Month: May 2020

Domestic violence calls are up 27-percent in Mercer County since the COVID-19 “stay at home” order went into effect in mid-March. That information from Mercer County Sheriff Dusty Terrill, who was asked about the issue [FULL STORY]

Reopening “non-essential” businesses the topic of discussion at this week’s Aledo City Council meeting. Aledo Mayor Chris Hagloch says he understands the urgency, but he says there would likely be repercussions for those establishments that [FULL STORY]

There’s no Rhubarb Fest this year, but there is a new “Rhubarb Tree” at Aledo Central Park. And it’s a graft from the original Camperdown Elm says Mayor Chris Hagloch.   The original “Rhubarb Tree” [FULL STORY]

This letter was released jointly Monday afternoon by Mercer County Sheriff Dusty Terrill and Mercer County State’s Attorney Meeghan Lee.

Mercer County reporting its 9th and 10th positive COVID-19 tests. The latest cases involve a female between the ages of 20 and 40 and a female between the ages of 40 and 60, according to [FULL STORY]

An additional update from Mercer County Sheriff Dusty Terrill involving a youth who died from a gunshot wound last week. In a press release Monday morning, he says “the Mercer County Sheriff’s Office is investigating [FULL STORY]

Local agencies continue to deal with restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. At the Mercer County Family Crisis Center in Aledo, they are open, but most of the business is being conducted over the phone [FULL STORY]