Announcements

Drury Reynolds Memorial Day Service Committee Announces 2024 Event

The 123rd Annual Drury-Reynolds Memorial Day Service, themed “Mr. Gorbachev, Tear Down This Wall,” will be held at 1:30 p.m., Sunday, May 26, at the Drury-Reynolds Cemetery. Drury-Reynolds Cemetery is located in Drury Township of lower Rock Island County, approximately…

Eliza Co-Ed Softball Registration

Spring is just around the corner, so summer softball is as well! The Eliza Softball Committee is holding registration by mail. Our registration forms are found in all four Mercer County Schools’ offices and on our Facebook page, “Eliza Softball.”…

CreatiVets New Boston Chapter Accepting Donations

The CreatiVets New Boston Chapter is accepting individual, family, and/or business sponsorships for their upcoming events in 2024. Sponsorships may also be made “In Honor of” or “In Memory of” someone. No monetary gift is too small and all funds…

Vets Gather Together Weekly In New Boston

The Creativets New Boston Chapter Coordinator invites veterans of all branches of service and eras to attend the weekly “Vets Gather Together” meeting from 9 to 10:30 a.m., every Tuesday and Thursday, at 205 Railroad Street in New Boston. Veterans are…

Area Food Pantries And Hours

Churches of Mercer County Food Pantry The Churches of Mercer County Food Pantry at 1200 S. College Avenue in Aledo is open from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on Tuesdays and from 8 a.m. to noon on Fridays. They accept food…

Mercer County VFW Seeking Donations For Rummage Sale

Mercer County VFW Post #1571 and the Auxiliary will be having a rummage sale during Aledo’s Antique Days, Sat., Aug. 24. The sale will be held upstairs at the VFW Hall in Aledo. They are currently asking for donations. If…

Negatives Available From Local Photographer

The Country Photographer Many of you from back in the day had your portrait, class picture, or wedding pictures taken by my dad Charles Headley. If that’s the case, I probably have your negatives at the shop and I want…

MC HCE President Attends World Conference

The President of the Mercer County Home & Community Education, Cara Ausmus, recently attended the Associated Country Women of the World Conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. She appeared on WRMJ’s Focus program this morning to talk about the trip.

Veterans Service Officer Returns To VAC Office In Aledo

Attention all vets! Veterans Service Officer Steven R. Birdett of the Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs has resumed an office presence every first and third Thursday of the month at the Mercer County Veterans Assistance Commission Office. The VAC Office…