Extension outreach will continue to be a mission of the University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences (ACES). So says dean Kimberlee Kidwell, who’s been on the job over a year now. U-of-I offers educational opportunities to…
Another good showing for the Line Show Cattle group out of Seaton. 2017 Mercer County High School grad Dalton Line took grand champion steer honors at a big show out west last weekend. He says his little sister—a junior at…
Mercer County’s boys and girls basketball teams both played on a rare Monday night with the boys winning a non-conference tilt with Morrison while the girls lost on the road at Annanwan. Rockridge’s girls knocked Riverdale into a tie with…
The identities have been released of the two people killed in a weekend fire in rural Preemption. The deceased are 31 year old Matthew Phelps and his 4 year old son Kash Phelps. The blaze broke out Sunday night says…
Over $23,000 in reward money was collected to help find the person responsible for the May attack on 83 year old Fred Rooth of rural Joy. Since police work solved the case, Mercer County Sheriff Dave Staley says they now…
The Mercer County Sheriff’s Department confirms there was a fatal residential fire near Preemption Sunday night. The Sherrard Fire Department was paged to 1531 U.S. Highway 67 after 9 p.m. They were assisted by fire departments from Matherville, Viola, Blackhawk,…
