The Morton village board approved an ordinance Monday to remove about 20 parking spots on East Jackson Street — a backtrack from an October vote to keep the spots.

Jason Thiry is the new Morton head football coach.

The Morton District 709 Board of Education Tuesday night approved the hiring for the 2010 season of Thiry, the Potter defensive coordiantor last year, a press release indicated Wednesday.

It is time for me to address an issue that has been very unpopular with a few Mortonites the past few weeks that led to hours on the phone and several e-mail responses.

The theme of the 52nd Annual Illinois Mennonite Relief Sale, “New Hope in the Name of Christ,” will help to provide just that for people devastated by the earthquake that rocked Haiti two months ago.

Morton village board trustees Ginger Hermann and Jeff Kaufman came prepared to Monday night’s meeting with a seven-page document loaded with notes and highlighted paragraphs.

The two were adamantly opposed to a proposed business district and sales tax increase that would create an additional $437,000 of revenue, which would be directed toward infrastructure and facade improvements within the village’s commercial regions.

The Morton High School orchestra, typically directed by Kristin Witzig, joined forces with the Boston String Quartet Saturday evening at Bertha Frank Performing Arts Center in Morton. The orchestra and the Boston String Quartet were also accompanied by members of the Morton Chorus. See photos here.