Month: August 2017

A very brief court appearance this morning for the man accused of beating up and robbing 83 year old Fred Rooth at his rural Joy farmhouse.  55 year old Brian Tully of Burlington had his [FULL STORY]

The Mercer County Sheriff’s Department has a new truck–courtesy of a $27,000 donation from Mercer County Crime Stoppers.  Sheriff Dave Staley is appreciative. Mercer County Crime Stoppers was organized in 1991 and Mercer County Sheriff’s [FULL STORY]

A Veterans/Senior Resources Fair planned for later this month at the Mercer County VFW. The event will showcase services available to local veterans and seniors says George Howard with the Mercer County Veterans Assistance Commission. [FULL STORY]

A local grocery store grills pork chops and gives out bacon. Jim Taylor reports.

Aledo Main Street celebrating next Monday’s solar eclipse. A special event is planned at Aledo Central Park says Main Street Executive Director Dana Murphy. Murphy also reminds that there is plenty of time to take [FULL STORY]

The Mercer County Farm Bureau teaming up with the Mercer County Soil & Water Conservation District, and University of Illinois Extension to host a Bioreactor Field Day. The event will be Tuesday, August 22nd at [FULL STORY]