 2:00-Community Bingo G…

Land of Lincoln Honor Flight is disappointed to announce that all remaining 2021 flights from Springfield have been cancelled. 

Monmouth College recently named student-athletes to the Midwest Conference 2020-21 Academic All-Conference Team. Only student-athletes from the spring sports season were eligible as the MWC did not sponsor fall or winter sports in the 2020-21 school year due to COVID-19.

Millikin University is pleased to announce the names of the outstanding undergraduates who have been named to the Dean's List for the spring 2021 semester.

St. Ambrose University in Iowa has recently announced the students who have been named to the Dean’s List for the spring term.  

I’m not sure when a house becomes a home, but I don’t think we’re quite there yet.

Matthew Bailey of Groveland has been recognized for academic excellence by the Knox College English Department during the 2020-21 academic year. Bailey received the Howard A. Wilson Prize (2nd Place).

Ethan Boley from Groveland was named to the Dean's list at Ohio’s Miami University for the 2020-21 Spring semester.

PumpkinLand Community Events in Morton announce two exciting outings for the family.

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The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee recently announced its Dean’s List for the Spring 2021 semester.

Augustana College announced more than 1,100 students were named to the Dean's List for the 2020-21 spring semester. Students who have earned this academic honor have maintained a grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a four-point scale for courses taken during the term.

Bradley University held its commencement exercises in May.  Of the more than 1000 students graduating, many are from Eureka, Metamora, Washington and Morton areas.

Illinois Central College recognizes the profound impact the COVID-19 pandemic had on students and their educational goals. To lessen these impacts and provide increased support, the College will offer tuition relief in the amount of $465, or the cost of one in-district, three-credit hour cla…

The following students have received Dean's List honors at Wheaton College: Elizabeth Church of East Peoria, Sophia MacLean of Morton, and Nathaniel Sisler of Morton.

The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that a routine inspection of the eastbound McClugage Bridge (U.S. 150) has begun.

Congratulations to Luke Witzig of Morton.  He was inducted into Pi Gamma Mu International Honor Society in Social Sciences at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois.

St. Ambrose University held separate commencement ceremonies for graduate and undergraduate degree recipients at the TaxSlayer Center in Moline, Illinois, on Friday, May 14, and Saturday, May 15. 

Congratulations to Maria Victoria Feucht of Morton.  She graduated Summa Cum Laude with a BSE from the school of Engineering and Computer Science, class of 2020.

Congratulations to Joshua Hart, Kathryn Reiman and Becca Thrasher of Morton and to Jacob Danner of Tremont.  All four students were given high honors at Drake University. 

My husband, Peter, is looking around our empty living room.

More than 1800 students were named to Bradley's Dean's List for Spring 2021. To be eligible for the Dean's List, a student must achieve a minimum 3.5 grade point average for the semester on a 4.0 scale.  Congratulations to: 

In a public letter, Bradley University president Stephen Standifird has announced that Bradley will notrequire students or employees to be fully vaccinated before arriving on campus in the fall.

More than 2400 students received their degrees from Northern Illinois University in June.

Fiddler Dennis Stroughmatt will present his program, 'Swing Fiddling from Old Time Radio and Beyond,' at the Pekin Public Library on Tuesday, July 13, at 6:30 p.m. in the library's Storybook Garden. (Rain site will be in the library's Community Room.)

More than 4,700 Baylor University students have been named to the Dean's Academic Honor List for the Spring 2021 semester.