Year: 2018

It’s prime bald eagle watching season and Lock and Dam 17 at New Boston serves as one of the ideal viewing locations. According to Ed Cross with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, the state sees [FULL STORY]

A Mercer County farmer serving as chairman of the Illinois Nutrient Research and Education Council or N-REC.  Jeff Kirwan of New Windsor says much of his attention is focused on Illinois’ Nutrient Loss Reduction Strategy. [FULL STORY]

2017 ended with two more meth arrests in Mercer County. Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a single rollover crash near rural Seaton on December 31st. The driver—Kyle Green of Muscatine was taken into custody for possession [FULL STORY]