Jim Taylor

Copperas Creek Watershed Tour Highlights Best Management Practices This Week

The Rock Island County Soil and Water Conservation District hosting a best management practices guided self-driving tour involving the Copperas Creek Watershed in lower Rock Island County this week. There will be five stops says Resource Conservationist Rich Stewart.  …

On 28th Anniversary State Police Announce Search For Illinois College Student’s Killer Continues

Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) officials announce the 28th anniversary of the kidnapping and murder of Tammy Zywicki. Zywicki, a 21-year-old college student, departed from Evanston, Illinois on the afternoon of August 23, 1992, traveling to…

COVID Testing at WIU Begins this Weekend; HEPA Filters to be Installed in Classrooms

Western Illinois University has obtained COVID-19 test kits (saliva test), and will be distributing the test kits this weekend to students living on campus. Test kits for faculty, staff and commuter students are expected to be distributed and registered on…

IDPH Announces 20 Illinois Counties At Warning Level For Coronavirus Disease, Including Henderson County

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) on Friday reported 20 counties in Illinois are considered to be at a warning level for novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). A county enters a warning level when two or more COVID-19 risk indicators…

83rd COVID-19 Case Reported in Mercer County

The Mercer County Health Department (MCHD) on Thursday announced that one additional resident from Mercer County has tested positive for COVID-19 (coronavirus) bringing the total to 83. The latest case is a male in his 50’s. At this time there…

Local Bank Makes Donation To Area 4-H Clubs

Farmers State Bank recently donated $3,300 to eleven area 4-H groups for the purpose of supporting youth in agriculture.  These 4-H clubs each received $300 from Farmers State Bank: Alexis All Stars Country Kids Hamlet Handy Helpers Joy-Eliza Ag Kimel…

Rockridge School Board Approves Amended Calendar; Students To Return To Classroom Aug. 31

An amended school calendar has been approved by the Rockridge Board of Education. The action taken Tuesday night in response to four staff members testing positive for COVID-19 says Superintendent Perry Miller.   The first day of student attendance was…

Final Report Released In Preemption Homicide/Suicide

The Mercer County Sheriff’s Department has completed the investigation involving a homicide/suicide in Preemption last spring. Mercer County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a 911 call on May 20th. When officers arrived at the residence, they found two subjects with apparent…