The Mercer County Sheriff’s Department budget could be significantly impacted if an agreement to house Cook County inmates doesn’t come [Read the full article...]

A former Aledo man has been turned down in his latest request for post conviction relief in a criminal sexual [Read the full article...]

A whole lot of learning going on at the Mercer County Fairgrounds today. One of the presenters at the Mercer [Read the full article...]

Both the Mercer County High School Varsity and Junior teams won the Section 4 FFA Livestock Contest held on May [Read the full article...]

New Aledo Mayor Chris Hagloch has started his term. He was sworn in last night at Aledo City Hall. hagloch [Read the full article...]

The last ever Aledo School Board president is now the Mercer County School Board president. Marta Tucker was elected to [Read the full article...]

It’s called the “funnest” day of the school year for over 200 second graders in Western Illinois. This time of [Read the full article...]

Almost three out of every four children live in poverty in Mercer County. And because of that number, the Mercer [Read the full article...]

A potential candidate for Illinois governor says the state aid formula isn’t fair for rural downstate schools. Dan Rutherford is [Read the full article...]

  A debate could be brewing over whether Ameren and ComEd customers will pay more in electric rates. Lawmakers approved [Read the full article...]

The Mercer County School Board will pick a new president Monday night. Current board president Doug Ball did not win [Read the full article...]

Aledo will seat a new mayor on Monday night. Chris Hagloch will begin his four-year term. He was elected last [Read the full article...]

Mercer County will be well represented at a Small Business Day celebration later this month. Several Mercer County businesses won [Read the full article...]

The Sherrard School Board has a new president. Leslie Anderson was elected by fellow board members last night. She replaces [Read the full article...]

A measure introduced in Springfield aims to make schools safer across Illinois. House Bill 153 sponsored by State Representative John [Read the full article...]