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Bewley Retirement Date Set For August 31st

August 2, 2017 Ty Taylor

The Mercer County Board has accepted the retirement of County Clerk Phyllis Bewley. She is stepping down on August 31st. Bewley has been in office for eight-and-a-half-years. The county board has 60 days to fill [FULL STORY]

Reconfigured TRAC Means Loaded Small School Side With Newman Moving Over

August 2, 2017 Ty Taylor

As the 2017 Illinois high school football season gets set to kick off, the reconfigured Three Rivers Conference (Rock Division) will feature five playoff teams from last season—Orion, Rockridge, Fulton, Newman and Bureau Valley. Newman [FULL STORY]

Mercer County/Aledo Number 32 On Illinois High School Football Most Wins List

August 2, 2017 Ty Taylor

The Mercer County/Aledo High School football program is number 32 on the Illinois High School Football Most Wins List entering the 2017 season. The data was released this morning and shows Mercer County/Aledo with 571 [FULL STORY]

Sarabasa Elected New Mercer County Board Chairman

August 2, 2017 Ty Taylor

The Mercer County Board has a new chairman. Carlos Sarabasa of Aledo was elected to the position last night—replacing Joe Vann, who died in late June. Sarabasa will serve in the role through December 2018. [FULL STORY]

Mercer County Sex Abuse Case Continued To September

August 1, 2017 Ty Taylor

Another court appearance for an Aledo man facing ten felony sex abuse/sex assault counts. 44 year old Michael E. Daniels was in Mercer County Circuit Court today with his pre-trial conference continued to September 12th. [FULL STORY]

Crime Stoppers Seeks Information On Burglaries To Area Car Washes

August 1, 2017 Ty Taylor

Mercer County Crime Stoppers currently seeking information about a burglary to an Aledo business. On Monday, between 6 p.m. and 9:45 p.m., a coin operated mechanism inside a wash bay was damaged. The coin box [FULL STORY]

Redneck Fishin’ Tournament Takes Aim At Asian Carp

August 1, 2017 Ty Taylor

A Mason County, Illinois woman got mad about the Asian carp some twelve years ago and did something about it. Jim Taylor reports.