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Orion Grabs Conference Championship; Two Local Wrestlers to Go for Gold

February 16, 2019 Ty Taylor

The Orion Chargers wrapped up the Three Rivers Confrence West Division championship by beating Riverdale 52-45 Friday night. Rockridge topped Sherrard on Senior night 51-34 and the Mercer County Golden Eagles dropped a Lincoln Trail [FULL STORY]

Orion Student Wins WIU Centennial Honors Scholarship

February 15, 2019 Ty Taylor

An Orion High School senior lands a Western Illinois University Centennial Honors Scholarship. Camden Sellers will receive $10,000 per year under the program. High school students with an ACT score of 30 or higher (or [FULL STORY]

Halpin To Host Town Hall Meeting In Andalusia

February 15, 2019 Ty Taylor

Local State Rep. Mike Halpin is hosting Town Hall meeting in lower Rock Island County later this month. The event will be Friday, February 22nd at 1 p.m. at Andalusia Village Hall. Halpin says he [FULL STORY]

Four Wrestlers To Semi-Finals, Eagles Drop Road Game In OT

February 15, 2019 Ty Taylor

Four area wrestlers advanced to tonight’s semi-finals at the Class 1A State Wrestling Tournament in Champaign Thursday. At 132 pounds, Mercer County’s Camden Whitenack and Rockridge’s Dallas Krueger posted a pair of victories on the [FULL STORY]

Bustos: Border Wall Not A National Emergency; But Trade Is

February 15, 2019 Ty Taylor

Western Illinois Congresswoman Cheri Bustos says trade, not immigration, is the emergency that President Trump needs to take on. Bustos on Thursday told MSNBC that the president shouldn’t be declaring a national emergency to build [FULL STORY]

Swanson Votes No On Minimum Wage Increase

February 15, 2019 Ty Taylor

Illinois’ minimum wage is going up. Governor JB Pritzker yesterday promised to sign a new $15-an-hour minimum wage law by next week. Democrats in the Illinois House approved the minimum wage hike yesterday. Locally, Republican [FULL STORY]

Viola Exploring Business Incubator Project For Downtown Area

February 14, 2019 Ty Taylor

The Village of Viola looking at creating an incubator project. Mayor Kirk Doonan says the motivation is to improve a blighted area. A final timeline has not been established for the project. The downtown is [FULL STORY]

Tigers Stopped At Sectional

February 14, 2019 Ty Taylor

The Sherrard Tigers were able to hold the high scoring Winnebago Indians offense down but could not muster any output of their own as the lost in the semi-finals of the Class 2A Girls Sectional [FULL STORY]

One Person Killed In Henderson County Head-On

February 14, 2019 Ty Taylor

One person is dead following a head on crash in Henderson County. The accident occurred early yesterday afternoon on U.S. 34, west of Gladstone Road. Illinois State Police say a car crossed the center line [FULL STORY]

Mercer County Courthouse Elevator Continues To Draw Concern

February 14, 2019 Ty Taylor

Concern continues to be expressed over the elevator at the Mercer County Courthouse and should it go out of service. The item received attention for a second straight month at last night’s Mercer County Board [FULL STORY]