Month: August 2020

The Mercer County Health Department (MCHD) on Thursday announced six additional residents from Mercer County have tested positive for COVID-19 (coronavirus) bringing the total to 96 cases. The latest cases involve:   1 Female in [FULL STORY]

The Illinois Department of Public Health will provide a temporary, drive-through COVID-19 testing site in Mercer County from Monday, August 31st– Thursday, September 3rd.  It will be held at the Mercer County Health Department, 305 [FULL STORY]

The Mercer County unemployment rate at 8.1 percent. The number is for July and is four-percent higher compared to the same time last year.  Unemployment is also higher from year over year levels in Henderson, [FULL STORY]

The Illinois Farm Bureau continues to have great success with the “Adopt-A-Legislator” program. It pairs county farm bureaus with legislators from the Chicagoland area says Illinois Farm Bureau’s Mark Gebhards.   The program was created [FULL STORY]

The QC Sewing Angels have delivered for Rockridge. The group has sent over 1,200 hand-made cloth masks to the local school district. Shelli Eng of Erie is involved with the effort. She spoke with WRMJ [FULL STORY]

It’s not one or the other. You can support both says Western Illinois Congresswoman Cheri Bustos. She was asked about supporting law enforcement, but also supporting Black Lives Matter.   Bustos made a campaign swing [FULL STORY]