Month: January 2019

Mercer County hunters harvest 1,545 deer during all 2018/2019 archery and firearm seasons.  That compares to 1,479 the year before.  Statewide, the deer kill was just over 151,000 during the 2018/2019 seasons, which is 4,000 [FULL STORY]

Local State Representative Dan Swanson has joined a number of his Republican colleagues in urging lawmakers to authorize a private sector “deep dive” into state agency spending so that opportunities for cost savings and greater efficiencies [FULL STORY]

As you were sleeping last night did you suddenly hear a loud noise like something was crashing into the side of your house? It could have been a “Frost Quake.” A number of people in [FULL STORY]

A local state lawmaker wants to give local schools the option to offer firearm safety curriculum to students.  Legislation has been introduced by State Senator Neil Anderson of Andalusia. Anderson reiterates Senate Bill 160 does [FULL STORY]

With the severe weather predicted for the area, the City of Aledo will be closing City Hall on Wednesday.  Aledo Police Chief and acting City Manager Chris Sullivan says the city will provide essential functions [FULL STORY]

Over ten years after pleading guilty to a sex assault charge, a former Aledo man wants to withdraw his guilty plea in the 2006 case.  Mercer County State’s Attorney Meeghan Lee confirms that Ryan Bell’s [FULL STORY]