Month: December 2020

The Mercer County Health Department (MCHD) is reporting another 23 confirmed cases of COVID-19. This brings the county’s total to 1,007 cases. At this time there are 57 individuals isolating at home and 5 are [FULL STORY]

The Rock Island Police Department has issued an arrest warrant in the shooting death of a Sherrard teen. 16 year old Dylan McCalester was killed last week. Rock Island Police are seeking the whereabouts of [FULL STORY]

A Mercer County farmer will maintain his key leadership position with the Illinois Nutrient Research Education Council or N-REC. Jeff Kirwan of New Windsor will continue to serve as chairman of the N-REC Board.   [FULL STORY]

A facility study indicates the five buildings within the Mercer County School District need between $12-and $14-million in health safety life updates just to stay up to code. Unit 404 Superintendent Scott Petrie discussed the [FULL STORY]

The Mercer County Zoning Board has moved the Hawthorn Ridge rezoning issue to next month, but is receptive to an R-3 or residential zoning designation instead of C-1 commercial. An R-3 designation would allow for [FULL STORY]

The Mercer County Health Department (MCHD) is reporting two additional COVID-19 related deaths, both women in their 80s. This brings the total number of Mercer County deaths to twenty-three. Mercer County has also experienced another [FULL STORY]

It hasn’t been easy, but the Mercer County School District has made it through the first half of the school year. The Unit 404 Board of Education heard an update from Supt. Scott Petrie Wednesday [FULL STORY]