Month: September 2020

Cash rent is averaging $219 per acre in Mercer County. The number is for non-irrigated cropland and the data is compiled through USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Crop statistician Mark Schleusener provides a statewide snapshot. [FULL STORY]

The Mercer County Health Department has announced a fifth death related to COVID-19, a man in his 90’s. Additionally, six more positive cases have been identified, bringing the county’s total for confirmed cases to 102. [FULL STORY]